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CTX_THES Package

This chapter provides reference information for using the CTX_THES package to manage and browse thesauri. These thesaurus functions are based on the ISO-2788 and ANSI Z39.19 standards except where noted.

Knowing how information is stored in your thesaurus helps in writing queries with thesaurus operators. You can also use a thesaurus to extend the knowledge base, which is used for ABOUT queries in English and French and for generating document themes.

CTX_THES contains the following stored procedures and functions:

Name	Description
ALTER_PHRASE	Alters thesaurus phrase.
ALTER_THESAURUS	Renames or truncates a thesaurus.
BT	Returns all broader terms of a phrase.
BTG	Returns all broader terms generic of a phrase.
BTI	Returns all broader terms instance of a phrase.
BTP	Returns all broader terms partitive of a phrase.
CREATE_PHRASE	Adds a phrase to the specified thesaurus.
CREATE_RELATION	Creates a relation between two phrases.
CREATE_THESAURUS	Creates the specified thesaurus.
CREATE_TRANSLATION	Creates a new translation for a phrase.
DROP_PHRASE	Removes a phrase from thesaurus.
DROP_RELATION	Removes a relation between two phrases.
DROP_THESAURUS	Drops the specified thesaurus from the thesaurus tables.
DROP_TRANSLATION	Drops a translation for a phrase.
HAS_RELATION	Tests for the existence of a thesaurus relation.
NT	Returns all narrower terms of a phrase.
NTG	Returns all narrower terms generic of a phrase.
NTI	Returns all narrower terms instance of a phrase.
NTP	Returns all narrower terms partitive of a phrase.
OUTPUT_STYLE	Sets the output style for the expansion functions.
PT	Returns the preferred term of a phrase.
RT	Returns the related terms of a phrase
SN	Returns scope note for phrase.
SYN	Returns the synonym terms of a phrase
THES_TT	Returns all top terms for phrase.
TR	Returns the foreign equivalent of a phrase.
TRSYN	Returns the foreign equivalent of a phrase, synonyms of the phrase, and foreign equivalent of the synonyms.
TT	Returns the top term of a phrase.
UPDATE_TRANSLATION	Updates an existing translation.

See Also: Chapter 3, "CONTAINS Query Operators" for more information about the thesaurus operators.