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Business Glossary Desktop Overview

Use the Business Glossary Desktop to look up business terms in a business glossary. A business glossary is a set of terms that uses business language to define concepts for business users. A business term provides the business definition and usage of a concept.
The following image shows the Informatica Business Glossary Desktop interface on Windows:
The figure shows the File, Edit, and Help menus on the top. The buttons to navigate back and forth between business terms are to the left of the Search box. The list of business terms appear as results at the bottom.
The following image shows the Informatica Business Glossary Desktop interface on Mac OS X :
The following table describes the actions you can perform in Business Glossary Desktop on Windows and Mac:
To
Do this
To print or preview business term details and exit the Business Glossary Desktop.
Click File.
To copy, select, or find text and change settings, such as keyboard shortcuts and preferences.
Click Edit.
To view online help for the Business Glossary Desktop.
Click Help.
To look up a business term.
Enter a word or text in the search box.
To view business term details such as business term properties and related terms.
Click a business term from the search results.
To navigate back and forth between business terms.
Click the front and back arrow icons to the left of the search box.