Data Item
Draft
May change significantly in future releases. See Maturity Model.
Computational Definition
An Information Entity representing an individual piece of data, generated or acquired through methods which reliably produce truthful information about something.
Information Model
Some DataItem attributes are inherited from Information Entity.
Field |
Flags |
Type |
Limits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
0..1 |
The ‘logical’ identifier of the Entity in the system of record, e.g. a UUID. This ‘id’ is unique within a given system, but may or may not be globally unique outside the system. It is used within a system to reference an object from another. |
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type |
string |
1..1 |
Must be “DataItem” |
|
name |
string |
0..1 |
A primary name for the entity. |
|
description |
string |
0..1 |
A free-text description of the Entity. |
|
aliases |
⋮ | string |
0..m |
Alternative name(s) for the Entity. |
extensions |
⋮ | 0..m |
A list of extensions to the Entity, that allow for capture of information not directly supported by elements defined in the model. |
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specifiedBy |
0..1 |
A specification that describes all or part of the process that led to creation of the Information Entity |
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contributions |
↓ | 0..m |
Specific actions taken by an Agent toward the creation, modification, validation, or deprecation of an Information Entity. |
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reportedIn |
⋮ | 0..m |
A document in which the the Information Entity is reported. |
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value |
object | string | iriReference |
0..1 |
The value of the data item (could be a structured value, a quantitative or qualitative value, or an IRI reference to either). |
Inherits: Information Entity
Used in: Statement