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Add custom vocabulary

Learn how to add a custom vocabulary in CONTENTdm (new version).

Add a custom vocabulary

  1. Select Add vocabulary.
  2. Enter a Vocabulary name.
  3. To add terms directly, select the Add terms manually tab.
    1. Enter each custom vocabulary term into the text box, one per line.
    2. Click Save.
  4. Click the Upload file tab to add terms from a text file (.txt) with a single term per line. The file limit is 900KB.
    1. Click Upload file.
    2. Drop your file in the Upload vocabulary file box or browse files. 
    3. Click Upload.

       Note: Uploading a file will replace the existing file. You can download the file, make changes, and reupload it to update the contents.

  5. Click Save