Header Field creation

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’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

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  • 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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  • 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

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

    ________________________
    Design your own training!

    You've done the courses and still need to go a little further, or still not clear? 
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