2. Starting TIGERRegistry

2.1 Starting the TIGERRegistry tool

The way you can start the TIGERRegistry tool depends on your operating system. On Windows machines, a program group called TIGERSearch has been created during the installation - so you just have to select the TIGERRegistry program in the start menu.

On Unix machines, symbolic links have been created. If your general path is set properly, you may just need to type in TIGERRegistry. However, the TIGERRegistry start program can always be found in the TIGERSearch installation path:

INSTALLATIONPATH/bin/TIGERRegistry

Please note: Relative paths specified by the user are evaluated with regard to the working directory. On Unix machines this directory is defined as the TIGERSearch starting directory (i.e. the directory TIGERSearch has been started from). On Mac and Windows machines the working directory is defined as the user's home directory.

2.2 Corpus administration window

When you start the TIGERRegistry tool, it first checks whether you have the permissions to read, write, and create files in the corpus directory. If you do not have the required permissions, an information window pops up. The TIGERRegistry tool will not be started.

If the permission check has been successful, the TIGERRegistry main window appears (cf. screenshot). Position and size of the window are saved when leaving the tool. So the arrangement of your windows will be restored in the next TIGERRegistry session.

The TIGERSearch User's Manual can be accessed directly within the TIGERRegistry user interface. The TIGERRegistry help window can be activated by pressing the Help button in the upper toolbar or selecting one of the items in the Help menu.

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Figure: TIGERRegistry main window

Now you can browse through the corpus tree (left hand side of the window) and have a look at the corpus properties (right hand side). Just click on a corpus symbol to see the corresponding corpus properties. All operations on this corpus tree (insert a new corpus, delete a corpus etc.) can be activated by pressing the appropriate button in the toolbar, or selecting the appropriate item in the popup-menu (activated by clicking the right mouse button on the corpus symbol), or selecting the corresponding item in the menu bar.

Please note: In contrast to file management tools there is no Undo function available in the TIGERRegistry tool!

2.3 Folders

To insert a new folder (which can contain corpora and other folders) first mark the parent folder of the new folder (in the following figure the folder Projects has been marked). Now click the Insert folder button in the button toolbar. A new window pops up. Please type in the name of your folder (here: MyFolder) and press the Save button.

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Figure: Inserting a new folder

To delete a folder mark it and press the Delete folder button in the button toolbar. The folder and its subfolders will be deleted.

To move a folder into a new parent folder, use the drag and drop feature of the TIGERRegistry tool: Click the left mouse button on the folder, keep the mouse button pressed (drag), move the folder to the new parent folder, and release the mouse button (drop).

2.4 Corpora

Please read section 3, section 4, and subsection 3.4 for details about inserting a corpus, changing corpus properties, and viewing corpus log files.

To delete a corpus, first mark the corresponding corpus symbol in the corpus administration tree (cf. corpus TESTCORPUS in the screenshot). Now click the Delete corpus symbol in the button toolbar. A corpus deletion always has to be confirmed:

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Figure: Deletion of a corpus

Please note: Corpus deletion will delete all data of the selected corpus on the hard disc.

To move a corpus into a new parent folder, use the drag and drop feature of the TIGERRegistry tool: Click the left mouse button on the corpus, keep the mouse button pressed (drag), move the corpus to the new parent folder, and release the mouse button (drop).

2.5 Consistency check

The consistency check runs through the corpus administration tree and checks whether all corpus IDs are distinct. An inconsistency may be caused by corpus administrators with different user rights. To start the consistency check click the corresponding button in the button tool bar, which is presented as a yellow warning symbol.