Fill the descriptive fields of the termbank with information

Good evening,

I've added a termbase (Terminologiedatenbank) to my project. When I created the termbase I've added several descriptive fields.

Beschreibende Felder:
Bild
Definition
Quelle
Genus
Auftragsnummer
Boolescher Wert Ja/Nein
Datum
Kontext

How can I fill these later with pictures etc.?

I don't see anything like "add field" ("Feld hinzufügen"), and I also don't see it when I open the termbase in Multiterm.

Could you please help?

Kind regards,

GS

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    When you created the termbase and defined the fields, you had to select the type of the field. If you define your field "Bild" as type "Multimedia file", you will be able to insert a picture into this field. 
    But you need to do this when you create the termbase. 
    Here is an example of the definition of a termbase with a picture type field:

    Screenshot of Trados Studio termbase definition interface showing 'Illustration' field set as 'Multimedia File' type.

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  • Thank you very much for your explanation.

    I've created a new termbase and added what you call type (Zahl, Ja/Nein, Datum, Pickliste, Multimedia).
    Now I have a new problem. When I go to "add field" it only shows the following four fields:

    Auftragsnummer
    Boolescher Wert Ja/Nein
    Datum
    Kontext

    These are missing:

    Bild
    Definition
    Quelle
    Genus

    What should I do if I want to add an image?

    Also the descriptive fields of the second group would be more important.

    Kind regards,

    GS

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  • This depends on where you defined the field you want to add. A termbase entry is structured into three hierarchical levels: entry level, index or language level and term level. 
    Here is an example:

    Screenshot of Trados Studio showing the Entry Structure with three levels: Entry level with fields Notes, Illustration, Subject; Index level with fields Notes, Definition; Term level with fields Type, Part of Speech, Status, Notes.

    It is very important that you define the fields on the correct level when you create the termbase. The illustration field, in my opinion, belongs to the entry level because it is language independent. 
    Please check your termbase definition to see if it fits these guidelines. 
    Once your definition is OK, when you want to add a field, e.g. a picture, you need to do this at the right level, in this case at the entry level.

    Sorry, but creating termbases is a bit more complex than Translation Memories, because the structure can be personalized. It requires some preliminary knowledge about terminology.

    Good luck!
    Walter


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  • This depends on where you defined the field you want to add. A termbase entry is structured into three hierarchical levels: entry level, index or language level and term level. 
    Here is an example:

    Screenshot of Trados Studio showing the Entry Structure with three levels: Entry level with fields Notes, Illustration, Subject; Index level with fields Notes, Definition; Term level with fields Type, Part of Speech, Status, Notes.

    It is very important that you define the fields on the correct level when you create the termbase. The illustration field, in my opinion, belongs to the entry level because it is language independent. 
    Please check your termbase definition to see if it fits these guidelines. 
    Once your definition is OK, when you want to add a field, e.g. a picture, you need to do this at the right level, in this case at the entry level.

    Sorry, but creating termbases is a bit more complex than Translation Memories, because the structure can be personalized. It requires some preliminary knowledge about terminology.

    Good luck!
    Walter


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