You can add relationships between two terms, between two definitions, or between a definition and a term. This links the terms or definitions together for viewers. 

You can add all these relationships in the Terms Relations section of the editor. To edit definition-to-definition relationships, however, you need to view the full definition in the Definitions section of the editor. Opening the full definition will show you all the its relationships.   

Add a term-to-term relationship

To create a term-to-term relationship, you'll edit the term, then click (plus) New term relation in the Term Relations section of the editor. Here are the detailed steps: 

  1. Open the first term in the relationship in the editorial view
  2. Click Term Relations, then (plus) New term relation
    • The term relations entry form will open
  3. Select the second term in the relationship
  4. Choose Whole Term  for both terms
  5. Click Is Related To to choose the type of relationship between the two terms
  6. Choose the Perspective for the relationship
    • In most cases, the perspective should match the language and writing system you're working in
    • For English, this would be English Alphabetical
  7. Click Create
    • The new term relationship will open

Add a term-to-definition relationship

To create a term-to-definition relationship, you'll edit the term, then click (plus) New term relation in the Term Relations section of the editor. Here are the detailed steps: 

  1. Open the first term in the editorial view
  2. Click Term Relations, then (plus) New term relation
    • The term relations entry form will open
  3.  Select the second term in the relationship
  4. Choose Whole Term for the term in the relationship, Specific Definition for the definition
  5. Choose the specific definition you want to associate
  6. Click Is Related To to choose the type of relationship between the two terms
  7. Choose the Perspective for the relationship
    • In most cases, the perspective should match the language and writing system you're working in
    • For English, this would be English Alphabetical
  8. Click Create
    • The new term relationship will open

Add a definition-to-definition relationship

To create a term-to-term relationship, you'll edit the term that contains the first definition, then click (plus) New term relation in the Term Relations section of the editor. Once you are finished, you will have to go through the full definition view to see and edit the relationship. Here are the detailed steps: 

  1. Open the first term in the editorial view
  2. Click Term Relations, then (plus) New term relation
    • The term relations entry form will open
  3.  Select the second term in the relationship
  4. Choose Specific Definitions for both the terms in the relationship
  5. Choose the specific definitions you want to associate
  6. Click Is Related To to choose the type of relationship between the two terms
  7. Choose the Perspective for the relationship
    • In most cases, the perspective should match the language and writing system you're working in
    • For English, this would be English Alphabetical
  8. Click Create
    • The new term relationship will open

Edit relationships between terms, or between a term and a definition

To edit a relationship between a term or between a term and a definition, first edit the term, then click the pencil icon next to the appropriate term relation. Here are the detailed steps: 

  1. Open the term in the relationship in the editorial view
  2. Click Term Relations
    • A list of relations will appear
  3. Click the Edit pencil icon next to the relationship you want to edit
    • The term relations entry form will open
  4. Make your changes, then click Update
    • The edited term relationship will open

Edit a definition-to-definition relationship

To edit a relationship between a term or between a term and a definition, first view the full definition. You will then click the pencil icon next to the appropriate term relation on that page. Here are the detailed steps: 

  1. Open the first definition in the editorial view
    • In the editorial view, click Definitions
    • Click the View magnifying glass icon next to the definition that includes the relationship
    • The full definition page will open
  2. Click the Edit pencil icon next to the relationship you want to edit
  3. Make your changes, then click Update
    • The full definition page will open with the updated relationship 
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