MultiTerm 2009

Marchitan Irina, senior lecturer, Dep.Translation, Interpreting

and Applied Linguistics

SDL MultiTerm Overview

SDL

MultiTerm is a software that can be

used in single- or multi-user setups.
In a single user setup, termbases are
stored on the local computer.
In a multi-user setup, termbases are
stored centrally on a remote database
server in the network environment.
SDL MultiTerm therefore differentiates
between local and remote termbases.

SDL MultiTerm Overview

MultiTerm

is an application that
allows you:

to create terminological databases

(TDB)
- to modify and delete TDB and
termbase content
- to edit, import and export termbase
data.

Usage
Editor

in Trados Studio has a

function of active recognition of
terms stored in a TDB.
MultiTerm interface allows you to
add terms and their translation in
TDB directly from the document
that is translated.
You also can insert translation of
the term into the Target text.

Launching SDL MultiTerm and opening

TDB
1.

In Start menu select Programs

SDL SDL MultiTerm 2009 SDL
MultiTerm 2009.

2.

In MultiTerm interface select

Termbase Open Termbase or
Ctrl+O.

Existing termbase list is loaded

3. Tick necessary TDB in

the window Select
Termbases or use Browse
to select another TDB and
press OK.

Window with opened TDB

What is TERMBASE WIZARD ?

The

Termbase Wizard allows you to

create a new termbase.
The main task in the wizard is the
specification of a termbase
definition.
This is the fundamental element in
each termbase: it specifies the
number and type of fields that a
termbase entry may contain and the
structure that entries must have.

Creating TDB
MultiTerm

provides you with a

number of wizards that you can use
to create and maintain termbase.
1. Create a new termbase
definition from scratch,
specifying the number and type of
index and descriptive fields that
you wish to include, and defining
the structure of entries.

 2.

Use one of the

predefined termbase
templates MultiTerm
provides two predefined
termbase templates:
bilingual glossary
multilingual termbase
You can use these templates
as they are or modify them to
suit your own requirements.

 3.

Use an existing termbase

definition (available in the form
of an *.xdtfile) use a termbase
definition that was created in
MultiTerm Convert or in
MultiTerm itself.
You can use the existing
termbase definition as is or
modify it to suit your own
requirements.

Creating a new termbase using Termbase

Wizard
1.

Select Create Termbase from

the Termbase menu. The
Browse for Folder dialog box
appears.
2 .Select a folder for your new
termbase.

1. Select Create
Termbase or
Ctrl+Alt+T from
Termbase menu.

The Browse for Folder dialog

box appears.
Select a folder for your new
termbase and give name to it.

Termbase Wizard is
launched. This master
program will guide you in
the process of TDB creation

Select the
template

Give name
and
description

 Enter

information in the Copyright

(optional) box if you want to display
copyright information at the bottom
of each entry.
The Add more button enables you to
browse for graphic files, such as a
company logo, or reference
documents in PDF to include in the
entry.

Select
working
languages

 Case-sensitive

select this
option if you wish MultiTerm
to consider case when sorting
termbase content. This option
is selected by default.

 Ignore

non-alphabetic
characters select this option
if you wish MultiTerm to ignore
non-alphabetic characters
when sorting termbase
content.
This option is cleared by
default.

Select descriptive fields and properties

Properties
In

the Properties dialog box,

you specify the data type for
each of your fields.
You can select Text, Number,
Boolean,

Date, Picklist or
Multimedia file.

In

the case of picklist fields, you

can add the picklist values.

Properties
Click

the New icon or press the

[Insert] key on your keyboard to
enter the first value.
Press [Enter] and [Insert] again if
you want to add another value.
You cannot add duplicate picklist
values.

To remove a value from the Picklist

field, click the Delete icon.

Properties
Select

the Keep history option if you want

to apply history fields to the selected
descriptive field.
MultiTerm applies the following history
fields when you select this option: Created
on, Created by, Modified on and Modified
by.
These fields are maintained by the system
and allow you to keep track of any changes
that are made to the selected field.

Entry Structure page appears

 In

this step, you define the

structure of the entries in your
termbase.
The tree on the left shows the
three levels at which you can enter
fields: entry level, index level and
term level.
The Field list shows the list of
available fields.

Select a field from the Field list. Decide

where this field should appear in an entry:
-

Select Entry level and click Add to specify

that it appears at the top of the entry and
applies to the entire entry. Fields specified
at entry level appear in all entries.
- Select Index level and click Add to specify
that it appears at index level and applies to
all terms in that index and subordinate
fields.
- Select Term level and click Add to specify
that it applies to the term field and any
subordinate fields.

 Select

the Mandatory option

to specify that the field
appears at least once in every
entry at that level.
Select the Multiple option to
specify that the field can
appear several times at that
level.

 For

example, you may create a field

called Status which is created once at a
particular level in the termbase
definition, but which can have multiple
instances in the entry at that level.
In the case of a Picklist field, selecting
Multiple indicates that the user can
select multiple values from the picklist.
You cannot create multiple instances of
a picklist field at the same level in an
entry.

Add new term F3

Right-click to see the available fields

Save entry
F12

Multilingual termbase

Create termbase

Select folder for saving TDB

Give name indicating languages

Termbase Wizard is launched

Select Multilingual termbase

Give name, description etc to TDB

Select languages using Add/Remove

Select necessary
properties for each
category

Entry structure

Add new term F 3

Double-click each
entry field and
enter necessary
text

Dont forget to save the

entry!

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