Introduction
LexEVS 6.x includes the loaders listed in this document. You can also create your own loaders using the Loader Framework extension.
NCI MetaThesaurus Loader
Validates and/or loads the complete NCI MetaThesaurus. Content is supplied in RRF format. Note: To load individual coding schemes, consider using the UMLS_Loader as an alternative.
OBO Loader
Validates and/or loads content provided in Open Biomedical Ontologies (OBO) text format.
OWL Loader
Validates and/or loads content provided in Web Ontology Language (OWL) XML format. Note that for LexEVS phase 1 this loader is designed to specifically handle the NCI Thesaurus as provided in OWL format.
Text Loader
A loader for delimited text type files. Text files come in one of two formats: indented code/designation pair or indented code/designation/description triples.
UMLS Loader
Load one or more coding schemes from UMLS RRF format stored in a SQL database.
MetaData Loader
Validates and/or loads content provided in metadata xml format. The only requirement of the xml file is that it be a valid xml file.
NCI History Loader
A loader that takes the delimited NCI history file and applies it to a coding scheme.
OBO History Loader
Load an OBO change history file.
ICD9 Loader
Loader that maps the ICD9 (International Classification of Diseases)data provided from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the LexGrid 2010 model.
ICD10 Loader
Loader that maps the ICD10 (International Classification of Diseases)data provided from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the LexGrid 2010 model.
ICD General Equivalence Mapping (GEM) Loader
Loader that maps the ICD GEM (General Equivalence Mapping) data provided from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the LexGrid 2010 model.
LexGrid XML Loader
Loader that loads native LexGrid XML content into LexEVS. Details of the 6.0 loader found here.