Termbase Management
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Supervertaler for Trados uses the same SQLite termbase format as Supervertaler Workbench. You manage your termbases through the Settings dialog.
Accessing termbase settings
Click the gear icon in the TermLens panel, or go to Settings in the plugin ribbon
Switch to the TermLens tab
Database file
The plugin stores all termbases in a single .db file (SQLite database).
Click Browse to select an existing database file
Click Create New to create a fresh, empty database
The .db file uses the same Supervertaler SQLite format as the standalone application. On Windows, you can share the same termbase file between both tools by pointing them to the same data folder. On a Mac with Parallels, see the note below.
MultiTerm termbases
If your Trados project has MultiTerm termbases (.sdltb files) attached, they appear automatically at the bottom of the termbase list with a [MultiTerm] label and green background. These termbases are read-only in TermLens –to manage their terms, use Trados's built-in MultiTerm interface. See MultiTerm Support for full details.
Termbase list
Once a database is loaded, the termbase list shows all Supervertaler termbases it contains, plus any detected MultiTerm termbases. Each Supervertaler termbase has three toggles:
Read
Load terms from this termbase for matching in TermLens
Write
New terms added via quick-add shortcuts go into this termbase
Project
Designate as the project termbase (terms shown in pink, prioritised in matching)
Only one termbase can be marked as Project at a time. Setting a new project termbase clears the flag from the previous one.
Creating a new termbase
Click Add Termbase
Enter a name for the termbase
Select the source language and target language
Click OK
The new termbase appears in the list, ready for use.
Import from TSV
You can import terminology from a tab-separated values file:
Select the target termbase in the list
Click Import from TSV
Select your
.tsvfile
File format:
Two columns separated by a tab:
source<TAB>targetFor terms with multiple synonyms, use pipe-delimited values:
source<TAB>translation1|translation2|translation3One term per line
UTF-8 encoding recommended
Example:
Export to TSV
To export all terms from a termbase:
Select the termbase in the list
Click Export to TSV
Choose a save location
The exported file uses the same tab-separated format described above.
Termbase Editor
For full editing capabilities, double-click a termbase in the list to open the Termbase Editor. From here you can:
Search for terms by source or target text
Edit individual term entries
Delete terms
Perform bulk operations (e.g., bulk delete, bulk edit)
Sharing termbases
Tip: Keep the .db file on a network drive or cloud-synced folder (OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive) to share termbases across machines and with colleagues. Since both the Trados plugin and Supervertaler Workbench use the same format, everyone can work from the same terminology.
Mac users (Parallels): On a Mac, Supervertaler Workbench runs natively on macOS while the Trados plugin runs inside Parallels (Windows). The two products cannot share the same .db file directly because the Trados plugin must store its data on the Windows side (C:\Users\...) — not on the Mac-side shared folder (\\Mac\Home\...). To keep your termbases in sync, export from one side and import on the other after making changes. This is a limitation of Parallels' virtual network filesystem, not of the termbase format itself.
See Also
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