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Conceptual Reference#

This document is a reference for the conceptual data model. It was last generated 2025-05-15.

The conceptual data model has the following sheets: - Metadata: Metadata for the conceptual data model - Properties: List of properties - Concepts: List of concepts - Prefixes: the definition of the prefixes that are used in the conceptual data model

Metadata Sheet#

Metadata for the conceptual data model

Field Description Mandatory
space The space where the data model is defined Yes
externalId External identifier for the data model Yes
version Version of the data model Yes
name Human readable name of the data model No
description Short description of the data model No
creator List of creators (comma separated) to the data model. Yes
created Date of the data model creation Yes
updated Date of the data model update Yes
sourceId Id of source that produced this data model No
physical Link to the physical data model level No

Properties Sheet#

List of properties

Column Name Description Mandatory
Neat ID Globally unique identifier for the property No
Concept Concept id that the property is defined for, strongly advise PascalCase usage. Yes
Property Property id, strongly advised to camelCase usage. Yes
Name Human readable name of the property. No
Description Short description of the property. No
Value Type Value type that the property can hold. It takes either subset of XSD type or a class defined. Yes
Min Count Minimum number of values that the property can hold. If no value is provided, the default value is 0, which means that the property is optional. No
Max Count Maximum number of values that the property can hold. If no value is provided, the default value is inf, which means that the property can hold any number of values (listable). No
Default Default value of the property. No
Instance Source The URIRef(s) in the graph to get the value of the property. No
Physical Link to the class representation in the physical data model aspect No

Concepts Sheet#

List of concepts

Column Name Description Mandatory
Neat ID Globally unique identifier for the property No
Concept Concept id being defined, use strongly advise PascalCase usage. Yes
Name Human readable name of the class. No
Description Short description of the class. No
Implements List of classes (comma separated) that the current class implements (parents). No
Instance Source The link to to the rdf.type that have the instances for this class. No
Physical Link to the class representation in the physical data model aspect No