From 525a7abce48ceca0454e9bc03e87ba85745695c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Till Prochaska Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:24:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add a short definition of mentions to the guide --- guide/the-basics.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/guide/the-basics.md b/guide/the-basics.md index 70fc6b3..07d1169 100644 --- a/guide/the-basics.md +++ b/guide/the-basics.md @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Each entity type contains a fixed set of possible properties to describe relevan This structured vocabulary allows entities to be more easily searched, filtered, and cross-referenced with other data sources to find relevant co-occurrences and further enrich your investigation. +## Mentions + +When you upload unstructured documents (for example, PDF documents) to Aleph, Aleph tries to extract names, locations, IBAN account numbers, and more from the document contents. While entities contain structured data, mentions are simple text parts Aleph recognized in a document. You can search Aleph for other datasets and documents with matching mentions. For example, if an uploaded document mentions an IBAN, Aleph allows you to search for other datasets and documents that mention the same IBAN. + ## Datasets & Investigations In Aleph, **datasets** and **investigations** serve as the primary containers for organizing and managing collections of documents and entities. Any document or entity in Aleph must be a part of either a dataset or an investigation. From 453f17dfa8b1cb16cb8dd7771055590dcfc95f2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Till Prochaska Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:46:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update wording as suggested by @Rosencrantz --- guide/the-basics.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/guide/the-basics.md b/guide/the-basics.md index 07d1169..8e00f1b 100644 --- a/guide/the-basics.md +++ b/guide/the-basics.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ This structured vocabulary allows entities to be more easily searched, filtered, ## Mentions -When you upload unstructured documents (for example, PDF documents) to Aleph, Aleph tries to extract names, locations, IBAN account numbers, and more from the document contents. While entities contain structured data, mentions are simple text parts Aleph recognized in a document. You can search Aleph for other datasets and documents with matching mentions. For example, if an uploaded document mentions an IBAN, Aleph allows you to search for other datasets and documents that mention the same IBAN. +When you upload unstructured documents (for example, PDF documents) to Aleph, Aleph tries to extract names, locations, IBAN account numbers, and more from the document contents. Mentions are different from entities in that they're stored as text and do not contain structured data. You can search Aleph for other datasets and documents with matching mentions. For example, if an uploaded document mentions an IBAN, Aleph allows you to search for other datasets and documents that mention the same IBAN. ## Datasets & Investigations