linking glossaries to ontologies ( or taxonomies)

[Luis Enrique Ramos García]

Hi guys,

I wonder if there is a way to link glossaries to ontologies.

I mean, let's say I have a group of geographical terms in a list, that I create as glossary, and then I would like to use this glossary definition to fill the skos:definition of the corresponding class (concept) in my ontology.

Could you share any documentation or example of how I could do that?.

Best regards

Luis Ramos.

[Holger Knublauch]

Hi Luis,

any asset collection can use assets/resources from other asset collections. Just owl:import the Glossary (from Settings > Includes). Then, to link a class with a glossary term, navigate to the definition of rdfs:Class or owl:Class and add a property/relationship there, with Glossary Terms as values. To navigate to rdfs:Class and owl:Class, find the "Up" button in the upper right corner of the Class Hierarchy panel, to switch to rdfs:Resource as root class.

If you further want to copy values such as the definition into the classes, you could define a property that uses a sh:path expression such as

ex:glossaryTerm/rdfs:comment

or declare a sh:values rule that does the same. See https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/inferencing-shacl-using-shvalues-holger-knublauch-0metf/ for some background on sh:values rules.

HTH

Holger

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[Bohms, H.M. (Michel)]

Note, we also addressed this issue in EN 17632-1 Semantic modelling and linking standard in CEN TC442 WG4.

(iso “Glossary” we use the term “Dictionary”* and we indicate how dictionary (in SKOS) and ontology (in RDFS/OWL/SHACL) can be modeled separately and linked) connecting the string and thing worlds.

Greetings Michel Bohms

 

Ps *

To make things more fuzzy: often people use the term “Dictionary” when they mean an ontology 😊 (like in CEN TC442 data templates or openBIM buildingSMART)

 

 

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[David Price]

Hi Luis,

One note of caution …

A Glossary Term is seldom “the same thing” as an ontology class/property or a database table/column. Instead, what we typically do is say that a class/property or table/column “maps to” the term.

Glossary Terms are usually for a less technical audience, are technology-independent and are self contained in most cases. 

However, a class definition, for example, often takes its place in the class hierarchy into account and so is a more technical thing (e.g. a <class> is a <superclass> with <additional contraints or characteristics> ). 

Additionally, need to remember that all instances of any subclass are also members of all superclasses and so every definition all the way up the class hierarchy is also applicable. That sometimes puts a lot of burden on glossary terms being reused as class definitions.

So, RDF-wise it is certainly possible to do as Holger explained, but business need/requirements-wise it may not be the best practive. As I said, in our Data Asset+Glossary architecture solution Data Elements/Database Columns include a  “maps to term’ to Glossary Term relation allowing separate, clean definitions for the different audiences.

Cheers,

David

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[Bohms, H.M. (Michel)]

Fully agree.

 

In SML the proposed “maps-to-term” relation is reusing rdfs:seeAlso.

 

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Hi Luis,

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[Luis Enrique Ramos García]

Hi guys,

thanks for your kindly reply, I will work on it, and let you know.

Luis

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[Luis Enrique Ramos García]

I am trying to follow your indications, but I get lost very quickly.

I try to do the following steps:

1. import the glossary: done!

2. navigate to the definition of rdfs:Class or owl:Class

( To navigate to rdfs:Class and owl:Class, find the "Up" button in the upper right corner of the Class Hierarchy panel, to switch to rdfs:Resource as root class.)

I found the "up" button.

I switched to Resource, but there I am not sure what you mean with: navigate to rdfs:Class and owl:Class,

I do not see/find reference or mention to rdfs:Class and owl:Class on there

I only found a node shape (node shape tab): is this what you mean?

Then, do I have to create a property here to link to the glossary?.

If that is the case, please let me know how do I include the glossary on there, to use it in the ontology?.

Best regards

Luis Ramos

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[Holger Knublauch]

On 29 Nov 2024, at 8:22 AM, 'Luis Enrique Ramos García' via TopBraid Suite Users <topbrai...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I am trying to follow your indications, but I get lost very quickly.

I try to do the following steps:

1. import the glossary: done!

2. navigate to the definition of rdfs:Class or owl:Class

( To navigate to rdfs:Class and owl:Class, find the "Up" button in the upper right corner of the Class Hierarchy panel, to switch to rdfs:Resource as root class.)

I found the "up" button.

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I switched to Resource, but there I am not sure what you mean with: navigate to rdfs:Class and owl:Class,

I do not see/find reference or mention to rdfs:Class and owl:Class on there

Here is where you can find owl:Class

For better or worse, both rdfs:Class and owl:Class have the same display label, so switching to qnames can help:

A completely different way of navigating to resources, is to enter their qname after the # in the URL, e.g.

http://localhost:8083/tbl/geography_ontology.editor#owl:Class

HTH

Holger

I only found a node shape (node shape tab): is this what you mean?

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[David Price]

You should see the Class Hierarchy panel too. If not visible then you’ve likely accidentally deleted it. Use “Layouts" button selection and choose “Default” to reset the visisble UI panels.

Navigate to Class means find OWL Class which a subclass of RDFS Class. Add your new property to Class itself. Settings tab/Includes is how you make other collections visible (it adds owl:imports).

Cheers,

David

On 29 Nov 2024, at 07:22, 'Luis Enrique Ramos García' via TopBraid Suite Users <topbrai...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I am trying to follow your indications, but I get lost very quickly.

I try to do the following steps:

1. import the glossary: done!

2. navigate to the definition of rdfs:Class or owl:Class

( To navigate to rdfs:Class and owl:Class, find the "Up" button in the upper right corner of the Class Hierarchy panel, to switch to rdfs:Resource as root class.)

I found the "up" button.

<image.png>

I switched to Resource, but there I am not sure what you mean with: navigate to rdfs:Class and owl:Class,

I do not see/find reference or mention to rdfs:Class and owl:Class on there

I only found a node shape (node shape tab): is this what you mean?

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David Price, Semantic Solution Architect

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[Luis Enrique Ramos García]

Thanks guys for your answer.

I had not found the rdfs:Class, owl:Class because I had not uncheck this:

Now, I can view it, I also know how to create the property to link with the glossary:

however I do not see the glossary in the form.

David, you say: Settings tab/Includes is how you make other collections visible (it adds owl:imports).

I did so, and included the glossary, but I can not see it in the field Type/Class of values

Best regards

Luis

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[David Price]

You can use autocomplete in the Type/Class of Values and just enter Glossary to find the Glossary Term class.

Cheers,

David

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[Luis Enrique Ramos García]

Okay, got it, done and solved.

I was searching for the name of the glossary, and not the word (class) glossary.

if I also want to use a taxonomy in the ontology, I should do the same procedure?, and search for the taxonomy class in Type/Class of Values

Luis

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[David Price]

In a Taxonomy the relationships will be to the Concept class or your subclasses of Concept.

Cheers,

David

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