Extension:Data Import Extension

The Data Import Extension is an extension to Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) and the Halo Extension and has been developed as a part of Project Halo to embrace data provided by external applications and to re-use the data in a wiki.

The Data Import Extension enables users to integrate external data into the Wiki in two different ways. First the Web Service component allows to call external SOAP or RESTful web services from within the Wiki. Second the Term Import Framework component allows to import the terms of a vocabulary into the Wiki. All features come with easy to use graphical user interfaces.

A demonstration of the Data Import Extension is available at a demo server.

Features of the Data Import Extension
The Data Import Extension provides the following features:


 * Using Data from Webservices - features to attach to an external web service, to specify the update and mapping policies and to generate semantic annotations from read or imported data
 * Importing data from other sources - Companies that want to introduce a semantic wiki as new knowledge managements system often have their own vocabulary of specific terms that they want to be reflected in the wiki. The term import component allows importing such existing terms into the wiki.

Feature descriptions and documentation can be found at:
 * SMW user forum for commercial and production use
 * User manual of the Data Import Extension
 * Free of charge download from sourceforge

Ontoprise also distributes an easy-to-install bundle named "SMW+" containing the Data Import Extension, SMW, Semantic Forms, halo Extension, WYSIWYG editor and much more:
 * SMW+ product home page
 * User manual
 * online shop for easy download

Requirements of the Data Import Extension
The Data Import Extension requires the following (free and open source) software:
 * SMWHalo Extension v1.4.3
 * Semantic Gardening extension v1.0
 * Data Import extension 1.0