In environments with a repository, administrators can deploy an enterprise glossary to help everyone to use the same approved terms between projects for enterprise-wide consistency. Updates to the glossary are pushed to users each time they connect to the repository or on demand. The glossary appears in the Browser Glossary tab.
- Terms - are words or phrases that are approved for use in naming model objects. When you enable the glossary for your model, glossary terms are proposed as you enter object names.
- Synonyms - are words or phrases that are not approved for use in naming objects, and which are associated with the terms that should be used instead. The approved terms are proposed when you begin entering a synonym as an object name.
- Categories - to organize your terms. Each term can only appear in a single category.
- Glossary terms lists (see Glossary Terms Lists), dependency matrices (see Dependency Matrices), and reports (see Reports) - to present glossary terms in various ways.
- Business Rules - see Business Rules.
Use the Glossary browser tab to review the approved terms, and double-click a term or synonym to open its property sheet, to view supporting information or references. Start typing the word you want to find in the Filter box at the top of the Browser to filter the glossary in real time:
Select and select the Glossary category to control the appearance of the Glossary tab with the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Show glossary tab |
Shows the Browser Glossary tab. |
Display |
Controls whether names or codes appear in the Browser Glossary tab. |