First of all, let us see how a Termbase is structured.



Some basic principles derived from this structure:

    • A Termbase consists of Entries (an Entry = a "Concept")
    • An Entry ID, a consecutive number, is created automatically each time you add a new Entry
    • An Entry ID cannot be modified
    • Index Level is also known as Language Level. 
    • Descriptive Fields at the Entry Level will apply to all content in the next levels
    • Descriptive Fields at the Index Level will apply to all content in the next levels
    • Descriptive Fields at the Term Level will only apply to specific terms
    • You can have as many Descriptive Fields as you wish at Entry Level, at Index (Language) Level and at Term Level
    • Descriptive Fields may include text (i.e. the user is free to enter any kind of text information), or a picklist, a number, a date and/or time, a multimedia file, and so on
    • Different records at the Term Level, for the same Entry, are considered as synonyms
    • Last but not least, it is not possible to have a MultiTerm Entry without at least one language AND at least one term — then, and only then, all other levels will be available for data entry


Note: In the Export Module, and in some search results, you may see some languages names prefixed with "I-" — this means that they are at the Index Level and that there is at least a Descriptive Field AND that it has some content


If you want to better understand how this structure works and how to create a Termbase from the ground up, please watch this instructional video.


See how to create a MultiTerm Termbase


Search beyond terms, in all languages at all levels, all at once


 

First, you select the "Extended Search" in the Scope section. Then you type a term or phrase in the search box. 

In this example we typed "ris?", using the ? wildcard, with a Termbase comprising 28 languages, searching for "risk", "risico", "risiko", "risque", etc.

Needless to say, you need not use wildcards to perform an extended search. Normally plain text will suffice.



An Extended Search operation goes through all possible fields in a Termbase. That is, not only hunting for terms but also getting the information stored in Descriptive Fields at all levels and in all languages. The third column will tell you whether a resulting record is at the entry level, at the language level or at term level, and/or the name of a given Descriptive Field.