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 |