Action inherited from CDIFCore
DiscoveryDataDescription::Classes::Action
Definition
Documentation
Original
Reference
schema:Action
Definition
An action performed by a direct agent and indirect participants upon a direct object. Optionally happens at a location with the help of an inanimate instrument. The execution of the action may produce a result. Specific action sub-type documentation specifies the exact expectation of each argument/role.\n\nSee also [blog post](https://blog.schema.org/2014/04/16/announcing-schema-org-actions/) and [Actions overview document](https://schema.org/docs/actions.html).
Scope
Parent class(es): Thing (https://schema.org/Thing).
CDIF
Definition
schema:Action - an operation invocable via a WebAPI (schema:Action or a subtype such as SearchAction, FindAction, AssessAction, ...).
Diagram
Inheritance
No generalization relationships.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | [0..1] | DocumentationOriginalReferenceschema:name DefinitionThe name of the item. ScopeDomain: Thing (https://schema.org/Thing). Range: Text (https://schema.org/Text). CDIFDefinitionA descriptive name of a dataset (e.g., 'Snow depth in Northern Hemisphere'). The name should uniquely identify the described resource for human use, in the scope of the metadata catalog containing this metadata record. Scopeschema:name - text label for the action. |
Associations
| Role | Target | Multiplicity | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| potentialAction | ← WebAPI | [0..*] | association |
| target | → EntryPoint | [1] | association |
| result | → ActionResult | [0..1] | association |
| queryInput | → PropertyValueSpecification | [0..*] | association |