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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
Distribution A specific representation of a resource, which may come in the form of a phys... no
Group A collection of individual agents no
Project A collective endeavour of some kind no
Dataset A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent no
DataService A collection of operations that provides access to one or more dataset distri... no
ValueSpecification A Thing that is a value of some kind no
Role A role is the function of a resource or agent with respect to a subject, in t... no
InstantaneousEvent A moment of a transition from one particular state of the world to another no
Resource A consumable, often quantifiable entity, typically made available by a single... no
Activity An activity is something that occurs over a period of time and acts upon or w... no
Person Person agents are people, alive, dead, or fictional no
Thing The most basic, identifiable item yes
SoftwareAgent Running software no
Location A location can be an identifiable geographic place (ISO 19112), but it can al... no
Document A conceptual entity representing things which a, broadly conceived, "document... no
Agent Something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking place... no
Organization A social or legal instititution such as a company, a society, or a university no
Property An RDF property, a Thing used to define a predicate, for example in a `St... no
Instrument A thing that enables an agent to perform an action no
Entity A physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some fixed aspec... no
Grant A grant, typically financial or otherwise quantifiable, resources no
Publication A document that is the output of a publishing process no
ElectronicDistribution A specific representation of data, which may come in the form of a single fil... no

Properties

  • Range: Thing

  • Multivalued: True

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://concepts.inm7.de/s/base/unreleased

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dlthings:relation
native inm7base: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.inm7.de/s/base/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- dcat:relation
- dcterms:relation
rank: 1000
domain: Thing
slot_uri: dlthings:relation
alias: relations
domain_of:
- Thing
symmetric: true
relational_role: OBJECT
range: Thing
multivalued: true
inlined: true
inlined_as_list: false