Coding definition upgrade management

The Oracle Central Coding application codes requests to the dictionary type and version specified by the coding definition in use. To code requests against a new dictionary version, you must upgrade an existing coding definition and associate it with:

  • The new dictionary version.
  • An upgraded synonym list.
  • New or upgraded assignment rules.

For more information, see Editing a coding definition.

If you use auto-suggestions, after you upgrade a coding definition, the Oracle Central Coding application:

  • Validates auto-suggestions for the original coding definition.
  • Copies valid auto-suggestions to the new coding definition.
  • Deletes invalid auto-suggestions.

Recoding a request against an upgraded coding definition may result in different coding results based on changes to synonyms, stopwords, or coding algorithms.