Contribution
Note
This data class is at a trial use maturity level and may change in future releases. Maturity levels are described in the GKS Maturity Model.
Computational Definition
An action taken by an agent in contributing to the creation, modification, assessment, or deprecation of a particular entity (e.g. a Statement, EvidenceLine, DataSet, Publication, etc.)
Information Model
Some Contribution attributes are inherited from 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. |
|
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. |
|
type |
string |
1..1 |
MUST be “Contribution”. |
|
contributor |
0..1 |
The agent that made the contribution. |
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activityType |
string |
0..1 |
The specific type of activity performed or role played by an agent in making the contribution (e.g. for a publication, agents may contribute as a primary author, editor, figure designer, data generator, etc.). Values of this property may be framed as activities, or as contribution roles (e.g. using terms from the Contribution Role Ontology (CRO)). |
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date |
0..1 |
When the contributing activity was completed. |