Getting the concept dictionary

Andy Kanter will announce new concept dictionary releases, detailing the changes that the new release has, here. The file (a .sql zip file) will be dropped on a shared dropbox folder, called OpenMRS (to get access to it, email andrew.kanter@dbmi.columbia.edu - see more details on this process here).

Once you have access to the dropbox folder, you’ll see a number of zip files within the folder entitled openmrs_concepts_x.xx.x_yyyymmdd.sql.zip, where x.xx.x indicates the version number of OpenMRS you are using and the date matches the date of the dictionary release. You can use the 1.9.x version for all OpenMRS versions of 1.9. The same is true for 1.11, with 1.11.x covering 1.11.5, which is the version of OpenMRS that we use for OpenSRP demo server. Download the version that matches your OpenMRS instance and then unzip the file.

Updating the concept dictionary

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First, you will need to copy this file to the server, using command: 

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Remember, your PC’s ssh keys should have been added to the list of PCs that can access the server in order for you to have access to the server through ssh. If you need this done on the Ona server, email: jmaina@ona.io.

Once logged in to the server, make sure to do a backup of the mysql database:

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If you log in to your OpenMRS instance, under the Dictionary tab, you can search for the new concepts to confirm that the changes reflect as expected.

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If your team has provided translations for new concepts in the local language that were added to the dictionary, you will need to add this language to the OpenMRS global properties list before you can see the language in the dictionary tab. Check out this article on the OpenMRS wiki (see section Setting the available locales) for instructions on how to do this: https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/Localization+and+Languages.