Instrument
CDIFProvenance::Classes::Instrument
Definition
Documentation
Original
Reference
schema:Thing
Definition
The most generic type of item.
CDIF
Definition
An instrument or tool used by a provenance activity. Typically a software package or piece of equipment; recorded inline under prov:used items via the schema:instrument sub-key. Carries identifier, label, optional version, and free-form descriptive properties.
Diagram
Inheritance
No generalization relationships.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | XsdAnyUri | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:identifier DefinitionThe identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [[Thing]], such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See [background notes](/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details. ScopeDomain: Thing (https://schema.org/Thing). Range: PropertyValue (https://schema.org/PropertyValue), Text (https://schema.org/Text), URL (https://schema.org/URL). CDIFDefinitionFormal identifier for this activity Scope@id - resolvable URI for the instrument. |
| name | string | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:name DefinitionThe name of the item. ScopeDomain: Thing (https://schema.org/Thing). Range: Text (https://schema.org/Text). CDIFDefinitionHuman-readable name for the activity Scopeschema:name - human-readable label. |
| description | string | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:description DefinitionA description of the item. ScopeDomain: Thing (https://schema.org/Thing). Range: Text (https://schema.org/Text), TextObject (https://schema.org/TextObject). CDIFDefinitionText description of what this activity did Scopeschema:description - short description. |
| version | string | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:version DefinitionThe version of the CreativeWork embodied by a specified resource. ScopeDomain: CreativeWork (https://schema.org/CreativeWork). Range: Number (https://schema.org/Number), Text (https://schema.org/Text). CDIFDefinitionschema:softwareVersion / schema:version - version identifier of the instrument or software. |
| manufacturer | string | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:manufacturer DefinitionThe manufacturer of the product. ScopeDomain: Product (https://schema.org/Product). Range: Organization (https://schema.org/Organization). CDIFDefinitionOrganization that manufactured this instrument. Scopeschema:manufacturer - the entity that manufactured or developed the instrument (text label or @id of an Organization). |
| model | string | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:model DefinitionThe model of the product. Use with the URL of a ProductModel or a textual representation of the model identifier. The URL of the ProductModel can be from an external source. It is recommended to additionally provide strong product identifiers via the gtin8/gtin13/gtin14 and mpn properties. ScopeDomain: Product (https://schema.org/Product). Range: ProductModel (https://schema.org/ProductModel), Text (https://schema.org/Text). CDIFDefinitionProduct model information for this instrument. Scopeschema:model - the model name / identifier of the instrument (or @id of a schema:ProductModel). |
| owner | string | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:owner DefinitionA person or organization who owns this Thing. ScopeDomain: Thing (https://schema.org/Thing). Range: Organization (https://schema.org/Organization), Person (https://schema.org/Person). CDIFDefinitionOrganization that owns this instrument. Scopeschema:owner - the entity that owns the instrument (text label or @id of an Organization). |
Associations
| Role | Target | Multiplicity | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| uses | ← ProvActivity | [0..*] | association |