How to use the Thesaurus
A Thesaurus-controlled field (one with the Thesaurus button beside it) can be set to one of the following validation modes:
Mode |
Description |
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Relaxed | A check is performed to see if a term exists in the Thesaurus; if not, the value will still be copied into the field. |
Candidate | A check is performed to see if a term exists in the Thesaurus; if not, the Thesaurus opens in New mode allowing the term to be added. |
Strict | A check is performed to see if a term exists in the Thesaurus; if not, the user will be informed that no match was found and will be required to enter another term from the Thesaurus. |
None | No validation is performed. |
If a field has not been set with the above modes, only terms that exist in the Thesaurus are accepted.
Note: No link is made between the Thesaurus module and any other module: the Thesaurus term is only copied into the field.