Contribution
Note
This data class is at a trial use maturity level and may change in future releases. Maturity levels are described in the 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. |