Hello, I need to create a local UMLS installation that will run cTAKES offline. I’m aware of the licensing rules, and have created an account at UTS. I looked through dev email archives for descriptions and in the documentation here https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CTAKES/UMLS+MS+SQL+Server+Installation but I’m currently stuck and have several questions. Can you help or point me in the right direction?
I used the DictionaryCreator tool with cTAKES 4.0.0.1 and successfully created a custom dictionary at org/apache/ctakes/dictionary/lookup/fast/custom_local When I checked the XML file for the custom dictionary I created, there is a property umlsUrl that is pointing cTAKES to query the restful server at uts-ws.nlm.nih.gov and not the dictionary I created. Can I use JdbcConceptFactory instead of UmlsJdbcConceptFactory and remove the umls property keys, and would I want to do that to point cTAKES only to a local dictionary? The instructions in the cwiki link above were out of date, but I was able to locate the ant script and the ytex properties files it described. It looks like cTAKES contains mysql, do I need to install mysql separately, or can I use the one in cTAKES? (If yes, are there updated instructions?) Thanks! John Caskey University of Wisconsin-Madison
