MultiTerm SDK: Importing Entries/Terms

Question

Hello again, 
 I'm trying to find the information regarding importing entries/terms from an XML file into a termbase, using the MultiTerm SDK. 
 I've found ImportDefinitions, but does this only apply to the XDT definitions, rather than the XML termbase content? 
 Thanks in advance, 
 Samuel

Luis Lopes · Accepted Answer

Hi Samuel, 
 
The reference to the XML file is part of the ImportDefinition object, I don't think you can programmatically change the content of it, so you'd have to manipulate XML or use the wizard. 
Maybe it helps if you go through the flow once in MultiTerm to see what a ImportDefinition holds. 
 
To execute you only need this: 
 
Applying this method to an import definition runs the import. It requires the task type as parameter, i.e. whether the import should be run in script mode (i.e. without the wizard) or using the import wizard. In addition you can provide the optional source/target index parameters. Note that import definitions can use the source/target index as logical fields. 
 
//select termbase 
Termbase oTb = oTbs["Termbase name"]; 
 
//select an import definition 
ImportDefinitions oImpDefs = oTb.ImportDefinitions; 
ImportDefinition oExpDef = oImpDefs["Default import definition"]; 
oImpDef.ProcessImport(Sdl.MultiTerm.TMO.Interop.MtTaskType.mtScript, "English", "German");

Thanks, 
Luis

Luis Lopes · Answer

Hi Samuel, 
 
ImportDefinitions define what kind of import settings you want to use (Merge, overwrite etc.) and are XDI files. Typically you can use one of the existing ImportDefinitions we pre-load into every termbase 
 
To run the actual import you need to use "ProcessImport" referring to an existing ImportDefinition. 
 
XDTs are not related to the import process, only to termbase creation. 
 
Thanks, 
Luis

Paul · Answer

Hi Evzen Polenka , 
 
Can you give me some sample data and we'll have a developer take a look at it once we have someone available.

Trados Studio Developers > Studio Developers Q&A

MultiTerm SDK: Importing Entries/Terms