Forcing terms

If you want a term to be assigned to a particular type, you can add it to the corresponding type dictionary. However, if there are multiple terms with the same name, the extraction engine must know which type should be used. Therefore, you will be prompted to select which type should be used. This is called forcing a term into a type. This option is most useful when overriding the type assignment from a compiled (internal, non-editable) dictionary. In general, we recommend avoiding duplicate terms altogether.

Forcing will not remove the other occurrences of this term; rather, they will be ignored by the extraction engine. You can later change which occurrence should be used by forcing or unforcing a term. You may also need to force a term into a type dictionary when you add a public library or update a public library.

You can see which terms are forced or ignored in the Force column, the second column in the term pane. If a pushpin icon appears, this means that this occurrence of the term has been forced. If a black X icon appears, this means that this occurrence of the term will be ignored during extraction because it has been forced elsewhere. Additionally, when you force a term, it will appear in the color for the type in which it was forced. This means that if you forced a term that is in both Type 1 and Type 2 into Type 1, any time you see this term in the window, it will appear in the font color defined for Type 1.

You can double-click the icon in order to change the status. If the term appears elsewhere, a Resolve Conflicts dialog box opens to allow you to select which occurrence should be used.