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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
SubjectType Classifier for the nature of a subject no
Unit Standardized quantity of a physical quality no
Room An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling no
ValueSpecification A Thing that is a value of some kind no
Factor A tag associated with a categorical, independent variable in a study design no
Building A structure with a roof and walls no
DataItem A single data item, the building block of Datasets no
Protocol A plan specification which has sufficient level of detail and quantitative in... no
BuildingLevel A single level or floor of a (multilevel) building no
Distribution A specific representation of a data item, which may come in the form of an el... no
Thing The most basic, identifiable item yes
Study A planned process that consists of parts: planning, study design execution, d... no
Subject A subject is an entity being investigated in a study no
Person A person no
StudyActivity An activity in the context of a study, where one or more subjects are studied... no
Dimension A dependent or outcome variable no
Dataset A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent no
FileFormat The file format of a distribution no
Instrument A material entity that is designed to perform a function in a scientific inve... no
Site A place or region where entities (building, office, etc no
Property An RDF property, a Thing used to define a predicate, for example in a `St... no
Organization A social or legal institution such as a company, a society, or a university no

Properties

  • Range: Thing

  • Multivalued: True

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://concepts.inm7.de/s/flat-data/unreleased

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dlthings:relation
native inm7fd: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/flat-data/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