ConceptualVariable

Fully qualified class name: DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Conceptual::ConceptualVariable

Definition

A variable at the highest level of abstraction.

Examples

A gender variable defining two categories – “male” and “female” allowing relating each of these to concepts having description of how these categories are decided.

Explanatory notes

The conceptual variable allows for describing the domain of concepts it can take on as well as the type of unit that can be measured. A conceptual variable for blood pressure might, for example describe the conditions under which the pressure is to be taken (sitting as opposed to standing) and a conceptual value domain as height of mercury – without units. One represented variable would further refine this by specifying inches as the unit of measurement for the height. Another might specify that the height be represented in centimeters. Both represented variables could reference the same conceptual variable to indicate in what way they are comparable.

Diagram

Inheritance
Conceptual::Concept
  ᐊ── Conceptual::ConceptualVariable
    ᐊ── Conceptual::RepresentedVariable
      ᐊ── Long::DescriptorVariable
      ᐊ── Conceptual::InstanceVariable
      ᐊ── Long::ReferenceVariable
Attributes

Name

Inherited from

Description

Data Type

Multiplicity

Default value

descriptiveText

- own class -

A short natural language account of the characteristics of the object.

InternationalString

0..1

unitOfMeasureKind

- own class -

Kind of unit of measure, so that it may be prone to translation to equivalent UOMs. Example values include “acceleration,” “temperature,” “salinity”, etc. This description exists at the conceptual level, indicating a limitation on the type of representations which may be used for the variable as it is made more concrete.

ControlledVocabularyEntry

0..1

catalogDetails

Conceptual::Concept

Bundles the information useful for a data catalog entry. Examples would be creator, contributor, title, copyright, embargo, and license information. A set of information useful for attribution, data discovery, and access. This is information that is tied to the identity of the object. If this information changes the version of the associated object changes.

CatalogDetails

0..1

definition

Conceptual::Concept

Natural language statement conveying the meaning of a concept, differentiating it from other concepts. Supports the use of multiple languages and structured text. ‘externalDefinition’ can’t be used if ‘definition’ is used.

InternationalString

0..1

displayLabel

Conceptual::Concept

A human-readable display label for the object. Supports the use of multiple languages. Repeat for labels with different content, for example, labels with differing length limitations.

LabelForDisplay

0..*

externalDefinition

Conceptual::Concept

A reference to an external definition of a concept (that is, a concept which is described outside the content of the DDI-CDI metadata description). An example is a SKOS concept. The definition property is assumed to duplicate the external one referenced if externalDefinition is used. Other corresponding properties are assumed to be included unchanged if used.

Reference

0..1

identifier

Conceptual::Concept

Identifier for objects requiring short- or long-lasting referencing and management.

Identifier

0..1

name

Conceptual::Concept

Human understandable name (linguistic signifier, word, phrase, or mnemonic). May follow ISO/IEC 11179-5 naming principles, and have context provided to specify usage.

ObjectName

0..*
Associations

Direction

Association

Description

Multiplicity of ConceptualVariable

Package of Other Class

Other Class

Multiplicity of other class

Aggregation Kind

Inherited from

to

AgentListing isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

Agents

AgentListing

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ClassificationFamily isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

Representations

ClassificationFamily

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ClassificationIndex isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

Representations

ClassificationIndex

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ClassificationSeries isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

Representations

ClassificationSeries

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

Concept uses Concept

The uses association is intended to describe specific relationships between Concepts and several of its sub-classes. This is documented in section VII.D.5 of the “DDI-Cross Domain Integration: Detailed Model” document.

0..*

- own package -

Concept

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ConceptMap hasSource Concept

Concept map has one to many source concepts.

1..*

- own package -

ConceptMap

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ConceptMap hasTarget Concept

Concept map has one to many target concepts.

1..*

- own package -

ConceptMap

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ConceptRelationship hasSource Concept

Restricts source object to concept for the relationship.

1..1

- own package -

ConceptRelationship

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ConceptRelationship hasTarget Concept

Restricts target object to concept for the relationship.

