How to add new terms to the Glossary

How to add new terms to the Glossary

1. Adding and editing terms through the Glossary
2. Adding terms through the Editor

1. Adding and editing terms through the Glossary

• To add new a new term directly to an existing Glossary, first, on the BWX Index page, click on Glossary and then in Glossaries

• Find the Glossary you want to edit using the Search feature on the Glossary Page

• After finding it, click on the Glossary you want to change and then click on Add Term button

• The tab Add Term allows users to add the following information regarding new terms/concepts:

1. Language: Term Target language;

2. Text: The Term itself;

3. Status: Every term added to the Glossary will be created as Approved by default. - In future improvements, we will have a terminology tool where it will be possible to set other statuses for each term;

4. It is possible to add some attributes such as Case Sensitivity, Exact Match, and Forbidden

5. Concept definition: definition related to the context in which they will be used;

6. Usage: Term usage, such as cases where they must be applied;

7. Note: information that can help the linguist to use the term, such as its origin or any specific instruction, for example;

8. Save: after filling in all the required information, click on Save to add the new term to the Glossary;

• As concepts are added to the Glossary, they will be shown in their respective language column

• It is also possible:

1. To add a new term to an existing concept, click directly on the + signal in the language column where you want to add the translation for the term

2. Edit a term/concept

3. Delete a term/concept

• By clicking on Edit Term, it is possible to edit the information related to the new term:

1. Text: translation for the term/concept

2. Attributes: Case Sensitive, Exact Match, and Forbidden

3. Concept definition: context where the term/concept is or will be used

4. Usage: how to use the term, where it can be applicable

5. Note: additional information regarding the term

2. Adding terms through the Editor

It is also possible to add new terms to a Glossary through the Editor by clicking twice on the term you wish to add and clicking on "+Add term".

The following window will open. You must type the translated term, select an option for "part of speech" and acronym/full and click on save.

It is also possible to choose in which Glossaries you wish to save the new term by selecting the "Save to specific glossaries?" option. A list containing all Glossaries linked to the Project will open. In case you don't select this option, the term will be saved in all of them.