Class: Entity (Entity)

Anything that exists, has existed, or will exist.

Comments

Entity is the root class of the 'gks-common' core information model. All common classes that have ids and other general metadata like label, description, type, or extensions descend from this class and inherit its attributes.

URI: sepio_linkml:Entity

Inheritance

Entity

Slots

Direct slots

id --> String [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 one object from another.

Implementation Guidance

* Note that it is common for implementers to create their own internal logical ids - typically a serially or randomly generated value like a UUID that is assigned to the data object as it is created in a system. But an implementer may choose to reuse an existing, globally unique id from an external system or authority for this purpose (e.g. an HGNC id for a Gene object) - as long as it is unique within the implementing system, and can be used to reference the identified object in this context.

identifiers --> String [*]

A globally-unique 'business' identifier or accession number for the real-world entity represented by a data object. These are typically assigned by an external system or authority, and used to connect entities and share content across different systems.

Implementation Guidance

* Preferred values for this attribute are CURIEs or URIs - so the system that provisioned the identifier is clear.
* A given real world entity - e.g. a genetic variant - may have many business identifiers defined by different systems, which can be captured in the "identifiers" property to indicate that they represent the same thing.

type --> String [1]

The name of the class that is instantiated by a data object representing the Entity.

Implementation Guidance

* MUST be the label of a concrete class from the data model.

label --> String [0..1]

A primary name for the Entity.

alternativeLabels --> String [*]

Alternative name(s) for the Entity.

description --> String [0..1]

A free text description of the Entity.

extensions --> Extension [*]

A list of extensions to the Entity, that allow for capture of information not directly supported by elements defined in the model.

Implementation Guidance

* Extension objects have a key-value data structure that allows definition of custom fields in the data itself. Extensions are not expected to be natively understood, but may be used for pre-negotiated exchange of message attributes between systems.

Usages

used by	used in	type	used
Activity	input	range	Entity
Activity	output	range	Entity
Contribution	input	range	Entity
Contribution	output	range	Entity

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-framework/sepio-linkml

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	sepio_linkml:Entity
native	sepio_linkml:Entity

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Entity
description: Anything that exists, has existed, or will exist.
title: Entity
comments:
- Entity is the root class of the 'gks-common' core information model. All common
  classes that have ids and other general metadata like label,  description, type,
  or extensions descend from this class and inherit its attributes.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-framework/sepio-linkml
status: Draft
attributes:
  id:
    name: id
    description: 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 one object
      from another.
    comments:
    - Note that it is common for implementers to create their own internal logical
      ids - typically a serially or randomly generated value like a UUID that is assigned
      to the data object as it is created in a system. But an implementer may choose
      to reuse an existing, globally unique id from an external system or authority
      for this purpose (e.g. an HGNC id for a Gene object) - as long as it is unique
      within the implementing system, and can be used to reference the identified
      object in this context.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: true
    multivalued: false
  identifiers:
    name: identifiers
    description: A globally-unique 'business' identifier or accession number for the
      real-world entity represented by a data object. These are typically assigned
      by an external system or authority, and used to connect entities and share content
      across different systems.
    comments:
    - Preferred values for this attribute are CURIEs or URIs - so the system that
      provisioned the identifier is clear.
    - A given real world entity - e.g. a genetic variant - may have many business
      identifiers defined by different systems, which can be captured in the "identifiers"
      property to indicate that they represent the same thing.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Informative
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: true
  type:
    name: type
    description: The name of the class that is instantiated by a data object representing
      the Entity.
    comments:
    - MUST be the label of a concrete class from the data model.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: true
    multivalued: false
  label:
    name: label
    description: A primary name for the Entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    - Coding
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: false
  alternativeLabels:
    name: alternativeLabels
    description: Alternative name(s) for the Entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: true
  description:
    name: description
    description: A free text description of the Entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: false
  extensions:
    name: extensions
    description: A list of extensions to the Entity, that allow for capture of information
      not directly supported by elements defined in the model.
    comments:
    - Extension objects have a key-value data structure that allows definition of
      custom fields in the data itself. Extensions are not expected to be natively
      understood, but may be used for pre-negotiated exchange of message attributes
      between systems.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Extension
    required: false
    multivalued: true

Induced

name: Entity
description: Anything that exists, has existed, or will exist.
title: Entity
comments:
- Entity is the root class of the 'gks-common' core information model. All common
  classes that have ids and other general metadata like label,  description, type,
  or extensions descend from this class and inherit its attributes.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-framework/sepio-linkml
status: Draft
attributes:
  id:
    name: id
    description: 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 one object
      from another.
    comments:
    - Note that it is common for implementers to create their own internal logical
      ids - typically a serially or randomly generated value like a UUID that is assigned
      to the data object as it is created in a system. But an implementer may choose
      to reuse an existing, globally unique id from an external system or authority
      for this purpose (e.g. an HGNC id for a Gene object) - as long as it is unique
      within the implementing system, and can be used to reference the identified
      object in this context.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    alias: id
    owner: Entity
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: true
    multivalued: false
  identifiers:
    name: identifiers
    description: A globally-unique 'business' identifier or accession number for the
      real-world entity represented by a data object. These are typically assigned
      by an external system or authority, and used to connect entities and share content
      across different systems.
    comments:
    - Preferred values for this attribute are CURIEs or URIs - so the system that
      provisioned the identifier is clear.
    - A given real world entity - e.g. a genetic variant - may have many business
      identifiers defined by different systems, which can be captured in the "identifiers"
      property to indicate that they represent the same thing.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Informative
    rank: 1000
    alias: identifiers
    owner: Entity
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: true
  type:
    name: type
    description: The name of the class that is instantiated by a data object representing
      the Entity.
    comments:
    - MUST be the label of a concrete class from the data model.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    alias: type
    owner: Entity
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: true
    multivalued: false
  label:
    name: label
    description: A primary name for the Entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    alias: label
    owner: Entity
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    - Coding
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: false
  alternativeLabels:
    name: alternativeLabels
    description: Alternative name(s) for the Entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    alias: alternativeLabels
    owner: Entity
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: true
  description:
    name: description
    description: A free text description of the Entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    alias: description
    owner: Entity
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: false
    multivalued: false
  extensions:
    name: extensions
    description: A list of extensions to the Entity, that allow for capture of information
      not directly supported by elements defined in the model.
    comments:
    - Extension objects have a key-value data structure that allows definition of
      custom fields in the data itself. Extensions are not expected to be natively
      understood, but may be used for pre-negotiated exchange of message attributes
      between systems.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/sepio-model
    status: Draft
    rank: 1000
    alias: extensions
    owner: Entity
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Extension
    required: false
    multivalued: true