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source: https://qlik.dev/toolkits/qlik-cli/glossary/glossary-term-update/
last_updated: 2025-06-18T09:34:47+02:00
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# glossary term update

## qlik glossary term update

Updates a term

### Synopsis

Updates a term.

```
qlik glossary term update <termId> [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --abbreviation string              
      --categories strings               Category Ids that the term belongs to. NOTE! In case of import the string refers to the index of the category in the import document.
      --description string               
  -f, --file file                        Read request body from the specified file
      --glossaryId string                (Required) The glossary id.
  -h, --help                             help for update
      --interval int                     Duration in seconds to wait between retries, at least 1 (default 1)
      --linksTo unknowns                 (Deprecated) Array of JSON-objects to send as the property linksTo.
      --linksTo-resourceId string        (Required) 
      --linksTo-resourceType string      (Required) 
                                         Allowed values: "app", "dataset"
      --linksTo-subResourceId string     
      --linksTo-subResourceName string   
      --linksTo-subResourceType string   
                                         Allowed values: "master_dimension", "master_measure", "field"
      --linksTo-type string              
                                         Allowed values: "definition", "related"
      --name string                      (Required) 
  -q, --quiet                            Return only IDs from the command
      --raw                              Return original response from server without any processing
      --relatedInformation string        
      --relatesTo unknowns               (Deprecated) Array of JSON-objects to send as the property relatesTo.
      --relatesTo-termId string          (Required) The unique identifier of the related term. NOTE! In case of import the string refers to the index of the term in the import document.
      --relatesTo-type string            (Required) How the term related to the other object
                                         Allowed values: "isA", "hasA", "seeAlso", "synonym", "antonym", "classifies", "other"
      --retry int                        Number of retries to do before failing, max 10
      --stewards strings                 This list contain the UIDs for the term's stewards
      --tags strings                     
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -c, --config string            path/to/config.yml where parameters can be set instead of on the command line
      --context string           Name of the context used when connecting to Qlik Associative Engine
      --headers stringToString   HTTP headers to use when connecting to Qlik Associative Engine (default [])
      --insecure                 Allow connecting to hosts with self-signed certificates
      --json                     Returns output in JSON format, if possible. Disables verbose and traffic output
  -s, --server string            URL to Qlik Cloud or directly to a Qlik Associative Engine
      --server-type string       The type of server you are using: cloud, Windows (Enterprise on Windows) or engine
  -v, --verbose                  Log extra information
```