"Search for match" not yielding results using 2.6-cr2/RDF extension 0.9.0

[olivia solis]

I've been encountering a problem with reconciliation in OpenRefine version 2.6-rc2 — specifically the "Search for match" link. I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this problem.

System specs as follows:

Mac 10.8.5

RDF Refine 0.9.0: https://github.com/fadmaa/grefine-rdf-extension/releases

Java version 1.6

Chrome Version 49.0.2623.112 (64-bit)

My workflow is as follows:

1) Create an OpenRefine project containing a vocabulary list. The columns include preferred labels and their associated URIs.

2) Use the RDF Refine extension/Edit RDF skeleton feature in order to produce my desired RDF file (specifically a SKOS file with skos:concept's URI linked to skos:prefLabel).

3) Create another project (project 2) with the data I want to reconcile against the vocabulary list.

4) Add a reconciliation service to project 2 via the RDF extension (RDF button -> Add reconciliation service -> Based on RDF file, specifying skos:prefLabel) with the SKOS file as the basis for the reconciliation service.

5) Reconcile columns in project 2 with the RDF-file based reconciliation service.

6) For unreconciled terms, try to use the "Search for match" link to type in the text field to retrieve best matches.

This is where 2.6-rc2 fails me. If I start to type in a term that I know is a preferred label in the vocabulary list I've used for the reconciliation service, the autocomplete does not retrieve the preferred label. For instance, I followed the exact same process to produce the attached screen shots, one via 2.5 and one via 2.6-rc2. I added a reconciliation service based on the exact same RDF file in each version. Typing in "Clinton" should retrieve either "Clinton, Bill [...]" or "Clinton, Hillary [...]" (both terms are in the vocabulary list) as options. OpenRefine 2.6-cr2 does not produce possible matches, but Google Refine 2.5 does. This autocomplete feature in "Search for match" would save a lot of time, and I would like to be using the most recent release of OpenRefine if possible. If anyone has encountered this problem and its solution in 2.6-rc2, please let me know. Also please let me know if I've not provided enough information.

Thanks!