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title: Overview
description: "The Ontology Management (ONT) Cell manages the i2b2 vocabulary definitions, concepts and other terminology. It is accessed by other cells to give semantic meaning to data. **Chapter 9. Table of Contents** ###### [9.7 Update ONT Cell Data in i2b2 Standalone…"
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/chapter-9-ontology-management-ont-cell-install/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: "i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 4. Server Install Guide / B. Legacy Approach - Build Each Cell from Source / Chapter 9. Ontology Management (ONT) Cell Install"
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# Overview

The Ontology Management (ONT) Cell manages the i2b2 vocabulary definitions, concepts and other terminology. It is accessed by other cells to give semantic meaning to data.

  **Chapter 9. Table of Contents**

###### [9.7 Update ONT Cell Data in i2b2 Standalone Admin](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-7-update-ont-cell-data-in-i2b2-standalone-admin/)

###### [9.8 Verify Ontology Installation](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-8-verify-ontology-installation/)

###### [9.4 Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-configuration/)

- [9.4.1 Configure Ontology Build Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-1-configure-ontology-build-properties/)
- [9.4.2 Configure Ontology Application Directory Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-2-configure-ontology-application-directory-properties/)
- [9.4.3 Configure the Ontology Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-3-configure-the-ontology-properties/)
  - [9.4.3.1 Set Metadata Schema Name](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-3-1-set-metadata-schema-name/)
  - [9.4.3.2 Project Management Cell Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-3-2-project-management-cell-properties/)
  - [9.4.3.3 File Repository Cell Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-3-3-file-repository-cell-properties/)
  - [9.4.3.4 Data Repository Cell Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-3-4-data-repository-cell-properties/)
  - [9.4.3.5 Ontology Service Account Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-3-5-ontology-service-account-properties/)
  - [9.4.3.6 Metadata Delimiter Property](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-3-6-metadata-delimiter-property/)
- [9.4.4 Data Source Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-4-4-data-source-configuration/)

###### [9.9 Next Steps](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-9-next-steps/)

###### [9.6 Start Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-6-start-services/)

###### [9.1 Prerequisites](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-1-prerequisites/)

###### [9.2 Ontology Installation Overview](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-2-ontology-installation-overview/)

- [9.2.1 Source Code and Directory Structure](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-2-1-source-code-and-directory-structure/)

###### [9.3 Stop Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-3-stop-services/)

###### [9.5 Deployment](https://i2b2.org/docs/9-5-deployment/)