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Update Workflow

How would this stay current? New ORS or purchasing data is imported or curated, refreshed, validated, and used to regenerate diagrams and query answers on the website.

flowchart LR
  A["New data"] --> B["Import or curate"]
  B --> C["Run refresh"]
  C --> D["Validate connections"]
  D --> E["Regenerate diagrams and query answers"]
  E --> F["Serve updated website"]

What can be added

  • People
  • Resources
  • Grants and proposals
  • Facilities/resources text
  • Publications
  • Outputs
  • Courses
  • Equipment
  • Purchasing records
  • Synonym groups

What the system refuses to assume

  • Shared unit is not collaboration
  • Affiliation is not facility use
  • Keyword match is not proof
  • ORS administrative records are not collaboration hubs
  • Public display and internal graph use are separate

Practical commands

python3 scripts/refresh_all.py
python3 scripts/generate_demo_pages.py
mkdocs serve --dev-addr 0.0.0.0:8000

Demo: Ask the Map · Connection Examples · Update Workflow · Internal Data Wishlist

Last generated: 2026-06-01 17:38 UTC