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Business Term Synonyms

As a content manager, add words that are synonymous with the current business term when you create or edit the business term. If you edit an existing business term and change the name, you can choose to save the previous name as a synonym.

A Glossary consumer can search for the synonym of a business term. The Analyst tool shows the business term in the search result because the synonym is linked to the business term. Synonyms can be active or inactive to indicate validity. Glossary consumers see the status of the synonym to verify if the synonym is in use.

You must provide a name, context, create date, and retirement date for the synonym. After the retirement date, the Analyst tool changes the status of the synonym to inactive.

Example

Consider that you are the data steward of the Human Resources department of an organization that has been through an acquisition. The organization that acquired your organization doesn't use the term "Costs to Company." The business term "Cost to Company" must be changed to "Total Compensation." In the Human Resources glossary, you rename the business term "Cost to Company" to "Total Compensation." You add the word "Cost to Company" as a synonym to indicate to employees that both "Cost to Company" and "Total Compensation" have the same definition. You provide a duration of six months after which the term "Cost to Company" is no longer used.

After the six-month duration, the Analyst tool changes the status of the synonym "Cost to Company" to inactive. Glossary consumers see that the synonym is not valid anymore. Users can still search for "Cost to Company" and the Analyst tool returns the business term "Total Compensation" in the search results.

Glossary Content Management

Adding a Synonym to a Business Term

Changing the Status of a Synonym

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