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Guohui Xiao edited this page Feb 5, 2014 · 6 revisions

Setting up a Quest Classic In-memory RDF Repository using Sesame Workbench

  • Make sure your server is running (Apache Tomcat, Jetty or other)
  • Go to [http://localhost:8080/openrdf-workbench Sesame Workbench]
  • Click New repository
  • Select Quest In-memory RDF Store from the list.

  • Give an ID to your new repository, optionally also a descriptive title

  • Click Next

On the next page:

  • Type in the path of your OWL file using '/'-es (ex: C:/Users/Me/Repo/MyOwl.owl)
  • Check if you want existentional reasoning (default: No)
  • Select the rewriting technique you wish to be used (default: TreeWitness)

  • Click Create

The Summary page contains your newly created repository's SPARQL endpoint URL (as Location):

Adding data triples

The user has several possibilities to add RDF data to the repository by clicking on '''Add''' in the left-hand side menu. The data format is automatically detected and can be any of the following: RDF/XML, Turtle, N3, N-Triples, BinaryRDF, TriG, TriX.

  • From a data URL

  • From a data file The baseURI and the Context is automatically detected.

  • From RDF content

Querying

  • The user can query the newly created repository by clicking on the '''Query''' submenu on the left-hand side:

  • Or view the entire set of triples by clicking on '''Export'''.

Troubleshooting

If you recieve an error message "Could not create Sesame Repo!", the system encountered an error upon creating your repository. In order to see the cause of the problem, one has to check the log of the Tomcat or Jetty server. For more information visit our [/ontop/ontop/wiki/ObdalibQuestSesameFAQ FAQ-s and Troubleshooting] page.

Exporting

  • Exporting is equal to showing all the data in the triple store. Basically it is a general CONSTRUCT query:
CONSTRUCT {?s ?p ?o}
WHERE {?s ?p ?o}
''' '''Important notice''': Any operation regarding update and removal ('''Update''', '''Remove''' or '''Clear''') of triples is not supported! '''

{{TracNotice|{{PAGENAME}}}}

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