Header Field creation

Question

During a conversion from Microsoft Excel to Sdl Multiterm I noticed that the Specify Colum Header section has two options available. There should be a long list of specifications including Part of Speech etc..that should come as an automatic setting in the software, and not as a criteria to be set by the user. 
 As the Header&rsquo;s field has two sections available, it is possible to create two corresponding sections only in the Descriptive field. 
 I would like to be advised as to whether it is possible and how to insert the necessary specifications. 
 Thank you, 
 Patrizia

Jerzy Czopik · Answer

TBH I do not know how to advise you, as you do not even state with which program do you work. I suppose you use the SDL MT Converter. 
There is NO automatic selection, because the program just cannot automatically detect what is stored in which column. This is to be done manually by the user. You can use all information stored in Excel AND add additional fields and values as you wish. 
To have the process more automated, use the Glossary Converter app from OpenExchange. 
But in any case please note, that software is not a human being and cannot read your mind.

Paul · Answer

Hi Patrizia, 
 I guess you mean the Glossary Converter as you are converting excel to MultiTerm. One of the edvantages of MultiTerm is that there are no set specifications, you can create termbases that have any form you like. So if you were to create columns in your excel spreadsheet for each field you want then the converter can manage this for you. You will be asked what they should be when you do the conversion, at least you'll be asked the first time. After that it will remember what they are and do this automatically. 
 You also need to get the order right. So if you want fields on English only in a French <-> English termbase then you could do this for example: 
 Col 1: English (term) Col 2: Description Col 3: Gender Col 4.: French (term) 
 If you wanted these fields on English and French then you might do this: 
 Col 1: English (term) Col 2: Description Col 3: Gender Col 4.: French (term) Col 5: Description Col 6: Gender 
 Hope this helps. 
 Regards 
 Paul

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Header Field creation