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PLEASE NOTE: The paths provided in opencds.properties on a Windows-based system must have all backslashes escaped or the system will not start properly. For example, if your repository path is at the root folder in C:, e.g., C:\opencds-kr\resourceAttributes, the path configured for knowledge-repository.path must be be either C:\\opencds-kr\\resourcesAttributes or C:/opencds-kr/resourcesAttributes. (note the forward-slashes).
Install OpenCDS Sample Knowledge Repository
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