Protege Know Tator Instructions

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1.

Installing Protg 3.3.1

You can follow the steps below to download and install Protg 3.3.1 from the
source.
1) Open Internet Explorer and go to the Protg 3.3.1 web site at
http://protege.cim3.net/download/old-releases/3.3.1/full/.

2) Click on the Download (86.8M) link for Windows that Includes Java
VM as circled above in red.
This displays a File Download Security Warning window.

3) Click Run.
This displays the download progress window while the file is being
downloaded and then an Internet Explorer Security Warning window.

4) Click Run.
This launches the install wizard.

5) Follow the on-screen instructions to install Protg in your Program


Files folder on your C: drive by clicking Next for pre-install screens and
then Install when prompted.
1.2

Installing Knowtator
1) Open Internet Explorer and go to the sourceforge.net web site at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/knowtator/files/.

2) Click on the filename link for the latest Knowtator ZIP file in the Newest
File row as circled above in red.
This displays the File Download window.

3) Click Save.
This displays the Save As window.
4) Choose the Temp folder on the C: drive.
5) Click Save.
This displays the download progress window depending on your
download speed. The file is small and may download virtually
instantaneously.
6) When done downloading, open Windows Explorer by right-clicking on
the start button and selecting Explore.
7) Open the Temp folder under the C: drive.
8) Right-click on the ZIP file you just downloaded and select Extract Here.
This extracts a folder called edu.uchsc.ccp.knowtator.
9) Drag the edu.uchsc.ccp.knowtator folder to the C: > Program Files >
Protege_3.3.1 > plugins folder.

1.3

Opening and Configuring a Pre-compiled Protg Project


We will be using pre-compiled Protg projects. If you followed the
installation instructions above correctly you should be able to open the
annotation exercises and the annotation project without configuring
Protg. If you have trouble let us know and we will walk you through this.
Steps for opening and saving pre-compiled project files are the same.
1) Download and unzip the Exercise1.zip folder. In this folder you should have
six files and one folder called corpus. The files are called
Annotator_Training_Exercise1.pprj, *.pins, *.pont, and Knowtator.pprj,
*.pins, *.pont. Inside the corpus folder is one text file called
Exercise1.txt.
2) Start Protg.
This displays the Welcome to Protg window.

3) Click the Open Other button.


This displays the Open Other window. From the Open Other window
you can navigate to the location where you downloaded and saved the
Protg project.
4) Select the Protg project file (this will be a file with a long file name for
example, Schema_Release.pprj. The .pprj extension tells you this is
the project file. The Knowtator.pprj, *.pins, *.pont files are configuration
files. All six files, the Annotator_Training_Exercise1.pprj, *.pins, *.pont,
and Knowtator.pprj, *.pins, *.pont are needed and should be in the same
folder.
1.4

Saving a Protg Project


You will want to save your project as a different name.

1.5

Saving a Knowtator Project


1) Click on File and select Save Project As.
This displays the Protg Files (.pont and .pins) window.

above the right corner of the Project text box.


5) Click on the square icon
This displays the Project Files window.

6) In the Look In drop down box, select the drive you want. The default is the
current directory you are in.
7) Select and double-click your folder in the file display screen.
8) Enter the project name in the File Name text field. Save the project to a
name convenient for you. For example,
Schema_Release_myname.pprj.
9) Click on the Select button.
The Protg Files (.pont and .pins) window opens with the correct path
to the new project. At the top of the Protg screen, it should have the full
path to your project.
10) Click the OK button.
1.6

Defining the Default Annotator


1) Click on Knowtator in the top menu and select Configure.
This displays the instance of knowtator configuration window.

2) Above the right side of the default annotator text field, click on the
Create Instance diamond-shaped icon.
This displays the Select Concrete CIs window.

3) Select knowtator human annotator.


4) Click the OK button.
This displays an instance of knowtator human annotator window.

5) Enter first name, last name, affiliation (optional) and your first name
plus first initial of your last name as annotator id.

6) Close this window by clicking the X button at the top right corner of the
box.
7) Close the Instance window by clicking the X button at the top right corner
of the window.

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