Hi Peter, To add more info, step by step info on UMLS installation is available in the link - http://blog.appliedinformaticsinc.com/getting-started-with-metamorphosys-the-umls-installation-tool/
Once installed, refer - https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CTAKES/Dictionary+Creator+GUI and Select a *UMLS installation* directory as <umls_root_dir>/<umls_download_version>/META (in my case umls_root_dir\2020AA\META). After dictionary creation, the SQL scripts and custom dictionary XML will be available under <ctakes_root_dir>\resources\org\apache\ctakes\dictionary\lookup\fast folder. Hope it helps. On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 3:16 AM Peter Abramowitsch <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you. That's helpful. The last time I did this years ago, the tool > wasn't available and I just remember downloading some huge files. It's > only mentioned in passing in two Ctakes Wiki pages - and not in association > with the dictionary creator. whereas the resources file, which is > mentioned there has just the pre-built fast lookup. > > > > Peter > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 2:39 PM Thomas W Loehfelm > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you have downloaded and created a local UMLS installation using the > > MetamorphoSys tool you should end up with a directory structure something > > like: > > ../../umls/2020AA/META/{all of the various .RRF files} > > > > In that case, you want to point the DictionaryCreator tool to the 2020AA > > directory, i.e. the one that contains the META directory. > > > > From: Peter Abramowitsch <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 2:17 PM > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Subject: obtaining the UMLS set for the dictionary creator > > > > I've been trying to discover what directory the dictionary creator wants > > to see for "UMLS Installation" Although I have the dictionary and > lvg > > folders, inside ctakes-4.0-resources-bin.zip I don't see any folder that > > the dictionary creator is happy with. > > > > When I look for RRF files in my running installation, the only ones I > see > > are in the ytex folder and they're tiny. Of course the Snomed a-b > folder > > is there, > > > > I remember downloading the UMLS back 2014 and creating a dictionary then, > > I cannot find a link to the umls install I need for the dictionary > creator > > now? > > > > Can you help? > > > > I've tried every folder from here to the top of the > > ctakes-4.0-resources-bin tree. > > > > [cid:ii_kcxv5co80] > > **CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE** This e-mail communication and any attachments > > are for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain > information > > that is confidential and privileged under state and federal privacy laws. > > If you received this e-mail in error, be aware that any unauthorized use, > > disclosure, copying, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you > > received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately and > > destroy/delete all copies of this message. > > > -- Regards, Gandhi "The best way to find urself is to lose urself in the service of others !!!"
