Adding Terms

Overview

If you are registered on the SAS Business Data Network server, then you can add and define terms in the Edit window. If you are not registered on the server, then you can read terms only in the View window.

When you add a term, you specify a name, type, and a position in the hierarchy. You can either add a new term as a child to an existing term or add a term without specifying a parent term. The term appears in the All Terms list. Then, you can open the term in the View window and define it in its property tabs in the Edit window. For the term definition process, see Defining and Editing Terms.

Add a New Term

To add a new term:

Click All Terms in the navigation tree to display the All Terms list.
(Optional) Review the All Terms list to determine where the new term will reside in the hierarchy. You can skip this step if you know that the new term will be a top-level term.
Click on the name of the parent term in the All Terms list.
Click New Term in the toolbar above the list.
Enter the new term in the Name field. For example, you can enter Warehouse Facility as your new term.
Select the Add as child to check box. Note that this check box is optional. You can leave it deselected and not add the new term as a child to an existing term.
Select the parent term in the Select Terms window. Then, click OK to save the selection. The parent term for Warehouse Facility is Logistics.
The parent term that you selected is shown in the Add as child to field. In this example, the parent term is Logistics. The value in the Type field is set when you select the parent term. The warehouse term takes the Create Extended type.

Note: If you do not add your term as a child to an existing term, you must select an appropriate term type in the Type field. The value in the Type field is initially set to the default term type. When you select a term type, the value in the Type field is set to that selection for future terms unless you change it.
Click OK to save the new term and display it in the SAS Term edit window. See Defining and Editing Terms for information about defining the term.

If appropriate, you can also select a tag in the pane on the left side of the window to associate the new term with the tag.