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

Extension

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

Agent

0..1

The agent that made the contribution.

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)).

date

datetime

0..1

When the contributing activity was completed.