Changes in 🟢 Core Ontology

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New ontology in this release, review all classes: 🟢 Core Ontology


Added

Classes

Construct Definition
ActionSpecification information content entity that prescribes what participants shall do in a process
Agent person, group of persons, or engineered system with an agent role
AgentRole role that someone or something has when they act on behalf of a person, engineered system or a group of agents
Agreement understanding between two or more parties that contains a set of commitments on the part of the parties
Algorithm information content entity that prescribes procedural or declarative steps which can be translated to computer interpretable instructions
Assembly material artifact that is composed of material components that are physically connected and that is capable of disassembly
AssemblyProcess manufacturing process in which a number of material components are physically connected to each other to form an assembly
BusinessFunction function of an organization to partake in for profit activities as prescribed by the objectives specified by that organization
BusinessOrganization organization engaging in or planning to engage in any activity of buying and selling goods or services for a profit
BusinessProcess planned process which is prescribed by a plan specification with one or more objectives specified by a business organization
Buyer person or organization which has a buyer role
BuyerRole agent role held by a person or organization when it buys a product or a service
BuyingBusinessProcess business process wherein a financial instrument is used by an agent (buyer) to acquire ownership of a product or commercial service from another agent (seller) for the buyer itself or for another agent (customer)
Capability disposition in whose realization some agent has an interest
CommercialService business process that consists of a service provisioning process and a consumption process
CommercialServiceAgreement agreement between a customer and service provider that is about some commercial service to be provided by the service provider in exchange for compensation from the customer
CommercialServiceSpecification plan specification that prescribes a commercial service
ComputingProcess planned process in which an algorithm or an encoded algorithm is realized by an agent
Customer person or organization which has a customer role
CustomerRole agent role held by a person or organization when it utilizes the product or receives the service or subscribes to the commercial service agreement
DescriptiveInformationContentEntity information content entity that characterizes (gives a description of) an entity
DesignSpecification information content entity that prescribes something man-made
DesignativeInformationContentEntity information content entity that uniquely identifies an entity
DesignedFunction function that is intentionally designed
DirectiveInformationContentEntity information content entity that prescribes a set of rules or guidelines for a process or a model of something man-made
EncodedAlgorithm plan specification that is the implementation of an algorithm encoded in a specific programming language or framework and that is readily executable
EngineeredSystem system that is deliberately created to have a certain function
EquipmentRole role held by a material artifact or an engineered system when it is planned to be involved in or is involved in carrying out some part of a planned process and that is not consumed in that planned process
Event phenomena (process or process boundary) that is recognized by an agent and typically recorded
GainOfRole process in which someone or something (independent continuant that is not a spatial region) becomes the bearer of a role
GroupOfAgents group (object aggregate) that has one or more agents as members
GroupOfPersons group (object aggregate) that has one or more persons as members
Identifier information content entity that is used to uniquely identify an entity within a particular context
InformationContentEntity content or a pattern (generically dependent continuant) that is about some entity
LossOfRole process in which someone or something (independent continuant that is not a spatial region) ceases to be the bearer of a role
MaintainableMaterialItem material artifact or engineered system which has the maintainable material item role
MaintainableMaterialItemRole role played by an asset (engineered system or material artifact) when there is a maintenance strategy prescribing its maintenance process
Manufacturer organization which has a manufacturer role
ManufacturerRole agent role held by an organization when it produces material products
ManufacturingProcess planned process that consists of a structured set of operations through which input material is transformed or modified
MaterialArtifact object that is deliberately created to have a certain function
MaterialComponent material entity which has the material component role
MaterialComponentRole role held by a material entity when it is a proper part of another material entity or is planned to be a proper part of another material entity
MaterialLocationChangeProcess planned process that results in a material entity moving from one physical location to another
MaterialProduct material entity which has the material product role
MaterialProductRole role held by a material entity that is intended to be sold, or has been bought, or has been supplied
MaterialResource material entity which has the material resource role
MaterialResourceRole role played by a material entity that consists in it being available to a person or group of agents or engineered system
MaterialState process in which a material entity that participates in the process has a condition that remains unchanged
MeasuredValueExpression value expression that contains the measured value of an attribute (specifically dependent continuant or process characteristic or temporal region)
MeasurementCapability capability of a material entity to measure the value of some entity
MeasurementInformationContentEntity informational content that is the result of measuring a set of attributes (specifically dependent continuant or process characteristic or temporal region) belonging to the entity (independent continuant or process or process boundary) the informational content is about
MeasurementProcess planned process to determine the value of an attribute (specifically dependent continuant or temporal region or process characteristic) of an entity of interest
ObjectiveSpecification information content entity that prescribes what the outcome of some process should be
Organization group of persons that identifies itself by some name and pursues a common set of plans and objectives
OrganizationIdentifier identifier that identifies an organization
OrganizedGroupOfAgents group of agents that is pursuing a common set of plans and objectives
Person organism that is the member of the species of homo sapiens
PhysicalLocationIdentifier identifier that identifies a physical location (site)
PieceOfEquipment material artifact or engineered system with an equipment role
PlanSpecification information content entity that has action specifications and objective specifications as parts
PlannedProcess process that is prescribed by a plan specification
ProcessCharacteristic attribute of a process
ProcuringBusinessProcess business process that consists of buying and ensuring the supply of products or services
ProductProductionProcess business process that consists of at least one manufacturing process through which raw materials and components are transformed or modified to create a material product
RawMaterial material entity which has the raw material role
RawMaterialRole role held by a material entity when it is acquired by an organizational entity with some plan to transform or modify it into intermediate-level components or substances or into a product
RequirementSpecification information content entity that prescribes a set of requirements
SellingBusinessProcess business process wherein a product or commercial service is offered by an agent (seller) for another agent (buyer) to acquire ownership via a financial instrument
ServiceProvider person or organization which has a service provider role
ServiceProviderRole supplier role held by a person or organization when it offers to sell or provide a commercial service
Supplier person or organization which has a supplier role
SupplierRole agent role held by a person or organization when it offers to sell or provide products or services
SupplyingBusinessProcess business process wherein a product or service is supplied
System collection of elements (object aggregate) that form a unified whole and interact
TemporalDurationValueExpression value expression that describes the duration of some temporal interval
TemporalInstantValueExpression value expression that describes the position of a time instant in the time line
ValueExpression information content entity that contains a value of an entity within a classification scheme or on a quantitative scale

