{"id":7085,"date":"2021-10-27T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2021-10-27T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:09:30","slug":"64-bit-gis-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/10\/27\/64-bit-gis-update\/","title":{"rendered":"NCBI will assign 64-bit numeric GIs by November 15th. Update affected software!"},"content":{"rendered":"
As announced<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0last month, NCBI will begin assigning larger (64-bit) numeric ‘GIs’ to the remaining sequence types that still receive these identifiers. This change is expected\u00a0as soon as Nov. 15th, 2021<\/b>\u00a0but could occur earlier if data submission volumes are unexpectedly high.\u00a0This is a reminder that all organizations and developers using our products should\u00a0review software\u00a0for any remaining reliance on GIs and compatibility with these larger identifiers.<\/p>\n How do you know if your software or organization may be impacted?<\/b><\/p>\n If you have built custom software to interface with NCBI data and consume a sequence database UID (i.e. GI), process the GI from an ASN1 or XML product, or process the GI from any<\/em> tabular product on FTP, you should review all code to ensure that the new, longer, 64-bit GIs will be handled properly. To ensure a smooth transition and the best overall experience, please update to the latest versions of NCBI-provided programmatic and command line tools. Alternatively, you could make updates\u00a0 to your code to use accession.version identifiers instead of GIs.<\/p>\n NCBI is here to help the community as we make this change. Stay tuned here or follow NCBI Twitter<\/a>\u00a0where we will share updates and additional information, such as a final confirmation of the projected cutover date.<\/p>\n Please contact\u00a0info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov As announced\u00a0\u00a0last month, NCBI will begin assigning larger (64-bit) numeric ‘GIs’ to the remaining sequence types that still receive these identifiers. This change is expected\u00a0as soon as Nov. 15th, 2021\u00a0but could occur earlier if data submission volumes are unexpectedly high.\u00a0This is a reminder that all organizations and developers using our products should\u00a0review software\u00a0for any remaining … Continue reading NCBI will assign 64-bit numeric GIs by November 15th. Update affected software!<\/span> <\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u00a0with any questions about this change or to determine if any software you are using is affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"