...

1. Log in to your VIVO as a site admin
2. Goto to Site Admin / Add/Remove RDF Data
3. Enter the address of the sample data, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vivo-project/sample-data/master/sample-data.n3, select "add instance data," and set the file type to "N3."  See below
   
4. Check to make sure you have the form filled out properly: 1) the URL for the sample data has been entered as shown; 2) "add instance" is selected; 3) "N3" is selected as the file type.  Press Submit.
5. After a brief upload, you will see
   
6. Navigate to your home page.  You should see
   
7. That's it! Let's start exploring.

Exploring the Interface

...

Use the interface to search for terms.  You may wish to try "Chemistry" or "Derrida" or "Roberts".

Sign on as a site administrator and use the interface.  You will see edit controls that allow you to modify the data using the interface.

On a person's profile, click "Edit this individual".  You will be presented with an internal view showing simple edits you can make to the individual.

At the top of the display is a list of the datatype properties and their values to be edited.

Below that is a list of Object properties showing connections between the individual and other entities in VIVO.  Studying these connections can help you understand how VIVO stores data in a connected graph.

Resetting Your Database

When you are finished exploring the sample data, you will want to reset VIVO to use the database you used when installing VIVO.  You recorded the name of this database when following the steps above in Preparing Your Database.  To reset your database, follow the steps below:

...