You can change the status of a synonym to indicate the validity of the synonym. Edit a business term to change an active synonym to inactive or to change an inactive synonym to active.
Open the business term from the
Library
workspace and click
Edit
.
The business term opens in edit mode in the
Glossary
workspace.
In the
General
section, select the check box next to the synonym that you want to make active or inactive.
Choose to change the status of the asset.
To change the status of an inactive synonym, from the
Actions
menu next to the synonym, select
Change Status to Active
.
To change the status of an active synonym, from the
Actions
menu next to the synonym, select
Change Status to Inactive
.
To change the status of the synonym, set the
Retirement Date
.
To change the status of an active synonym, set the
Retirement Date
to today's date.
To change the status of an inactive synonym, set the