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Slot: Relations (relations)

Declares an unqualified relation of the subject Thing to another Thing. This schema slot is used to define related things inline. If such a definition is not needed. A qualified relationship can be declared directly using the characterized_by slot.

URI: dlthings:relation Alias: relations

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
XYZDataItem An information content entity that is intended to be a truthful statement abo... no
XYZDocument A conceptual entity representing things which a, broadly conceived, "document... no
Publication A resource that is the output of a publishing process no
XYZPublication A resource that is the output of a publishing process no
XYZAgentRole A role is the function of an agent with respect to a subject, in the context ... no
XYZOrganization A social or legal institution such as a company, a society, or a university no
Instrument A thing that enables an agent to perform an action no
XYZSubject A subject is an entity being investigated in a study no
XYZCompetition A process where multiple agents compete for a resource, such as funding, reco... no
Grant A grant, typically financial or otherwise quantifiable, resources no
Thing The most basic, identifiable item yes
DataItem An information content entity that is intended to be a truthful statement abo... no
XYZActivity An activity is something that occurs over a period of time and acts upon or w... no
XYZEntityRole A role is the function of an entity with respect to a subject, in the context... no
XYZCompetitionType Type of a competitions, e no
File A specific representation of a data item in the form of an electronic file no
XYZDataset A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent no
XYZGrant A grant, typically financial or otherwise quantifiable, resources no
XYZObjective A proposition that indicates a planned or anticipated outcome no
XYZConcept An idea or notion; a unit of thought no
XYZFile A specific representation of a data item, which may come in the form of an el... no
Subject A subject is an entity being investigated in a study no
ValueSpecification A Thing that is a value of some kind no
XYZInstrumentType Type of an instrument no
XYZTopic Topic a subject is about, e no
XYZActivityRole A role is the function of an activity with respect to a subject, in the conte... no
Property An RDF property, a Thing used to define a predicate, for example in a `St... no
XYZInstrument A thing that enables an agent to perform an action no
XYZPublicationVenue "Place" of a publication, e no
XYZQuality A quality is an attribute that is intrinsically associated with its bearer (o... no
AnnotationTag A tag identifying an annotation no
XYZDepictionType Type of a depiction no
Document A conceptual entity representing things which a, broadly conceived, "document... no
XYZSubjectType Type of a subject (e no
XYZStudy A planned process that consists of parts: planning, study design execution, d... no
Distribution A specific (physical) manifestation conceptual entity no
Organization A social or legal institution such as a company, a society, or a university no
Convention A set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, norms, social n... no
XYZBibliographicType Type of a publication or document, e no
Project A collective endeavour of some kind no
XYZProject A collective endeavour of some kind no
Rule Permissions, prohibitions, obligations or other rights/policies no
Study A planned process that consists of parts: planning, study design execution, d... no
XYZAccolade An award, prize, or other honor received in recognition of an achievement no
XYZDataType Type of an data item no
Dataset A collection of data (data items), published or curated by a single agent no
XYZPerson Person agents are people, alive, dead, or fictional no
Person Person agents are people, alive, dead, or fictional no
XYZDepiction Reference conveyed through pictures no

Properties

Type and Range

Property Value
Range Thing
Domain Of Thing
Slot URI dlthings:relation

Cardinality and Requirements

Property Value
Multivalued Yes
Relationship Properties | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Symmetric | Yes | | Relational Role | OBJECT |

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dlthings:relation
native xyzri:relations
exact dcat:relation, dcterms:relation

LinkML Source

name: relations
description: Declares an unqualified relation of the subject `Thing` to another `Thing`.
  This schema slot is used to define related things inline. If such a definition is
  not needed. A qualified relationship can be declared directly using the `characterized_by`
  slot.
title: Relations
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/demo-research-information/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- dcat:relation
- dcterms:relation
rank: 1000
slot_uri: dlthings:relation
alias: relations
domain_of:
- Thing
symmetric: true
relational_role: OBJECT
range: Thing
multivalued: true