Terminology Database Export Options

You can export WorldServer terminology databases (TDs) in one of several formats, so you can edit them offiline and re-import them later.

Use the following short procedure to get to a list of TD entries to export.

  1. Go to the Tools > Term Databases page.
  2. Select a TD from the list by clicking its name.
  3. Use the Search or Browse tab to select the desired entries.
  4. Click Export Result Set.

    The Export Entries from Term Database <TD> page appears.

You can export a TD in the following formats.

Delimited File: Simple Format
A file containing terminology entries in a simple grid format with a column for each language or attribute and a row for each term entry. A header row is required. These files can have .csv or .txt file extensions.
CSV: Advanced Format
A CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file containing entries for a term database. This is a more advanced format that preserves term attributes.
MultiTerm 5
A file in MultiTerm 5 format, for importing into a MultiTerm 5 termbase.
Note: This legacy feature is not related to theWorldServer ability to connect to a MultiTerm 2011 server to use MultiTerm termbases directly.
TBX
A file in TBX (TermBase eXchange) format.

For all of these formats, you can select the statuses you want exported, from among the following:

General statuses
Individual administrative statuses, as configured for your environment. With Proposed Changes. Selecting this status causes WorldServer to export terms or term entries that have proposed changes. If the term entry has a proposed change, or if at least one of its terms has a proposed change, WorldServer will export that term entry.
Note: You can only export WorldServer TDs, not MultiTerm termbases.