If you want to learn how to create and manage a glossary, please refer to the article: How to create a Glossary
1. Adding and editing concepts and terms through the Glossary
To add a new concept directly to an existing Glossary, first, on the Bureau Works Index page, click on Glossary and then in Glossaries
Find the Glossary you want to edit using the Search feature on the Glossary Page:
Alternately, you can search for an specific term throught all of your available glossaries. This way you can select the desired glossary and add a new term for an already existing concept more easily.
After finding it, click on the Glossary you want to change and then click on
Add Conceptbutton:
The tab Add Concept allows users to add terms in differents languages for a same concept:
Clicking in the
button will expand the selection:
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. Part of Speech: It is possible to inform a part of speech for the term, such as noun, verb, adjective, and others;
5. It is possible to add some attributes, such as Case Sensitivity, Exact Match, and Forbidden
6. Concept definition: definition related to the context in which they will be used;
7. Usage: Term usage, such as cases where they must be applied;
8. Note: information that can help the linguist use the term, such as its origin or any specific instruction, for example;
9. Save: after filling in all the required information, click on Save to add the new term to the Glossary;
Note: The "Request" Button is for adding concepts throught your terminology board.
As concepts are added to the Glossary, they will be shown in their respective concept row:
It is also possible:
1. To add a new term to an existing concept, click directly on the stacked elipsis menu in the term row 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. Part of speech: Alter the part of speech if needed
3. Attributes: Case Sensitive, Exact Match, and Forbidden
4. Concept definition: context where the term/concept is or will be used
5. Usage: how to use the term, where it can be applicable
6. 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".
⚠️ Kindly be aware that this functionality is accessible exclusively when clicking on terms within the source segment.
The following window will open. You must type the translated term, select an option for "part of speech" and acronym/full and click on "Publish Term".
Note: The "Request Approval" is for adding the term to the terminology board.
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.