MyUCDavis Glossary Export
The export of glossary terms from MyUCDavis is being treated as a separate export since it is a separate feature within Website Builder (WB.)
Glossary Authoring
Instructors access the Glossary feature for a course site via the Website Builder sub-menu.
When Glossary is selected, the glossary and authoring functions are displayed in the left frame and the Glossary Introduction screen is displayed on the right frame.
Glossary functions include:
- Glossary is Active - the ability to activate or deactivate (make inaccessible to students)
- Exit Glossary Editor - returns user to Website Builder default screen
- Create New Glossary Term - enter a new term into the glossary
- Copy Glossary Term - allows the user to copy some or all glossary terms from another term and/or course
- Upload Glossary File - upload a tab-delimited Excel file containing term, definition, and category columns
Glossary feature has no equivalent in Sakai/SmartSite at this time.
Database Table
In the course management system, the database table for glossary data contains the following fields:
glossary_id
glossary_term
glossary_definition
category
date_modified
associate_to_term
term_code
crn
The first five field describe glossary data - the glossary_id and date_modified fields are automatically populated, the glossary_term and glossary_definition fields are required, and category is optional.
The glossary is associated with the course offering in which the faculty user accesses the Glossary tool, so the term_code and crn are automatically generated.
Glossary Term Editor