Add New Glossary Section

Glossary Sections provide the ability to group Glossary Terms into meaningful divisions. All Terms are required to be associated with a single Section.

To add a Section when creating a Glossary Term, see Create Glossary Term.  

1. Add New Glossary Section

Access Content > Glossary > Sections tab

  1. [+ New Section] to open Add Section popup.
  2. Name the Section.
  3. (Optional) [Select Icon] will open a display of icons to choose from, or you may upload your own icon from that popup. The chosen icon will then display with associated Terms.
  4. [Save] 
Sections Sorting in v7.1.1

In version 7.1.1 a sorting option was added to the Glossary Sections page.

The order of Sections can be changed. Just drag the Section to its desired position. This order will we preserved when Glossary Sections are shown in Viewer, Preview or info tooltips.

2. [Optional] Add Terms to Section

Access the Term > Terms tab

 

  1. [ +New Term]
  2. Term Name: must be unique within a Section.
  3. (Optional) Definition:  An explanation of how this term is determined or calculated. Character limit is 200,000.
  4. (Optional) Description: Describes how the Term is known by Business Users. Character limit is 200,000.
  5. (Optional) Additional Metadata: Includes information for matching on specific search terms that are not specified in Definition or Description.
  6. (Optional) Owners/Steward: Business and Technical Owners will default to current User if left blank; Data Steward is optional.
  7. [Save]

3. [Optional] Move Term

  1. [Move Term]
  2. Select an existing Term to move to the Section.
  3. [Save] displays a confirmation popup.
  4. Confirm your consent.

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