My quick solution would be to add an Entry Level Field (say called "Export") to your TermBase and then to edit the entries you want to export to by adding say a "yes" value to the Entry Level Field, and set up an export routine to export the entries that match a filter of "Export" containing the value "Yes" and to then Import the export file into another Termbase. Hope this helps! Michael

Hello Mona, It surprises me that that you can't create new entry level fields (e.g. by editting the Definition of a termbase). If you use the filter to then view the termbase after you have done the Export you can at least then just view the items you will be wanting to delete. Unfortunately a batch delete does appear to not be possible (see: http://www.proz.com/forum/sdl_trados_support/307327-how_do_i_select_delete_multiple_entries_in_multiterm.html). The way I got round it in the past was to do the export with the opposite filter and then Import the results into a new termbase. (Not ideal, I realise!) Michael

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moving a term from one termbase to another seems like a very basic function to me

Sure sounds simple doesn't it ;-)

But it's not that straightforward as a termbase can be anything you like.  Sometimes a simple source and target list, sometimes a far more complex entry like these:

So not always so simple as the differences between the definition, and the attribute names cab lead to quite a lot of complexity.

I like the Glossary Converter solution too... it makes light work of the problem by allowing you to make use a simple format (excel) for simple termbases where you can see everything.  I think adding it to MultiTerm could be possible but then it would still only be simple for a simple termbase and the application gets used for a lot more complex applications than that.

Interesting subject though.

Paul