Class: Agent

Something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking place, for the existence of an entity, or for another agent's activity.

URI: dlprov:Agent

erDiagram Agent { uriorcurie id uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Statement { uriorcurie object } Property { uriorcurie id uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } AttributeSpecification { uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type uriorcurie range string value } Annotation { uriorcurie annotation_tag string annotation_value } Thing { uriorcurie id uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Relationship { uriorcurie object } Role { uriorcurie id uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Identifier { uriorcurie creator string notation NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Location { uriorcurie id uriorcurieList broad_mappings uriorcurieList close_mappings string description uriorcurieList exact_mappings uriorcurieList narrow_mappings uriorcurieList related_mappings NodeUriOrCurie schema_type } Agent ||--}o Agent : "acted_on_behalf_of" Agent ||--|o Location : "at_location" Agent ||--}o Identifier : "identifiers" Agent ||--}o Relationship : "qualified_relations" Agent ||--}o Thing : "relations" Agent ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Agent ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Agent ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Statement ||--|| Property : "predicate" Property ||--}o Thing : "relations" Property ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Property ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Property ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" AttributeSpecification ||--|| Property : "predicate" AttributeSpecification ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" AttributeSpecification ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" AttributeSpecification ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Thing ||--}o Thing : "relations" Thing ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Thing ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Thing ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Relationship ||--}| Role : "roles" Role ||--}o Thing : "relations" Role ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Role ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Role ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by" Location ||--}o Identifier : "identifiers" Location ||--}o Relationship : "qualified_relations" Location ||--}o Thing : "relations" Location ||--}o Annotation : "annotations" Location ||--}o AttributeSpecification : "attributes" Location ||--}o Statement : "characterized_by"

Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
acted_on_behalf_of *
Agent		 Assign the authority and responsibility for carrying out a specific activity ... direct
at_location 0..1
Location		 Associate the subject with a location direct
identifiers *
Identifier		 An unambiguous reference to the subject within a given context direct
qualified_relations *
Relationship		 Characterizes the relationship or role of an entity with respect to the subje... direct
id 1
Uriorcurie		 Persistent and globally unique identifier of a Thing Thing
relations *
Thing		 Declares an unqualified relation of the subject Thing to another Thing Thing
annotations *
Annotation		 A record of properties of the metadata record on a subject, a collection of t... ThingMixin
broad_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have broad... ThingMixin
close_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have close... ThingMixin
description 0..1
String		 A free-text account of the subject ThingMixin
exact_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have ident... ThingMixin
attributes *
AttributeSpecification		 Declares a relation that associates a Thing (or another attribute) with an ... ThingMixin
characterized_by *
Statement		 Qualifies relationships between a subject Thing and an object Thing with ... ThingMixin
narrow_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have narro... ThingMixin
related_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have relat... ThingMixin
schema_type 0..1
NodeUriOrCurie		 State that the subject is an instance of a particular schema class ThingMixin

Usages

used by used in type used
Agent acted_on_behalf_of domain Agent
Agent acted_on_behalf_of range Agent
Activity associated_with range Agent
Entity attributed_to range Agent
SoftwareAgent acted_on_behalf_of domain Agent
SoftwareAgent acted_on_behalf_of range Agent

Comments

  • This class does not support even a basic name slot, because depending on the context, there may not be a suitable name, or one name would not be enough. If no specialized derived class is available in a context where a name or similar attribute is desired, it can be expressed via the has_attributes slot.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dlprov:Agent
native dlprov:Agent
exact foaf:Agent, prov:Agent

Examples

Example: Agent-01-minimal

# A valid minimal agent record is an identifier (here an ORCID)
id: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-0801

Example: Agent-03-relations

# Using "unconventional" object identifiers to qualify relationships.
# The schema also enables the use of GEO URIs as identifiers for locations
id: ex:ns/people/jane
qualified_relations:
  # using a GEO URI as a location identifier
  geo:-19.738897,63.453072?z=19:
    roles:
      # worksite
      - obo:NCIT_C17556

Example: Agent-02-attributes

# The Agent class does not define even basic attribute slots.
# But common and exotic ones can be expressed nevertheless
id: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6398-6370
acted_on_behalf_of:
  - https://ror.org/02nv7yv05
attributes:
  - predicate: foaf:name
    value: Michael Hanke
  # has biosafety level
  # "minimal potential hazard to laboratory personnel and the environment"
  - predicate: http://www.bioassayontology.org/bao#BAO_0002826
    value: "1"

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Agent
description: Something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking
  place, for the existence of an entity, or for another agent's activity.
comments:
- This class does not support even a basic `name` slot, because depending on the context,
  there may not be a suitable name, or one name would not be enough. If no specialized
  derived class is available in a context where a `name` or similar attribute is desired,
  it can be expressed via the `has_attributes` slot.
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- foaf:Agent
- prov:Agent
is_a: Thing
slots:
- acted_on_behalf_of
- at_location
- identifiers
- qualified_relations
class_uri: dlprov:Agent

