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] 

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
  4. (Optional) Description: Describes how the Term is known by Business Users
  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

4. Results of Add/Move Term