eClassXML

eCl@ss XML - extension of ISO 13584-32 ontoML

eCl@ss XML is an extension of ISO 13584-32 ontoML. It consists of exchange formats for:

• Dictionaries (based on OntoML)
• Units of measure (based on UnitsML)
• Catalogues (BMEcat)
• Templates (Templates)
• Mappings (TUF, CUF, Basic-Advanced Mapping)
• SDF (Structure Difference File)
• Queries (based on ISO 29002-31) and responses (based on ISO 29002-10) (eClass Workflow)
• Items (based on ISO 29002-10) (eCl@ss Item)

XML-Schema location

• ontoML (eCl@ss variant 1.0) is here (Releases 7.0, 7.1)

• ontoML (eCl@ss variant 2.0) schemata (since Release 8.0 until Release 10.1) are found here:
  • Schema of dictionary
  • Schema of units
  • Schema of template
  • Schema of query
  • Schema of response
  • Schema of mappings (CUF, TUF, bas-adv)

• ontoML (eCl@ss variant 3.0) schemata (since Release 11.0; eCl@ss Release 10.1 has been published posthoc also in XML 3.0 to enable a sustainable and complete update from 10.x to 11.x) are found here:
  • Schema of dictionary
  • Schema of units
  • Schema of template
  • Schema of query
  • Schema of response
  • Schema of mappings (CUF, TUF, bas-adv)

Version History

eCl@ssXML 1.0 (since Release 7.0 until 7.1)

• Is based on the ISO 13584-32 “ontoML 1.0” file format, the XML representation of the ISO 13584 (PLIB) ontology model that eCl@ss is using (first published with release 7.0, then 7.1)
• Includes some extensions over ontoML-1.0 to allow transport of the extended information needs that eCl@ss has on their dictionary and the two contained models (basic and advanced).

eCl@ssXML 2.0 (since Release 8.0 until Release 10.1)

In eCl@ss XML 2.0 some additional optional elements and attributes were introduced into ontoML to allow:

• PR valency (in context of class and global)
• Order of PR
• Order of VA
• Mandatory PR (in context of class and global)
• default UN of PR
• default VA of PR

eCl@ssXML 3.0 (since Release 10.1)

Following changes were done:

• All files: namespace updated from 2.0 to 3.0
• Header.xsd:

Allow “eCl@ss XML 3.0” format pattern value

• units.xsd:

replicated eClassUnitsML / eClassUnitSet / eClassUnit from UnitsML to extend eClassUnitType with preferred_name and short_name:

• A_posteriori.xsd:

Deprecation of aspect in context:

added //element(*,A_POSTERIORI_VIEW_OF_Type)/@is_deprecated

• identifier.xsd:

Deprecation of property in context:

added //element(*,PROPERTIES_REFERENCE_Type)/property/@is_deprecated

Deprecation of class in context:

added //element(*,CLASSES_REFERENCE_Type)/class/@is_deprecated

Define new simpleType IRDI_path_type

• property.xsd:

property multivalence:

added //element(*,PROPERTY_Type)/is_multivalent

suggestion value list (open) vs. non-suggestion value list (closed):

documented //element(*,PROPERTY_Type)/suggested_value_list

(therefore no new field needed)

Deprecation of domain in context:

set //element(*,PROPERTY_Type) cardinality to 1..n (allowed when domain was changed)

added //element(*,PROPERTY_Type)/domain/@is_deprecated

• translation.xsd:

Deprecation of synonyms:

added //element(*,SYNONYMOUS_NAME_TYPE_Type)/@is_deprecated

Deprecation of keywords:

added //element(*,KEYWORD_TYPE_Type)/@is_deprecated

IDs for keyword / synonym:

added //element(*,KEYWORD_LABEL_Type)/@id and //element(*,SYNONYMOUS_NAME_LABEL_Type)/@id:

• type_system.xsd:

Deprecation of unit in context:

added deprecation of unit to INT_MEASURE_TYPE_Type

added deprecation of unit to REAL_MEASURE_TYPE_Type

added deprecation of unit to RATIONAL_MEASURE_TYPE_Type

Deprecation of value from domain:

added //element(*,NON_QUANTITATIVE_INT_TYPE_Type)/its_values/dic_value/@is_deprecated

• catalogue.xsd:

changed subitem_path_property_ref from IRDI_list_type to IRDI_path_type

• identifier.dtd:

added irdipath and irdipathelement entities