Induced

name: Agent
description: Something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking
  place, for the existence of an entity, or for another agent's activity.
comments:
- This class does not support even a basic `name` slot, because depending on the context,
  there may not be a suitable name, or one name would not be enough. If no specialized
  derived class is available in a context where a `name` or similar attribute is desired,
  it can be expressed via the `has_attributes` slot.
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- foaf:Agent
- prov:Agent
is_a: Thing
attributes:
  acted_on_behalf_of:
    name: acted_on_behalf_of
    description: Assign the authority and responsibility for carrying out a specific
      activity of the subject agent to another agent.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - prov:actedOnBehalfOf
    rank: 1000
    domain: Agent
    slot_uri: dlprov:acted_on_behalf_of
    alias: acted_on_behalf_of
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - Agent
    range: Agent
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  at_location:
    name: at_location
    description: Associate the subject with a location. This can be a geographic place,
      or a place in a directory, or table.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - prov:atLocation
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlspatial:at_location
    alias: at_location
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - Agent
    - Activity
    range: Location
    multivalued: false
    inlined: false
  identifiers:
    name: identifiers
    description: An unambiguous reference to the subject within a given context.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:identifier
    - schema:identifier
    - ADMS:identifier
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlidentifiers:identifier
    alias: identifiers
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - Agent
    - Activity
    - Entity
    - Location
    - InstantaneousEvent
    range: Identifier
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  qualified_relations:
    name: qualified_relations
    description: Characterizes the relationship or role of an entity with respect
      to the subject.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcat:qualifiedRelation
    rank: 1000
    domain: Thing
    slot_uri: dlroles:qualified_relations
    alias: qualified_relations
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - Agent
    - Activity
    - Entity
    - Location
    - InstantaneousEvent
    range: Relationship
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
  id:
    name: id
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Persistent identifier
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 1
    description: Persistent and globally unique identifier of a `Thing`.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:identifier
    - schema:identifier
    - ADMS:identifier
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:id
    identifier: true
    alias: id
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - Thing
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  relations:
    name: relations
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Relations
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 6
    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.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcat:relation
    - dcterms:relation
    rank: 1000
    domain: Thing
    slot_uri: dlthings:relation
    alias: relations
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - Thing
    symmetric: true
    relational_role: OBJECT
    range: Thing
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: false
  annotations:
    name: annotations
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Annotations
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 5
    description: A record of properties of the metadata record on a subject, a collection
      of tag/text tuples with the semantics of OWL Annotation.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:annotations
    alias: annotations
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Annotation
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
  broad_mappings:
    name: broad_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Broad mappings
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 9
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have broader meaning.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:broadMatch
    alias: broad_mappings
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  close_mappings:
    name: close_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Close mappings
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 8
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have close meaning.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:closeMatch
    alias: close_mappings
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  description:
    name: description
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Description
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 4
    description: A free-text account of the subject.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:description
    - rdfs:comment
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:description
    alias: description
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: string
  exact_mappings:
    name: exact_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Exact mappings
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 7
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have identical meaning.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:exactMatch
    alias: exact_mappings
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  attributes:
    name: attributes
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Attributes
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 3
    description: Declares a relation that associates a `Thing` (or another attribute)
      with an attribute, where an attribute is an intrinsic characteristic, such as
      a quality, capability, disposition, function, or is an externally derived attribute
      determined from some descriptor (e.g. a quantity, position, label/identifier).
      Technically, this declaration is done via an `AttributeSpecification` that combines
      a `predicate` with a value declaration and the attribute-related slots of a
      `Thing`. Importantly, such attributes are declared inline, because they do not
      have a unique identifier. If an identifier is available, a `Thing` declaration
      (see `relation`), and a qualification of that relationship via a `Statement`
      (see `characterized_by`) should be preferred.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - sio:SIO_000008
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:attributes
    alias: attributes
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: AttributeSpecification
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  characterized_by:
    name: characterized_by
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Is characterized by
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 2
    description: Qualifies relationships between a subject `Thing` and an object `Thing`
      with a `Statement` declaring a `predicate` on the nature of the relationship.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - obo:RO_0000053
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:characterized_by
    alias: characterized_by
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Statement
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  narrow_mappings:
    name: narrow_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Narrow mappings
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 10
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have narrower meaning.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:narrowMatch
    alias: narrow_mappings
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  related_mappings:
    name: related_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:group:
        tag: sh:group
        value: ThingsPropertyGroup
      sh:name:
        tag: sh:name
        value: Related mappings
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 11
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have related meaning.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:relatedMatch
    alias: related_mappings
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  schema_type:
    name: schema_type
    description: State that the subject is an instance of a particular schema class.
      Typically, no explicit value needs to be assigned to this slot, because it matches
      the class type of a particular record. However, this slots can be used as a
      type designator of a schema element for validation and schema structure handling
      purposes. This is used to indicate specialized schema classes for properties
      that accept a hierarchy of classes as their range.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/prov/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:type
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: rdf:type
    designates_type: true
    alias: schema_type
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    - Identifier
    range: NodeUriOrCurie
class_uri: dlprov:Agent