Object Properties

Construct Definition
achievesAtSomeTime relation from a process to an information content entity wherein the process partially or fully concretizes the information content entity
actsOnBehalfOfAtSomeTime relation from a material entity to a person or a group of agents or engineered system that holds when the material entity participates in some planned process in order to fulfill an objective for the person or group of agents or engineered system
after relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the last instant of the temporal extent of i is later than the first instant of the temporal extent of j
before relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the last instant of the temporal extent of i is earlier than the first instant of the temporal extent of j
capabilityOf relation from a capability to an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the capability specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
componentPartOfAtAllTimes relation from a material entity to another material entity that it is a proper part of at all times it exists
componentPartOfAtSomeTime relation from a material entity to another material entity that it is a proper part of at some time
containsOccurrenceOf relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the first instant of the temporal extent of j is later than the first instant of the temporal extent of i and the last instant of the temporal extent of j is earlier than the last instant of the temporal extent of i
denotedBy relation from an entity to an information content entity that distinguishes the entity
denotes relation from an information content entity to an entity that the information content entity distinguishes
describedBy relation from an entity to an information content entity that characterizes the entity
describes relation from an information content entity to an entity that the information content entity characterizes
designatedBy relation from an entity to an information content entity that uniquely distinguishes the entity from other entities
designates relation from an information content entity to an entity that the information content entity uniquely distinguishes from other entities
dispositionOf relation from a disposition to an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the disposition specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
functionOf relation from a function to an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the function specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
hasCapability relation from an independent continuant (the bearer) to a capability, in which the capability specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
hasComponentPartAtAllTimes relation from a material entity to another material entity that it has as a proper part at all times it exists
hasComponentPartAtSomeTime relation from a material entity to another material entity that it has as a proper part at some time
hasDisposition relation from an independent continuant (the bearer) to a disposition, in which the disposition specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
hasFunction relation from an independent continuant (the bearer) to a function, in which the function specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
hasInput relation from a process to someone or something physical or digital (continuant) that is a necessary precondition for the process to start
hasMeasuredValueAtSomeTime relation from an entity to a value expression that contains the value of the entity measured at some time t
hasOutput relation from a process to someone or something physical or digital (continuant) that participates in the process such that it is generated or modified during the process, and that it exists at the end of the process
hasProcessCharacteristic relation between a process and its characteristic
hasQuality relation from an independent continuant (the bearer) to a quality, in which the quality specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
hasRole relation from an independent continuant (the bearer) to a role, in which the role specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
hasSpecifiedOutput relation from a planned process to someone or something physical or digital (continuant) that is produced or modified in the planned process as prescribed by an objective
hasValueExpressionAtAllTimes relation from an entity to a value expression that contains the value of the entity which does not change during the entire existence of the entity
hasValueExpressionAtSomeTime relation from an entity to a value expression that contains the value of the entity determined or set at some time t
isAbout primitive, generic relationship between an information content entity and some entity
isAchievedByAtSomeTime relation from an information content entity to a process that partially or fully concretizes the information content entity
isAvailableToAtSomeTime relation from a material entity or physical location to an agent that holds when the material entity or physical location have a capability that is needed by the agent to fulfil some objective carried by the agent
isInputOf relates someone or something physical or digital (continuant) to a process that it is a necessary precondition for the process to start
isMeasuredValueOfAtSomeTime relation from a value expression to the entity indicating that the value expression contains the value of the entity measured at some time t
isOutputOf relation from someone or something physical or digital (continuant) to a process that it participates in such that it is generated or modified during the process, and it exists at the end of the process
