THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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*Greater customization is available, but requires the editing of property files and is outside the scope of this document.
Step-by-step guide
To create a dictionary:
From a command-line in the cTAKES root directory, execute:
bin\runDictionaryCreator
- Select a cTAKES installation directory. The default directory should be correct.
- Select a UMLS installation directory. This is the directory containing RRF files in the
META/subdirectory.
After selecting the UMLS installation directory, the available vocabularies are gathered.
- Select Source Vocabularies. Source vocabularies contain CUIs that interest you.
- Select Target Vocabularies. The dictionary will contain target vocabulary codes.
- Select Semantic Types. The standard cTAKES types are selected by default.
- Type a Dictionary Name. Use all lower case.
- Click Build Dictionary.
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