Updating DeCS

LILDBI-Web software is currently used for administration of databases according with the LILACS Methodology. As other systems, LILDBI-Web has common bases which allow the filling of some fields by selection, without needing to enter data. This resource helps in the standardization of the entries. Some of these bases contain data that are changed with a certain frequency, and thus, need to be updated in each instance of LILDBI-Web.

This is the case of DeCS, Health Sciences Descriptors, controlled vocabulary used for LILACS Methodology. It contains descriptors to represents the matters of the documents.

About the update

Decs is updated annually.

Each Cooperating Center (CC) is responsible for updating their LILDBI-Web instance.

Exceptions occur when the CC is a member of a Thematic Network (Nursing, Dentistry and Psychology) which data entry is made centrally in a single database. In this case, update must be made by the Network Coordination. However, if the CC cooperates with the thematic base and also maintains an institutional base, the CC will be responsible for updating their base.

Note: DeCS update should not be confused with the version update of LILDBI-Web system. To know more about it, see the page Upgrading LILDBI-Web versions (avaliable on Spanish [1] and Portuguese [2] languages. English version coming soon).

Important!

Before updating DeCS, it should be made backup of the system and databases.

Also, make sure there isn´t non-certified records on the Documentalist base.

Download file to update

  • To download DeCS update to LILDBI-Web is necessary that the institution is a Cooperating Center of the BVS Network. Therefore, to download DeCS you must have username and password to download BVS products. If you don´t have, follow the steps:
    • If you don´t join the developers mailing list of the VHL Netword (RedDes), subscribe at http://listas.bireme.br/mailman/listinfo/reddes.bvs-tech
    • Once registered, send an e-mail to RedDes list [reddes.bvs-tech @ listas.bireme.br] requesting a password to download VHL applications. Please, don´t forget to inform the Cooperative Center code of the institution.
    • Important: old passwords, generated before January 2012, are no longer active.

NOTE: Where there is YYYY please consider the most updated version for download.

Click on the corresponding option according to the operational system used:

  • Windows:
ftp://ftp.bireme.org/produtos/lildbi-windows-decsYYYY.zip
  • Linux:
ftp://ftp.bireme.org/produtos/lildbi-linux-decsYYYY.tgz
  • Clicking on this option, it opens a window asking for login/user and password. Inform data to download and save this compressed file to a location of your choice.
    • File for Windows: lildbi-windows-decsYYYY.zip
    • File for Linux: lildbi-linux-decsYYYY.tgz

Deactivate LILDBI-Web system

  • Access the Administrator profile from LILDBI-Web.

In the LILDBI-Web menu, go to “System” and “Notify Users”.

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  • Edit your notice to users. Then click “Confirm”.

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  • After confirmation, you will return to the home screen of the administrator profile. The system is still active. Click “Deactivate system”

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  • Then the system will be unavailable for Documentalist and Editor profiles.

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  • To check the warning message to the user, even as an administrator, click “Change Profile” on the system menu. Enter your password and select the Documentalist or Editor profile to view the notice.

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  • And confirm “system is unavailable” message.

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Unzipping update files

For Linux systems

In order to check what files are available in the update file, please execute the following command line:

       tar tvfz upd-lildbiw-lin-decsYYYY.tgz

To update the databases listed above, please run the following command line under the database directory of the LILDBI-Web system:

       tar xvfzp upd-lildbiw-lin-decsYYYY.tgz

E.g.:

  • directory of LILDBI-Web system’s database:
 /Apache/bases/
  • directory structure where the system has been installed:
       /Apache/
             |__htdocs
             |__cgi-bin
             |__bases
  • using the example directory structure, the following command line should be executed under /Apache/ directory:
   tar xvfzp upd-lildbiw-lin-decsYYYY.tgz
  • This procedure will replace all files required by the database update.

In case of doubt or problem, please access:

       http://wiki.bireme.org/en/index.php/Technical_Support_to_BIREME%27s_products

For Windows systems

In order to check what files are available in the update file, please open the file below using the WinZip application (or a similar program):

   upd-lildbiw-win-decsYYYY.zip

To update the databases listed by the application, please choose the Extract option targeting the LILDBI-Web database directory (parent directory of bases) and select the option ‘Use folder names’ before starting the extraction.

E.g.:

  • directory of LILDBI-Web system’s database:
 \Apache\bases\
  • directory structure where the system has been installed:
       \Apache\
             |__htdocs
             |__cgi-bin
             |__bases
  • using the example directory structure, one needs to extract to the \Apache\ directory the contents of the file below using WinZip (or similar application):
    upd-lildbiw-decsYYYY.zip
  • This procedure will replace all files required by the database update.

In case of doubt or problem, please access:

       http://wiki.bireme.org/en/index.php/Technical_Support_to_BIREME%27s_products

Activate the LILDBI-web system

  • Re-access the LILDBI-Web by the Administrator profile and click “Activate system.”

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  • After activating the system, access LILDBI-Web by Documentalist profile and check if the updates were successful.

Questions or problems, please send an email to: reddes.bvs-tech@listas.bireme.br.