iRefIndex Release Process

The release process consists of the following activities:

1. Build the database - see iRefIndex Build Process for details.
2. Generate output files and statistics.
3. Test the output.
4. Post the output files, statistics and release information.

Testing the Output

• Checking for errors and log messages
• Web services
• Spot checks
• Counting XML tags
• Validation
• Parsing the final output files - see iRefIndex MITAB Parser for details.