It's possible to add a custom image to the start page of the translation view of the Term Browser. Your users will see the image when they open the translation view. For example, you can display an image with short instructions for Term Browser users. These instructions are especially helpful for new users.
You also have the option to use the translation view properties to adapt the appearance of the translation view to the requirements of the Term Browser users in your organization.
The Acrolinx administrator is responsible for setting and maintaining the translation view properties. To change the translation view properties, you need to access the termbrowser.properties file in the Acrolinx Platform configuration directory.
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To add a custom image to the start page of the translation view, follow these steps:
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Create the image and save it as
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Copy the image to the following location:
<config directory>/server/www/gwt/imagesIf this location doesn’t yet exist, create the required subdirectories first.
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Open the translation view of the Term Browser to verify that the image is displayed.
To configure the translation view properties, follow these steps:
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Open your overlay of the following file:
termbrowser.propertiesIf you haven’t yet created an overlay of this file, create a new version of the file at the following location:
<config directory>/data/
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Add one or more of the following properties:
Property
translationview.searchForm.searchableFieldsUse to
Configure a list of additional search criteria that appear on the search form.
Enter the values as a comma-separated list of field names. When entering the values, use the name defined for the field in the field manager component of the Acrolinx Terminology Manager. The field name appears in the first field of the Edit Custom Field dialog.
The fields appear on the search form in the order that they’re listed in the property.
Example:
translationview.searchForm.searchableFields=conceptStatus,termType,definition
Property
translationview.searchForm.defaultSourceLanguagesUse to
Configure the default source language or source language pair. When you search for terms, the Term Browser looks for terms in the configured source languages.
If your organization works in two main languages, you can configure both of them as source languages. For example, you can search for source terms in English and German at the same time. When you enter a search term, the Term Browser suggests matching terms from both languages.
Example:
translationview.searchForm.defaultSourceLanguages=en,de
When you configure two source languages, Term Browser users can select two search languages from two search language dropdowns.
You can’t configure any more than two source languages. Also make sure that your configured source languages are included in the property
translationview.searchForm.searchLanguagesas well.Property
translationview.columnSelector.initialColumnsUse to
Define the columns that you'll see in the search results grid. The columns term name, status, language, and linked terms appear by default.
Enter the values as a comma-separated list of field names. When entering the values, use the name defined for the field in the field manager component of the Acrolinx Terminology Manager. The field name appears in the first field of the Edit Custom Field dialog.
The columns appear on the search form in the order that they’re listed in the property.
Example:
translationview.columnSelector.initialColumns=termType,definition
Property
translationview.searchResultList.translationStatusRestrictiontranslationview.searchResultList.synonymStatusRestrictionUse to
Configure the linked terms column to only display translations or synonyms that have a specific status. By default, all translations and synonyms are displayed in the linked terms column no matter the status.
Enter the values as a comma-separated list of status names.
Example:
translationview.searchResultList.translationStatusRestriction=preferred,admitted translationview.searchResultList.synonymStatusRestriction=preferred,admitted
Property
translationview.searchResultList.singleResultUse to
Configure Term Browser to jump directly to the term help page if your search finds only one term. By default, Term Browser displays a single search result in the search results grid.
Enter a Boolean value.
Example:
translationview.searchResultList.singleResult=false
Property
translationview.searchForm.allowMultipleTargetLanguagesUse to
Configure whether users can select multiple target languages when searching for terms.
If set to
true,the search form has a multiple selection menu to filter for multiple target languages.If set to
false,the search form has a dropdown menu to filter for one target language at a time.When this property isn’t set, the default behavior is
true.Enter a Boolean value.
Example:
translationview.searchForm.allowMultipleTargetLanguages=false
Property
translationview.searchResultList.displaySynonymsUse to
Show or hide synonyms in the linked terms column.
When this property isn’t set, the default behavior is true
Enter a Boolean value.
Example:
translationview.searchResultList.displaySynonyms=false
Property
translationview.searchForm.searchLanguagesUse to
Restrict the range of search languages available to users in the search language dropdown.
If this property has one language value only, the search language dropdown is hidden from the search form, and the defined language becomes the default search language for all searches.
Example:
translationview.searchForm.searchLanguages=en,de
Property
translationview.searchForm.targetLanguagesUse to
Restrict the range of target languages available to users in the target language menu or dropdown.
If this property has one language value only, the target language selection menu is hidden from the search form, and the defined language becomes the default target language for all searches.
Example:
translationview.searchForm.targetLanguages=fr,ja,it,es
Property
translationview.searchForm.restrictions.<FIELD_NAME>Use to
Restrict the range of options available to users in other list fields that you’ve configured to appear in the search form.
Enter the values as a comma-separated list of list item names. When entering the values, use the name for the list item as defined in the category manager component of the Acrolinx Terminology Manager. In the category manager, the list item name is displayed in parentheses next to the display name. All values are case-sensitive.
Examples:
translationview.searchForm.restrictions.domain=Switches,acrolinx translationview.searchForm.restrictions.termType=fullForm,acronym
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Save your changes and restart the Acrolinx Platform.
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Reload the Term Browser.
When you add a field to the Term Browser properties or the term help template, you’re required to enter the name defined for the field in the field manager component of the Acrolinx Terminology Manager.
However, since the field manager doesn’t currently provide information about system fields, you can use the following list as a reference when entering system field names as values:
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Term Help Template |
Term Browser Translation View |
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Field Name |
Configurable as Template Variable? |
Configurable as Custom Search Field? |
Configurable as a default Column? |
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yes |
yes |
yes |
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yes |
yes |
yes |
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yes |
yes |
yes |
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yes |
no |
yes |
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yes |
no (can be entered into the term name field) |
yes |
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yes |
no (can be entered into the term name field) |
yes |
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yes |
no (can be entered into the term name field) |
yes |
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yes |
no (can be entered in the term name field) |
yes |
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yes |
no (already a default search field) |
yes |
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yes |
no (already a default search field) |
yes |
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yes |
no |
yes |
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yes |
no |
yes |
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yes |
no |
yes |
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yes |
no |
yes |
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yes |
no |
yes |