1..1

- own package -

ConceptRelationship

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ConceptSystem has Concept

Concept system has zero to many concepts.

0..*

- own package -

ConceptSystem

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

ConceptSystem isDefinedBy Concept

Concept system is defined by zero to many concepts. The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

- own package -

ConceptSystem

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

DataStore isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

FormatDescription

DataStore

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

EnumerationDomain isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

Representations

EnumerationDomain

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

Level isDefinedBy Concept

A concept or concept sub-type which describes the level.

0..1

Representations

Level

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

LogicalRecord isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

FormatDescription

LogicalRecord

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

PhysicalDataSet isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

FormatDescription

PhysicalDataSet

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

PhysicalRecordSegment isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

FormatDescription

PhysicalRecordSegment

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

PhysicalSegmentLayout isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

FormatDescription

PhysicalSegmentLayout

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

to

VariableCollection isDefinedBy Concept

The conceptual basis for the collection of members.

0..*

- own package -

VariableCollection

0..*

none

Conceptual::Concept

from

ConceptualVariable measures UnitType

The measures association is intended to describe specific relationships between the ConceptualVariable and UnitType classes, and similar relationships between their sub-classes. This is documented in section VII.D.5 of the “DDI-Cross Domain Integration: Detailed Model” document.

0..*

- own package -

UnitType

0..1

none

- own class -

from

ConceptualVariable takesSentinelConceptsFrom SentinelConceptualDomain

Identifies the conceptual domain containing the set of sentinel concepts used to describe the conceptual variable.

0..*

- own package -

SentinelConceptualDomain

0..1

none

- own class -

from

ConceptualVariable takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom SubstantiveConceptualDomain

Identifies the substantive conceptual domain containing the set of substantive concepts used to describe the conceptual variable.

0..*

- own package -

SubstantiveConceptualDomain

0..1

none

- own class -

to

VariableCollection has ConceptualVariable

Variable collection has zero to many conceptual variables.

0..*

- own package -

VariableCollection

0..*

none

- own class -

to

VariablePosition indexes ConceptualVariable

Variable position indexes a conceptual variable.

1..1

- own package -

VariablePosition

0..*

none

- own class -

to

VariableRelationship hasSource ConceptualVariable

0..*

- own package -

VariableRelationship

0..*

none

- own class -

to

VariableRelationship hasTarget ConceptualVariable

Note that this can be realized as a collection to support tuples.

0..*

- own package -

VariableRelationship

0..*

none

- own class -
Syntax representations / encodings

All syntax representations except the Canonical XMI are provided as reference points for specific implementations, or for use as defaults if sufficient in the form presented.

Fragment for the class ConceptualVariable (entire model as XMI)

