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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Add/edit content]] > [[Add/edit terms]] > Hierarchical taxonomies
  
[[Image:UM-3.5.5_1.png|500px|right|thumb|Enter relationship data in the term edit screen]]
 
  
[[Image:UM-3.5.5_2.png|500px|right|thumb|View the term and all its relationships to other terms in the view screen. Note the expandable hierarchy in the context menu box on the right.]]
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# The [[Glossary#Term|term]] [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]] includes a special section that allows the user to create hierarchical thesauri in accordance with ISO 2788.
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# [[Image:hierarchical.png|500px|right|thumb|Enter relationship data in the term edit page]]In the [[Glossary#Term|term]] [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]], open the Relationships [[Glossary#Information area|information area]].
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# Build a hierarchy by selecting a Broad Term (BT) for the term you are creating or editing, by entering any number of Narrow Terms (NT), or both. Select Related Terms (RT) if desired.
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# [[Image:hierarchical2.png|500px|right|thumb|In ICA-AToM 1.2 Users can view the term and all its relationships to other terms in the view page. Note the expandable treeview hierarchy in the context menu on the right.]]Save the record. In the [[Glossary#Term|term]] [[Glossary#View page|view page]] you will see the [[Glossary#Term|term]] and all its relationships to other [[Glossary#Term|terms]], as well as an expandable hierarchy in the [[Glossary#Context menu|context menu]]. Depending upon the chosen theme, the context menu will be on the right or left side of the screen.
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[[Image:1.3Terms.png|500px|right|thumb|In ICA-AtoM 1.3 Users can view the term and all its relationships to other terms in the view page. Note the treeview hierarchy is displayed differently.]]
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[[Image:1.3Terms-2.png|500px|right|thumb|In ICA-AtoM 1.3 the treeview hierarchy does not indent.]]
  
[[Image:UM-3.5.5_3.png|500px|right|thumb|List screen for Subjects taxonomy]]
 
 
 
The [[term]] [[edit screen]] includes a special section that allows the user to create hierarchical thesauri in accordance with ISO 2788.
 
 
 
1. In the [[term]] [[edit screen]], open the relationships [[information area]].
 
 
 
2. Select a Broad Term (BT) for the term you are editing.
 
 
 
3. Create a Related Term (RT):
 
*Under ''Related term''  Enter the name of the related term. If this term does not already exist, it will be created when you type it here.
 
*Under ''relationship type'' select either "use for", "use" or "related term" from the [[drop-down menu]].
 
*Enter as many related [[term|terms]] as needed.
 
 
 
4. Save the record. In the [[term|term's]] [[view screen]] you will see the [[term]] and all its relationships to other [[term|terms]], as well as an expandable hierarchy in the [[context menu box]] on the right of the screen.
 
 
 
5. The [[taxonomy|taxonomy's]] [[list screen]] shows a list of all Top Terms and the number of descendants for each [[term]].
 
  
  
 
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  1. The term edit page includes a special section that allows the user to create hierarchical thesauri in accordance with ISO 2788.
  2. Enter relationship data in the term edit page
    In the term edit page, open the Relationships information area.
  3. Build a hierarchy by selecting a Broad Term (BT) for the term you are creating or editing, by entering any number of Narrow Terms (NT), or both. Select Related Terms (RT) if desired.
  4. In ICA-AToM 1.2 Users can view the term and all its relationships to other terms in the view page. Note the expandable treeview hierarchy in the context menu on the right.
    Save the record. In the term view page you will see the term and all its relationships to other terms, as well as an expandable hierarchy in the context menu. Depending upon the chosen theme, the context menu will be on the right or left side of the screen.
In ICA-AtoM 1.3 Users can view the term and all its relationships to other terms in the view page. Note the treeview hierarchy is displayed differently.
In ICA-AtoM 1.3 the treeview hierarchy does not indent.