How to import a vocabulary?

Import your own business vocabularies (also called lexicons) to create a text annotator (the official term is gazetteer) that are based on a list of Terms.

In the Business vocabularies view:

  • Click on + Business Vocabulary
  • Give a name to your lexicon in the popup menu
  • Select your file format among csv, excel, json, skos…
  • Import your business vocabulary

CSV & Excel format:

  • There are 2 mandatory fields:
    • identifier
    • preferedForm
  • Use the predefined value and standard column names as much as possible
  • A simple sample below in Excel format
  • Once all terms have been imported:
    • Go to the Terms tab to search and browse all terms of the vocabulary
  • Next step is to build a gazetteer