  1<packagedElement xmlns:StandardProfile="http://www.eclipse.org/uml2/5.0.0/UML/Profile/Standard"
  2                 xmlns:uml="http://www.eclipse.org/uml2/5.0.0/UML"
  3                 xmlns:xmi="http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/20131001"
  4                 xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable"
  5                 xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable"
  6                 xmi:type="uml:Class">
  7   <ownedComment xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedComment"
  8                 xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedComment"
  9                 xmi:type="uml:Comment">
 10      <annotatedElement xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable"/>
 11      <body>Definition 
 12============ 
 13A variable at the highest level of abstraction.
 14  
 15Examples 
 16========== 
 17A gender variable defining two categories – "male" and "female" allowing relating each of these to concepts having description of how these categories are decided.
 18
 19Explanatory notes 
 20=================== 
 21The conceptual variable allows for describing the domain of concepts it can take on as well as the type of unit that can be measured. A conceptual variable for blood pressure might, for example describe the conditions under which the pressure is to be taken (sitting as opposed to standing) and a conceptual value domain as height of mercury – without units. One represented variable would further refine this by specifying inches as the unit of measurement for the height. Another might specify that the height be represented in centimeters. Both represented variables could reference the same conceptual variable to indicate in what way they are comparable.</body>
 22   </ownedComment>
 23   <name>ConceptualVariable</name>
 24   <generalization xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-generalization"
 25                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-generalization"
 26                   xmi:type="uml:Generalization">
 27      <general xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-Concept"/>
 28   </generalization>
 29   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText"
 30                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText"
 31                   xmi:type="uml:Property">
 32      <ownedComment xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText-ownedComment"
 33                    xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText-ownedComment"
 34                    xmi:type="uml:Comment">
 35         <annotatedElement xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText"/>
 36         <body>A short natural language account of the characteristics of the object.</body>
 37      </ownedComment>
 38      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText-lowerValue"
 39                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText-lowerValue"
 40                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
 41      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText-upperValue"
 42                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText-upperValue"
 43                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
 44         <value>1</value>
 45      </upperValue>
 46      <name>descriptiveText</name>
 47      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-DataTypes-StructuredDataTypes-InternationalString"/>
 48   </ownedAttribute>
 49   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_1"
 50                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_1"
 51                   xmi:type="uml:Property">
 52      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_1-lowerValue"
 53                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_1-lowerValue"
 54                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
 55      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_1-upperValue"
 56                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_1-upperValue"
 57                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
 58         <value>1</value>
 59      </upperValue>
 60      <association xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain"/>
 61      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-SentinelConceptualDomain"/>
 62   </ownedAttribute>
 63   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_2"
 64                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_2"
 65                   xmi:type="uml:Property">
 66      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_2-lowerValue"
 67                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_2-lowerValue"
 68                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
 69      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_2-upperValue"
 70                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_2-upperValue"
 71                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
 72         <value>1</value>
 73      </upperValue>
 74      <association xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain"/>
 75      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-SubstantiveConceptualDomain"/>
 76   </ownedAttribute>
 77   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_3"
 78                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_3"
 79                   xmi:type="uml:Property">
 80      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_3-lowerValue"
 81                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_3-lowerValue"
 82                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
 83      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_3-upperValue"
 84                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-ownedAttribute_3-upperValue"
 85                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
 86         <value>1</value>
 87      </upperValue>
 88      <association xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType"/>
 89      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-UnitType"/>
 90   </ownedAttribute>
 91   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind"
 92                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind"
 93                   xmi:type="uml:Property">
 94      <ownedComment xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind-ownedComment"
 95                    xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind-ownedComment"
 96                    xmi:type="uml:Comment">
 97         <annotatedElement xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind"/>
 98         <body>Kind of unit of measure, so that it may be prone to translation to equivalent UOMs. Example values include "acceleration," "temperature," "salinity", etc. This description exists at the conceptual level, indicating a limitation on the type of representations which may be used for the variable as it is made more concrete.</body>
 99      </ownedComment>
100      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind-lowerValue"
101                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind-lowerValue"
102                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
103      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Conceptual-ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind-upperValue"
104                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind-upperValue"
105                  xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
106         <value>1</value>
107      </upperValue>
108      <name>unitOfMeasureKind</name>
109      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-DataTypes-StructuredDataTypes-ControlledVocabularyEntry"/>
110   </ownedAttribute>
111</packagedElement>

Fragment for the class ConceptualVariable (entire XML Schema)

