Specifications

Overview¶

EntryScape Models offers specifications as a way of enriching vocabularies and profiles with diagrams, related documents, web pages and other resources. Each specification is formally expressed using the Profiles vocabulary and is given a unique identifier (a URI), to refer to it from other sources.

You can create new specifications from scratch, to refer to from other applications such as EntryScape Catalog, or share with other people.

Click on "Create" to start writing on a new specification.

Create new specification¶

If you want to enter more than just the mandatory information, click on "Recommended" and "Optional" to show more input fields.

Mandatory fields¶

Web address - URI for the specification
Specification type - There are two types of specifications: "Normal" and "Profile". A normal specification is mainly a stand-alone, self-contained specification, while a profile specification builds upon one or several already existing specifications.
Publisher - Organization responsible for making the specification available

Recommended fields¶

Is profile of - A specification for which this profile defines constraints, extensions, or which is uses in combination with other or provides explanation of its usage
Title - A name given to the specification
Description - An account of the resource
Identifier - The preferred identifier for the specification for use in circumstances when its URI can't be used
Contact point - Contact information to be used for reporting errors or sending comments to
Has resource - A resources that defines a particular part or feature of a specification
Keyword - Keywords that describe which kind of dataset(s) the specification is relevant for
Date issued - Publication date for the specification
Date modified - Last date when the specification was modified

Optional fields¶

Theme - Indicates what kind of dataset(s) the specification is relevant for. A specification may have more than one theme.
Status - The status of the specification in the context of a particular workflow process
Previous version - Link to the previous version of the specification
Latest version - Link to the current or latest version of the specication
Next version - Link to the next version fo the specification

Edit or Remove specification¶

You can edit your specification anytime by clicking the Edit button. Then you can change most of the information for your specification, except for the Web address which you can change if you click on "Change link" instead.

To remove a specification, click on "Remove".

Preview specification¶

To get a preview of your specification, click on "Preview".

Add resource¶

If you want to add a resource to your specification, click on the magnifying class next to "Resources".

You can either link to an existing resource or create a new resource from scratch, to be added to your specification.