How to add new terms to the Glossary


If you want to learn how to create and manage a Glossary, please refer to the article:

https://bwx-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BWX/pages/2000257025


  • To add new a new term in an existing Glossary, first, on the BWX Index page, click on Glossary and then in Glossaries

  • Find the Glossary you want to edit using the Search feature in the Glossary Page

  • After finding it, click on the Glossary you want to change and then click on Add Term button

  • The tab Add Term allows users to add the following information regarding new terms/concepts:

  1. Language: Term Target language;

  2. Text: The Term itself;

  3. Status: Every term added to the Glossary will be created as Approved by default. - In future improvements, we will have a terminology tool where it will be possible to set other statuses for each term;

  4. It is possible to add some attributes such as Case Sensitivity, Exact Match, and Forbidden

  5. Concept definition: definition related to the context in which they will be used;

  6. Usage: Term usage, such as cases where they must be applied;

  7. Note: information that can help the linguist to use the term, such as its origin or any specific instruction, for example;

  8. Save: after filling in all the required information, click on Save to add the new term to the Glossary;

  • As concepts are added to the Glossary, they will be shown in their respective language column

  • It is also possible:

  1. To add a new term to an existing concept clicking directly on the + signal in the language column where you want to add the translation for the term

  2. Edit a term/concept

  3. Delete a term/concept

  • By clicking on Edit Term, it is possible to edit the information related to the new term:

  1. Text: translation for the term/concept

  2. Attributes: Case Sensitive, Exact Match, and Forbidden

  3. Concept definition: context where the term/concept is or will be used

  4. Usage: how to use the term, where it can be applicable

  5. Note: additional information regarding the term