MeSH Annual Updates

Check MeSH RDF release notes: https://hhs.github.io/meshrdf/release-notes

1. Download the official MeSH RDF dataset https://github.com/filak/MTW-MeSH/wiki/Loading-MeSH-datasets#get-the-official-mesh-rdf-dataset

2. ALWAYS perform the checks and resolve any issues in MTW - ie. duplicates, locks, pending changes etc.

3. Export required output files from MTW - ie. UMLS TSV, MARC file, stats etc.

4. BACKUP your <mesh> dataset using Fuseki interface

5. Validate the backup and the official MeSH RDF dataset - run:

   No output = data is OK

    riot --validate mesh_YYYY-MM-DD_....nt.gz
    riot --validate mesh.nt.gz
   

6. Extract the translation from the backup using mesh-nt2trx tool - run:

    mesh-nt2trx %FUSEKI_BASE%/backups/mesh_YYYY-MM-DD_....nq.gz
   

7. Stop MTW Server and MTW Worker services

8. Go to your <FUSEKI_DATA_DIR> and DELETE the <mesh> directories under datatabases and indexes dirs

9. Update MTW config file for new target year/period

   <MTW_HOME_DIR>/instance/conf/mtw.ini

10. Follow the steps in Import the RDF datasets

11. Clear the MTW cache - delete all files in instance/cache

12. Start MTW Server and MTW Worker services

13. Reset the Initial stats in Manage dashboard