Create synonym dictionaries

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • You can create synonym dictionaries to expand Zing text searches with additional search keywords.

    Before you begin

    Role required: ts_admin or admin

    About this task

    By default, the system provides a sample Zing synonym dictionary called Example synonym dictionary. You can add synonyms to this dictionary or create your own synonym dictionaries.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > System Definition > Text Index Synonym Dictionaries.
    2. Select New.
    3. On the Synonym Dictionary form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Synonym Dictionary form
      Field Description
      Name Unique name for the synonym dictionary.
      Active Option to make the synonym dictionary active. Zing only uses active synonym dictionaries when expanding searches.
      Global Option to use the synonym dictionary for searches against all tables that have not been individually configured.
      State Publication state for the synonym dictionary. This field is read-only.
      Order Order of evaluation for the synonym dictionary. Zing evaluates synonym dictionaries with lower Order values before dictionaries with higher values.
      Description Description of the synonym dictionary.
    4. For each set of synonyms you want to add to the synonym dictionary, insert a new Synonym Set row and fill in the fields.
      Table 2. Synonym set fields
      Field Description
      Synset Comma-separated set of synonym expansions. Zing expands searches containing any one of these terms to include all of these terms. As an example, if you define the synonym set medicalise,médicalisé and search for medicalise, Zing expands your search to match records containing either medicalise or médicalisé.
      Active Option to make this synonym set active. Zing only uses active synonym sets when expanding searches.
      Description Description of the synonym set.
    5. Select Submit.
    6. Select the Publish All Dictionaries related link.
      A message indicates that publication of your synonym dictionaries has been scheduled. Refresh the page to see whether publication is complete. The dictionary is published when its state changes from Draft to Published.