Hi Chris, There are a few ways to do this: 1. Create an additional dictionary with the terms of interest and add it as a source 2. Create a new dictionary hsqldb that contains everything, old and new 3. Add to the existing hsqldb dictionary
The best approach for you would probably depend upon 1. How many new terms you have 2. Whether or not you desire additional codes, i.e. rxnorm, snomed If you don't have many new terms (<1000) and you don't care about secondary codes then the easiest thing would be to create a BSV file with the new terms and cuis. If you have a lot of new terms or do care about secondary codes, then a less facile solution would be to create a new hsqldb with only the new info or a complete replacement with new and old/existing terms. Of the two hsql options creating a new all-inclusive database would probably be easier unless you want to learn the ins and outs of hsql. If all of the terms are in the umls, then the new all-inclusive hsqldb would definitely be easiest (I think) as you could use the dictionary tool to create it. If you let me know your exact situation then I may be able to better expound. Sean -----Original Message----- From: Mattmann, Chris A (3980) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 7:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: How to update cTAKES so that new top level categories come out based on local dictionary? Hi cTAKES team, Hope you’re well! I had a quick question. I was wondering if someone could provide me a step-by-step guide to updating cTAKES to be based off a local dictionary, so that in addition to e.g., ProceduralMention Value1 position etc Value2 position etc MedicationMention Value1 position etc Value2 position etc NewTopLevelCategoryFromMyDictionary FoundValue1 position etc FoundValue2 position etc I realize this has something to do with updating the annotation descriptions etc in XML, so if I someone just could tell me what to update I’d really appreciate it. Thank you! Cheers, Chris ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Chief Architect Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-527 Email: [email protected] WWW: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sunset.usc.edu_-7Emattmann_&d=BQIGaQ&c=qS4goWBT7poplM69zy_3xhKwEW14JZMSdioCoppxeFU&r=fs67GvlGZstTpyIisCYNYmQCP6r0bcpKGd4f7d4gTao&m=MEZE0aOE5pBHul1QA3A9xWbiwS6LzZaIq2rMw9ajiB0&s=cvi79MY1__guvBRsQmsYfc39lqPvv-1Yx1Pg8g5B0QU&e= ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
