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  1. Preface
  2. Getting Started Overview
  3. Part 1: Setting Up Business Glossary
  4. Part 2: Publishing Business Glossary Content
  5. Part 3: Viewing Assets
  6. Appendix A: Asset Linking
  7. Appendix B: Publishing Business Glossary Content using the Approval Workflow

Business Glossary Getting Started Guide

Business Glossary Getting Started Guide

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Task 1: Specifying a Synonym

Task 1: Specifying a Synonym

Log in as the data steward to specify a synonym to the business term Net Income by editing the business term.
  1. Open the Net Income business term from the
    Library
     workspace, and click
    Edit
    .
    The business term opens in edit mode in the
    Glossary
     workspace.
  2. In the
    Synonyms
     property, from the
    Actions
     menu, click
    Add
    .
    The
    Add Synonym
     dialog box opens.
  3. Specify
    Bottom-Line
     as the
    Name
     of the synonym.
  4. In the
    Context
     property, specify the description as,
    Bottom line sometime refers to a company's net earnings, net income, or earnings per share (EPS).
  5. In the
    Create Date
     property, specify the current date. In the
    Retirement Date
     property, specify a date 5 months after the current date.
    The period between the create date and retirement date is to indicate when the synonym is active in the glossary. The status of the synonym is
    Active
     until the retirement date.
  6. Click
    OK
     to add the synonym.
    The Analyst tool adds the synonym to the business term.
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