FoodChain-Lab Installation

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  • The “KNIME Analytics Platform” must be installed before you can install FoodChain-Lab. Due to changes in the Java and Eclipse versions our KNIME plugin FoodChain-Lab (FCL) does not work with the latest KNIME version. Until FCL has been updated please use a previous version of KNIME. Go to https://www.knime.com/download-previous-versions, scroll down to KNIME version 4.3.4 and install the software appropriate for your operating system.
  • When starting KNIME for the first time the interface looks like this.

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  • Select Help > Install New Software in the menu bar.

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  • Click Add, in the top-right corner.

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  • In the Add Repository dialogue that appears, enter “BfROpenLab” for the Name and the following URL for the Location: https://gitlab.bfr.berlin/binrepos/fcl/raw/release
  • Click OK.

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  • In the Available Software dialogue, expand the “BfROpenLab” entry and select the checkbox next to FoodChain-Lab.
  • If “BfROpenLab” does not show up, deselect “Group items by category” and then select the checkbox next to FoodChain-Lab.
  • Click Next.

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  • In the next window, you’ll see a list of the tools to be downloaded. Click Next.

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  • Read and accept the license agreements, then click Finish.

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  • If you get a security warning saying that the authenticity or validity of the software can’t be established, click Install anyway.

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  • When the installation completes, restart KNIME.

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  • When the KNIME interface has shown up, you should be able to see an item “FoodChain-Lab” in the Node Repository view in the bottom-left corner.