Synonyms are important, especially when you import jobs from external systems. Usually, the terms in an XML feed do not match the terms you defined in the taxonomy manager. You can add synonyms in the taxonomy manager to ensure that the XML terms are correctly mapped to your fields. Furthermore synonyms are also included in the search, meaning that by adding valuable synonyms you will also be able to improve the search results for your users.
- Go to the “Taxonomy Manager” (Path: “Content” > “Taxonomy Manager”) and select a vocabulary (e.g. Occupational fields).
- Select the taxonomy term you wish to change.
- Insert values in the field "Synonyms" and add one value per line
- Click the "Save" button to finalise your changes.
Note: if you add the same synonym to two or more taxonomy terms, then autotagging (during a job import) will assign all terms to the job.