Attributes or concept fields can be added to a term. These attributes and concept fields are visible to linguists in the editor's CAT pane (see image below) and help guide their use.
Attributes are values added to terms to aid in their use (language, status, etc.). Concept fields are used to organize terms into hierarchical (generic and partitive) or non-hierarchical (associative) relationships.
Attributes or concept fields cannot be added directly in CAT editors.
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Adding attributes to a term does not have any influence on how the term is identified in the source text or how potential QA issues are identified.
To view and edit term attributes, follow these steps:
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From a term base page, click on a term.
The window is displayed.
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Apply or edit attributes.
Term attributes do not serve as a basis of any checks or warnings unless specified as Forbidden.
System-defined attributes are displayed first. Scroll down to view or edit any custom fields.
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Terms added by Linguists are New by default.
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Terms created by Project managers, Guests, or Linguists with terminology user rights have the status Approved.
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Linguists may only edit terms with New status, including those created by other Linguist users.
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Project Managers, Guests, or Linguists with terminology user rights may edit any term and can set the term status (e.g. from New to Approved).
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If multiple terms are similar, one can be marked as Preferred. The preferred synonym will be displayed above the others in the editor's CAT pane. Otherwise, synonyms are listed in alphabetical order.
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When a term is marked Forbidden, Linguists are informed not to use it. A QA check displays a warning if this term is used in the target.
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A example for usage is displayed in the CAT editor. This provides context for terms and minimizes errors.
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A shorter equivalent to a term such as fridge in place of the full refrigerator. May also be used for multi-word terms such as VIP in place of Very Important Person or FYI in place of For Your Information.
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A metadata field used to classify the term with additional semantic or functional information.
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type indicates a multi-word expression or standard phrase (e.g., terms and conditions).
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type indicates a regional or stylistic variation of another term.
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Apply or edit .
Concept groups the source term with its translations and synonyms.
System-defined attributes are displayed first. Scroll down to view or edit any custom fields.
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Click Save.
The term base page is updated with changes applied to the selected term.