Table 2.
The steps and tasks involved in NIFSTD/NeuroLex curation workflow.
| Step | Tasks |
|---|---|
| Add/edit to NeuroLex | This step involves various NIF users/group who are interested in adding, updating, enhancing, or annotating the vocabularies through the NeuroLex wiki |
| Bulk upload | Depending on the number and nature of terms (i.e., adding new large sub-tree of an existing class, or new classes with known parents for a specific NIF module, etc.), we can support bulk upload of terms |
| Identify valid contributions | This step involves identifying the contributions in the previous steps that are valid according to a NIF domain expert. This step should make sure that a term contributed is actually new and not a synonym or duplicate of any existing term. Invalid contributions should be rolled back in NeuroLex during this step |
| Update NIFSTD (testing) | This step involves updating the NIFSTD OWL files or creating new OWL files in testing environment based on the update of contents from previous steps |
| Testing in OntoQuest | After significant updates in NIFSTD (every 1–1.5 months), the OWL implementations should be loaded in OntoQuest testing server for feedbacks |
| Testing in BioPortal | After significant updates in NIFSTD (every 1–1.5 months), the OWL implementations should be tested in BioPortal staging environment for feedbacks |
| Persist links to older versions | After positive feedbacks from Step 5 and 6, we archive the links to the old OWL files and post the links to the project wiki |
| Release notes | Before releasing the production version of NIFSTD, a new release note should be added for the forthcoming version. The release note should include a version number, version specific major changes, major hierarchical changes, newly added module(s), and other technical changes |
| Update NIFSTD (production) | This step involves updating the NIFSTD OWL modules in the production server that are pointing to the Persistent URLs (PURL; http://purl.org) |
| Update NeuroLex Wiki | A new release of NIFSTD should be followed by the updates in NeuroLex wiki which will reflect the implemented additions/changes of the NIFSTD contents merged with the previous iteration |
| Update OntoQuest | A major release of NIFSTD should be followed by an update in OntoQuest production version |
| Update BioPortal | A major release of NIFSTD should be followed by an update in BioPortal production version |