  1<xs:element name="ConceptualVariable"
  2            type="ConceptualVariableXsdType"
  3            xml:id="ConceptualVariable">
  4  <!-- based on the UML class DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Conceptual::ConceptualVariable -->
  5  <xs:annotation>
  6    <xs:documentation>Definition 
  7          ============ 
  8          A variable at the highest level of abstraction.
  9            
 10          Examples 
 11          ========== 
 12          A gender variable defining two categories – "male" and "female" allowing relating each of these to concepts having description of how these categories are decided.
 13          
 14          Explanatory notes 
 15          =================== 
 16          The conceptual variable allows for describing the domain of concepts it can take on as well as the type of unit that can be measured. A conceptual variable for blood pressure might, for example describe the conditions under which the pressure is to be taken (sitting as opposed to standing) and a conceptual value domain as height of mercury – without units. One represented variable would further refine this by specifying inches as the unit of measurement for the height. Another might specify that the height be represented in centimeters. Both represented variables could reference the same conceptual variable to indicate in what way they are comparable.</xs:documentation>
 17  </xs:annotation>
 18</xs:element>
 19<xs:complexType name="ConceptualVariableXsdType"
 20                xml:id="ConceptualVariableXsdType">
 21  <xs:annotation>
 22    <xs:documentation>Definition 
 23          ============ 
 24          A variable at the highest level of abstraction.
 25            
 26          Examples 
 27          ========== 
 28          A gender variable defining two categories – "male" and "female" allowing relating each of these to concepts having description of how these categories are decided.
 29          
 30          Explanatory notes 
 31          =================== 
 32          The conceptual variable allows for describing the domain of concepts it can take on as well as the type of unit that can be measured. A conceptual variable for blood pressure might, for example describe the conditions under which the pressure is to be taken (sitting as opposed to standing) and a conceptual value domain as height of mercury – without units. One represented variable would further refine this by specifying inches as the unit of measurement for the height. Another might specify that the height be represented in centimeters. Both represented variables could reference the same conceptual variable to indicate in what way they are comparable.</xs:documentation>
 33  </xs:annotation>
 34  <xs:complexContent>
 35    <xs:extension base="ConceptXsdType">
 36      <xs:sequence>
 37        <xs:element name="descriptiveText"
 38                    type="InternationalStringXsdType"
 39                    minOccurs="0"
 40                    maxOccurs="1"
 41                    xml:id="ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText">
 42          <xs:annotation>
 43            <xs:documentation>A short natural language account of the characteristics of the object.</xs:documentation>
 44          </xs:annotation>
 45        </xs:element>
 46        <xs:element name="unitOfMeasureKind"
 47                    type="ControlledVocabularyEntryXsdType"
 48                    minOccurs="0"
 49                    maxOccurs="1"
 50                    xml:id="ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind">
 51          <xs:annotation>
 52            <xs:documentation>Kind of unit of measure, so that it may be prone to translation to equivalent UOMs. Example values include "acceleration," "temperature," "salinity", etc. This description exists at the conceptual level, indicating a limitation on the type of representations which may be used for the variable as it is made more concrete.</xs:documentation>
 53          </xs:annotation>
 54        </xs:element>
 55        <xs:element name="ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain"
 56                    minOccurs="0"
 57                    maxOccurs="1"
 58                    xml:id="ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain">
 59          <xs:annotation>
 60            <xs:documentation>Identifies the conceptual domain containing the set of sentinel concepts used to describe the conceptual variable.</xs:documentation>
 61          </xs:annotation>
 62          <xs:complexType>
 63            <xs:complexContent>
 64              <xs:restriction base="AssociationReferenceXsdType">
 65                <xs:sequence>
 66                  <xs:element name="ddiReference"