isSpecifiedOutputOf relation from someone or something physical or digital (continuant) to a planned process in which it is produced or modified as prescribed by some objective
isSubjectOf primitive, generic relationship between an entity and some information content entity
isTemporallyOverlappedBy relation that holds between two intervals and processes i and j when the first instant of the temporal extent of j is earlier than and the last instant of the temporal extent of j is later than the first instant of the temporal extent of i, and the last instance of the temporal extent of j is earlier than the last instant of the temporal extent of i
isValueExpressionOfAtAllTimes relation from a value expression to an entity indicating that the value expression contains the value of the entity which does not change during the entire existence of the entity
isValueExpressionOfAtSomeTime relation from a value expression to the entity indicating that the value expression contains the value of the entity determined or set at some time t
measuredByAtSomeTime relation from an entity to a material entity with a measurement capability that got realized to determine the value of the entity, at some time
measuresAtSomeTime relation from a material entity to an entity indicating that the measurement capability of the material entity got realized to determine the value of the entity, at some time
meets relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the last instant of the temporal extent of i is the same as the first instant of the temporal extent of j
metBy relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the last instant of the temporal extent of j is the same as the first instant of the temporal extent of i
observedByAtSomeTime relation from an entity to an agent indicating that the agent participates in some process that outputs information about the entity, at some time
observesAtSomeTime relation from an agent to an entity indicating that the agent participates in some process that outputs information about the entity, at some time
occursDuring relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the first instant of the temporal extent of i is later than the first instant of the temporal extent of j and the last instant of the temporal extent of i is earlier than the last instant of the temporal extent of j
occursSimultaneouslyWith relation that holds between two time instants when they are simultaneous or between two intervals when they have same first and last instants or between two processes or two process boundaries when their temporal extents are the same
prescribedBy relation from an entity to an information content entity that the information content entity serves as a collection of rules or guide for if the entity is something that unfolds in time (occurrent), or as a model if the entity is someone or something physical or digital (continuant)
prescribes relation from an information content entity to an entity such that the information content entity serves as a collection of rules or guide for the entity if the entity is something that unfolds in time (occurrent), or as a model if the entity is someone or something physical or digital (continuant)
processCharacteristicOf relation between a characteristic and the process it is a characteristic of
qualityOf relation from a quality to an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the quality specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
recognizedByAtSomeTime relation from an entity to an agent that is able to describe the entity or is able to associate an information content entity that describes the entity, at some time
recognizesAtSomeTime relation from an agent to an entity that the agent is able to describe the entity or is able to associate an information content entity that describes the entity, at some time
requirementSatisfiedBy relation from a requirement specification to an entity that conforms to the requirement specification
roleOf relation from a role to an independent continuant (the bearer), in which the role specifically depends on the bearer for its existence
satisfiesRequirement relation from an entity to a requirement specification that the entity conforms to
temporallyFinishedBy relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the last instant of the temporal extent of j is the same as the last instant of the temporal extent of i and the first instant of i is precedes the first instant of j
temporallyFinishes relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the last instant of the temporal extent of i is the same as the last instant of the temporal extent of j and the first instant of j is precedes the first instant of i
temporallyOverlaps relation that holds between two intervals and processes i and j when the first instant of the temporal extent of i is earlier than and the last instant of the temporal extent of i is later than the first instant of the temporal extent of j, and the last instance of the temporal extent of i is earlier than the last instant of the temporal extent of j
temporallyStartedBy relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the first instant of the temporal extent of j is the same as first the instant of the temporal extent of i and the last instant of j precedes the last instant of i
temporallyStarts relation that holds between two intervals or processes i and j when the first instant of the temporal extent of i is the same as first the instant of the temporal extent of j and the last instant of i precedes the last instant of j

