Importing a MultiTerm 5 file

You can import a file in MultiTerm 5 format that was exported from a MultiTerm 5 termbase using the WorldServer MultiTerm export defiition. This legacy format is provided for backwards compatibility.

Before you can import the MultiTerm 5 information, it must be exported from a MultiTerm 5 termbase to a file in a very specific WorldServer format.

  1. Launch MultiTerm.
  2. Open an existing MultiTerm termbase in exclusive access mode.
  3. Specify the idiom.mdx export definition, by browsing to the WorldServer home directory (the ws-legacy directory).
  4. Export the termbase to a filename of your choice.

You now have a text file containing MultiTerm 5 termbase information that you can import into WorldServer.

  1. In WorldServer, go to Tools > Term Databases and click the terminology database into which you want to import entries.
    Tip: If you want to add entries into a new terminology database, you must first set up the terminology database in Management > Linguistic Tool Setup > Term Database Setup.
  2. In the terminology database screen, click Import TD.
  3. Specify the format MultiTerm 5, then browse for the file to import and click Next.
    Note: You can create a new attribute by selecting (create new) for an entry attribute. This brings up the new attribute editor — Import MultiTerm into Term Database <TD> (Step 3 of 3) — when you click Import. Configure the appropriate attribute types.
  4. Match both languages and attributes in the import files to WorldServer counterparts, or ignore them. Click Import.
WorldServer imports the MultiTerm 5 file. The results page displays the number of term entries imported as well as any errors that may have been encountered.