 67                              type="InternationalRegistrationDataIdentifierXsdType"
 68                              minOccurs="0"
 69                              maxOccurs="1"
 70                              xml:id="ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain-ddiReference"/>
 71                  <xs:element name="validType"
 72                              minOccurs="0"
 73                              maxOccurs="unbounded"
 74                              xml:id="ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain-validType">
 75                    <xs:simpleType>
 76                      <xs:restriction base="xs:NMTOKEN">
 77                        <xs:enumeration value="SentinelConceptualDomain"/>
 78                      </xs:restriction>
 79                    </xs:simpleType>
 80                  </xs:element>
 81                </xs:sequence>
 82              </xs:restriction>
 83            </xs:complexContent>
 84          </xs:complexType>
 85        </xs:element>
 86        <xs:element name="ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain"
 87                    minOccurs="0"
 88                    maxOccurs="1"
 89                    xml:id="ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain">
 90          <xs:annotation>
 91            <xs:documentation>Identifies the substantive conceptual domain containing the set of substantive concepts used to describe the conceptual variable.</xs:documentation>
 92          </xs:annotation>
 93          <xs:complexType>
 94            <xs:complexContent>
 95              <xs:restriction base="AssociationReferenceXsdType">
 96                <xs:sequence>
 97                  <xs:element name="ddiReference"
 98                              type="InternationalRegistrationDataIdentifierXsdType"
 99                              minOccurs="0"
100                              maxOccurs="1"
101                              xml:id="ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain-ddiReference"/>
102                  <xs:element name="validType"
103                              minOccurs="0"
104                              maxOccurs="unbounded"
105                              xml:id="ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain-validType">
106                    <xs:simpleType>
107                      <xs:restriction base="xs:NMTOKEN">
108                        <xs:enumeration value="SubstantiveConceptualDomain"/>
109                      </xs:restriction>
110                    </xs:simpleType>
111                  </xs:element>
112                </xs:sequence>
113              </xs:restriction>
114            </xs:complexContent>
115          </xs:complexType>
116        </xs:element>
117        <xs:element name="ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType"
118                    minOccurs="0"
119                    maxOccurs="1"
120                    xml:id="ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType">
121          <xs:annotation>
122            <xs:documentation>The measures association is intended to describe specific relationships between the ConceptualVariable and UnitType classes, and similar relationships between their sub-classes. This is documented in section VII.D.5 of the "DDI-Cross Domain Integration: Detailed Model" document.</xs:documentation>
123          </xs:annotation>
124          <xs:complexType>
125            <xs:complexContent>
126              <xs:restriction base="AssociationReferenceXsdType">
127                <xs:sequence>
128                  <xs:element name="ddiReference"
129                              type="InternationalRegistrationDataIdentifierXsdType"
130                              minOccurs="0"
131                              maxOccurs="1"
132                              xml:id="ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType-ddiReference"/>
133                  <xs:element name="validType"
134                              minOccurs="0"
135                              maxOccurs="unbounded"
136                              xml:id="ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType-validType">
137                    <xs:simpleType>
138                      <xs:restriction base="xs:NMTOKEN">
139                        <xs:enumeration value="Population"/>
140                        <xs:enumeration value="UnitType"/>
141                        <xs:enumeration value="Universe"/>
142                      </xs:restriction>
143                    </xs:simpleType>
144                  </xs:element>
145                </xs:sequence>
146              </xs:restriction>
147            </xs:complexContent>
148          </xs:complexType>
149        </xs:element>
150      </xs:sequence>
151    </xs:extension>
152  </xs:complexContent>
153</xs:complexType>

