KnowWE#

KnowWE is a semantic wiki that provides the possibility to define and maintain ontologies together with strong problem-solving knowledge. Ontologies can be formulated using the RDF(S) or OWL standard: RDF(S) can be included by using the turtle markup, whereas the markup for OWL uses the Manchester syntax. Additionally, KnowWE provides markups for the formalization of the strong problem-solving methods of d3web-Core. This includes

• Decision trees
• Scoring and abstraction rules
• Decision tables
• Flowchart knowledge with DiaFlux models
• Set-covering models

KnowWE offers a toolset for the entire knowledge engineering life cycle including

• Testing and visually debugging knowledge bases
• Refactoring of knowledge bases, e.g., rename question, rename solution, etc.
• Evaluation of knowledge bases including the analysis of knowledge bases for anomalies
• Continuous integration of knowledge by knowledge builds

Since, KnowWE provides a sophisticated plugin architecture, most of the features are included as plugins. New plugins can be easily introduced; see the developer How-Tos for more details.

System Requirements#

Technically, KnowWE builds on the wiki JSPWiki, using its own fork (sources on GitHub).

KnowWE runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and requires a JDK (Java Development Kit) in the version given on the Downloads page.
It is a Java web application for Apache Tomcat 9; the distribution contains a preconfigured Tomcat, see D3web-KnowWE Quickstart.
Use a current web browser, e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari.