System Administration

Create Dictionaries

Dictionaries contain words and their synonyms that are used to resolve abbreviations or to normalize common industry or company-specific abbreviations. Use dictionaries sparingly.

The DSP® is delivered with four dictionaries:

• Address – Common abbreviations for street and state names (e.g. Street -> Str)

• Company Name– Common abbreviations for businesses (e.g. Management -> Mgmt)

• Name – Common abbreviations for names (e.g. William -> Will)

• Phone – Common abbreviations for phone numbers

To create a dictionary:

1. Select Configuration > Search > Dictionaries in the Navigation pane.

2. Click Add.

   View the field descriptions for the Dictionaries page.

3. Enter a name for the dictionary in DICTIONARY field.

4. Click Save.

5. Click Words for the dictionary.

   NOTE: Because this is a new dictionary, the page displays in add mode.

   View the field descriptions for the Dictionary Words page.

6. Enter a value in the WORD field.

7. Enter a value in the SYNONYM field.

   NOTE: The WORD or SYNONYM can be used in multiple combinations, but each WORD  -SYNONYM combination must be unique.

8. Click Save.

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