Fragment for the class ConceptualVariable (main ontology)

 1# class ConceptualVariable
 2# based on the UML class DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Conceptual::ConceptualVariable
 3cdi:ConceptualVariable
 4  a rdfs:Class, owl:Class, ucmis:Class;
 5  rdfs:label "ConceptualVariable";
 6  rdfs:comment "Definition \n============ \nA variable at the highest level of abstraction.\n  \nExamples \n========== \nA gender variable defining two categories – \"male\" and \"female\" allowing relating each of these to concepts having description of how these categories are decided.\n\nExplanatory notes \n=================== \nThe conceptual variable allows for describing the domain of concepts it can take on as well as the type of unit that can be measured. A conceptual variable for blood pressure might, for example describe the conditions under which the pressure is to be taken (sitting as opposed to standing) and a conceptual value domain as height of mercury – without units. One represented variable would further refine this by specifying inches as the unit of measurement for the height. Another might specify that the height be represented in centimeters. Both represented variables could reference the same conceptual variable to indicate in what way they are comparable."@en;
 7  rdfs:subClassOf cdi:Concept;
 8.
 9
10cdi:ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText
11  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Attribute;
12  rdfs:label "descriptiveText";
13  rdfs:comment "A short natural language account of the characteristics of the object."@en;
14  rdfs:domain cdi:ConceptualVariable;
15  rdfs:range cdi:InternationalString;
16.
17
18cdi:ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind
19  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Attribute;
20  rdfs:label "unitOfMeasureKind";
21  rdfs:comment "Kind of unit of measure, so that it may be prone to translation to equivalent UOMs. Example values include \"acceleration,\" \"temperature,\" \"salinity\", etc. This description exists at the conceptual level, indicating a limitation on the type of representations which may be used for the variable as it is made more concrete."@en;
22  rdfs:domain cdi:ConceptualVariable;
23  rdfs:range cdi:ControlledVocabularyEntry;
24.
25
26
27cdi:ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType
28  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Association;
29  # ASSOCIATION
30  rdfs:label "measures";
31  skos:altLabel "ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType";
32  rdfs:comment "The measures association is intended to describe specific relationships between the ConceptualVariable and UnitType classes, and similar relationships between their sub-classes. This is documented in section VII.D.5 of the \"DDI-Cross Domain Integration: Detailed Model\" document."@en;
33  rdfs:domain cdi:ConceptualVariable;
34  rdfs:range cdi:UnitType;
35.
36
37cdi:ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain
38  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Association;
39  # ASSOCIATION
40  rdfs:label "takesSentinelConceptsFrom";
41  skos:altLabel "ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain";
42  rdfs:comment "Identifies the conceptual domain containing the set of sentinel concepts used to describe the conceptual variable."@en;
43  rdfs:domain cdi:ConceptualVariable;
44  rdfs:range cdi:SentinelConceptualDomain;
45.
46
47cdi:ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain
48  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Association;
49  # ASSOCIATION
50  rdfs:label "takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom";
51  skos:altLabel "ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain";
52  rdfs:comment "Identifies the substantive conceptual domain containing the set of substantive concepts used to describe the conceptual variable."@en;
53  rdfs:domain cdi:ConceptualVariable;
54  rdfs:range cdi:SubstantiveConceptualDomain;
55.

Fragment for the class ConceptualVariable (main JSON-LD)

 1{
 2  "@context": [
 3    "Concept.jsonld",
 4    {
 5      "cdi": "http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/RDF/",
 6      "xsd": "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#",
 7      "ConceptualVariable": "cdi:ConceptualVariable",
 8      "descriptiveText": {
 9        "@id": "cdi:ConceptualVariable-descriptiveText",
10        "@type": "@id",
11        "@context": "InternationalString.jsonld"
12      },
13      "unitOfMeasureKind": {
14        "@id": "cdi:ConceptualVariable-unitOfMeasureKind",
15        "@type": "@id",
16        "@context": "ControlledVocabularyEntry.jsonld"
17      },
18      
19      "measures": {
20        "@id": "cdi:ConceptualVariable_measures_UnitType",
21        "@type": "@id"      },
22      "takesSentinelConceptsFrom": {
23        "@id": "cdi:ConceptualVariable_takesSentinelConceptsFrom_SentinelConceptualDomain",
24        "@type": "@id"      },
25      "takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom": {
26        "@id": "cdi:ConceptualVariable_takesSubstantiveConceptsFrom_SubstantiveConceptualDomain",
27        "@type": "@id"      },
28      "has_OF_VariableCollection": {
29        "@reverse": "cdi:VariableCollection_has_ConceptualVariable",
30        "@type": "@id"
31      },
32      "indexes_OF_VariablePosition": {
33        "@reverse": "cdi:VariablePosition_indexes_ConceptualVariable",
34        "@type": "@id"
35      },
36      "hasSource_OF_VariableRelationship": {
37        "@reverse": "cdi:VariableRelationship_hasSource_ConceptualVariable",
38        "@type": "@id"
39      },
40      "hasTarget_OF_VariableRelationship": {
41        "@reverse": "cdi:VariableRelationship_hasTarget_ConceptualVariable",
42        "@type": "@id"
43      },
44      " comment ": "tag:json-should-support-trailing-commas" 
45    }
46  ],
47  "generatedBy": "This code was generated by the Eclipse Acceleo project UCMIS M2T on 2024-09-23 21:52:55.",
48  "basedOn": "based on the UML data type DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Conceptual::ConceptualVariable"
49}