This release brings a new functional area to the app: The Lexeri ontologies. We are also releasing an update for the subject areas and making them multilingual and more collaborative.
From the term list to the knowledge model: Ontologies in Lexeri
In terminology, ontologies are used to relate term entries to each other and thus to structure and model the knowledge from the termbase.
The result is networks of terms that make researching and understanding the terminology much easier, even for those new to the subject.
Focus on ease and customizability
We have also focused on ease and customizability for our ontology area: Lexeri distances itself from gigantic, global term networks and relies on smaller topic/product/ or process-related ontologies.
Relation types can be freely defined and the nodes in the graph can be arranged individually. Free labels can also be added as nodes and, in addition to term entries, offer a freer structuring option.
In the term entry, you will now find an overview of the directly linked term entries (at first level) in the right-hand sidebar under "Related entries”. From here, you can access the ontologies that contain the currently open entry.
You can find out more about ontologies and how you can create and manage them in our detailed how-to article: Manage ontologies
Update for subject areas: Multilingualism and comment function
Like the definitions and individual attributes, subject areas can now also be localized in Lexeri. This can be done via the reference area Subject areas or when editing the subject areas in the term entry:
In the subject area dialog, you can now select one of the three currently available UI languages of Lexeri (German, English, French) and change the description and title of the subject area accordingly in the text field.
We have also added a "Discussion" tab to the subject areas. All users of the termbase can share questions or information on the respective subject area in this forum.