WebProtegeReleaseNotes

WebProtege Release Notes

WebProtege 0.5 Alpha Series

Build 200

Critical Changes (please read)

Upgraded to GWT 1.7.

We made some changes to the directory structure and Eclipse setup to conform to GWT 1.7. If you are installing WebProtege, please re-read the Administrator's Guide for updated instructions. Developers should look at the Developer's Guide - the setup for compiling and running WebProtege has been greatly simplified thanks to the Google Plugin for Eclipse.

WebProtege now runs in "local mode" by default. Local mode means that WebProtege will load ontologies from a standalone instance of Protege in your Servlet container. WebProtege can also be configured to run in "external server mode" by setting a property value in the protege.properties file in the <your-servlet-container>/webprotege directory. External server mode means that WebProtege will load ontologies from a Protege server running outside of your Servlet container. The following additional configurations options can be set in protege.properties: Set to true to use WebProtege in client-server mode; default false load.ontologies.from.protege.server=true

1. If you use local mode, specify an alternative location for the metaproject

local.metaproject.path=/tmp/metaproject.pprj

1. Hostname of the Protege server to be used if WebProtege runs in client-server mode. It can also contain a port number

server.hostname=localhost

1. User name that WebProtege uses to connect to the Protege server, if WebProtege runs in client-server mode

webprotege.user=webprotege

1. Password that WebProtege uses to connect to the Protege server, if WebProtege runs in client-server mode

webprotege.password=webprotege

1. Automatic save interval for the projects, if WebProtege runs in local mode (recommended to use database backend)

server.save.interval.sec=120 The values of the above properties should be changed to match your custom WebProtege installation. - Project configurations are now saved in war/projectConfigurations folder. The xml configuration files contain the layout information (tabs to show, number of columns in a tab, portlets to show in a tab, portlet properties, etc.). The default configuration file is configuration.xml. New configuration files are generated if a user saves the layout for a particular project. Configurations can be stored per user / per project. - Users can now open multiple ontologies in WebProtege. Each ontology opens in a different tab. ==== Other Changes ====