You can import additional Toolbox data into an existing LEXUS lexicon. Do do this some precaution needs to taken and always run a test with one or two entries before you import a larger data set. The import cannot be undone easily. The only way to undo the import is by deleting the imported entries one by one. To import Toolbox data to an existing lexicon you need a Toolbox typ file and the Toolbox data file.

(1) Select the lexicon in the Workspace and switch to the Lexicon Editor, where you can see the wordlist and lexical entry tabs.

(2) Select File and Import Toolbox. In the Pop-up you are prompted to select the typ file and after that you are prompted to select the data file.

(3) The next window is similar to (Figure 3.2). The Diiference is that the import process recognizes the elements from the typ file and matches these to the elements in the existing LEXUS structure. The recognized elements have a green color, and the matching elements in the LEXUS structure have the marker name in brackets behind the data category name (e.g. Lexeme [lx]). (Figure 3.5). You should check this for all the markers!

Figure 3.5. Toolbox data import to an existing lexicon

(4) There are two things that might not be correct, and should be corrected.

(4a) The LEXUS element might not have the marker in square brackets behind the data category name. If this is the case, abandon the import process (click cancel)

From the main menu. select Switch to and Schema and View editor. In the tree, select the element with the missing marker indication (e.g. lexeme). In the right frame change the Type of the marker from User defined to Toolbox. In the list with Toolbox markers that pops-up, select the correct marker (e.g. lexeme). Select File and Save. This should solve the problem of the missing marker. Go back to the Toolbox import to existing lexicon and start from the beginning.

(4b) The marker is not green in the Toolbox import window. In this case you should not abondon the import, but drag the non-green element to the LEXUS element where you want this marker to be in the tree. (Figure 3.6).

Figure 3.6. Drag and drop of 'non-green' marker in Import to existing lexicon process

(5) When you have made sure that both condition described under (4) are OK, you can click Finish. The import can take some time depending on the number of entries you are importing. In the Workspace lexicon list you can see when the import is done, when the number of lexical entries behind the lexicon is again one single number.