Data Properties

Construct Definition
hasDateTimeInstantValue data property that relates a time instance value to a XSD date-time
hasSimpleExpressionValue data property that relates a value expression to a literal

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Classes

Construct Definition
ActionSpecification No natural language definition found
Agent No natural language definition found
AgentRole No natural language definition found
Agreement No natural language definition found
Algorithm No natural language definition found
Assembly No natural language definition found
AssemblyProcess No natural language definition found
BusinessFunction No natural language definition found
BusinessOrganization No natural language definition found
BusinessProcess No natural language definition found
Buyer No natural language definition found
BuyerRole No natural language definition found
BuyingBusinessProcess No natural language definition found
Capability No natural language definition found
CommercialService No natural language definition found
CommercialServiceAgreement No natural language definition found
CommercialServiceSpecification No natural language definition found
ComputingProcess No natural language definition found
Customer No natural language definition found
CustomerRole No natural language definition found
DescriptiveInformationContentEntity No natural language definition found
DesignSpecification No natural language definition found
DesignativeInformationContentEntity No natural language definition found
DesignedFunction No natural language definition found
DirectiveInformationContentEntity No natural language definition found
EncodedAlgorithm No natural language definition found
EngineeredSystem No natural language definition found
EquipmentRole No natural language definition found
Event No natural language definition found
GainOfRole No natural language definition found
GroupOfAgents No natural language definition found
GroupOfPersons No natural language definition found
Identifier No natural language definition found
LossOfRole No natural language definition found
MaintainableMaterialItem No natural language definition found
MaintainableMaterialItemRole No natural language definition found
Manufacturer No natural language definition found
ManufacturerRole No natural language definition found
ManufacturingProcess No natural language definition found
MaterialArtifact No natural language definition found
MaterialComponent No natural language definition found
MaterialComponentRole No natural language definition found
MaterialLocationChangeProcess No natural language definition found
MaterialProduct No natural language definition found
MaterialProductRole No natural language definition found
MaterialResource No natural language definition found
MaterialResourceRole No natural language definition found
MaterialState No natural language definition found
MeasuredValueExpression No natural language definition found
MeasurementCapability No natural language definition found
MeasurementInformationContentEntity No natural language definition found
MeasurementProcess No natural language definition found
ObjectiveSpecification No natural language definition found
Organization No natural language definition found
OrganizationIdentifier No natural language definition found
OrganizedGroupOfAgents No natural language definition found
Person No natural language definition found
PhysicalLocationIdentifier No natural language definition found
PieceOfEquipment No natural language definition found
PlanSpecification No natural language definition found
PlannedProcess No natural language definition found
ProcessCharacteristic No natural language definition found
ProcuringBusinessProcess No natural language definition found
ProductProductionProcess No natural language definition found
RawMaterial No natural language definition found
RawMaterialRole No natural language definition found
RequirementSpecification No natural language definition found
SellingBusinessProcess No natural language definition found
ServiceProvider No natural language definition found
ServiceProviderRole No natural language definition found
Supplier No natural language definition found
SupplierRole No natural language definition found
SupplyingBusinessProcess No natural language definition found
System No natural language definition found
TemporalDurationValueExpression No natural language definition found
TemporalInstantValueExpression No natural language definition found
ValueExpression No natural language definition found

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