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Relationship Type Vocabulary

A vocabulary for describing the type of relationship between two entities in an ODM2 database. Examples include related Actions, Results, datasets, etc. The RelationshipType describes the nature of the relationship between the two entity instances (e.g., a Specimen SamplingFeature "was collected at" a Site SamplingFeature).

Term Name Definition
cites Cites Use to indicate a relation to the work that the resource is citing/quoting.
compiles Compiles One to many relationship that denotes that the one source resource has been assembled from the target resources through a process of integration and harmonization (as opposed to simple aggregation).
continues Continues Use to indicate the resource is a continuation of the work referenced by the related identifier.
documents Documents Use to indicate the relation to the work which is documentation.
hasPart Has part Use to indicate the resource is a container of another resource.
isAttachedTo Is attached to Used to indicate that one entity is attached to another. For example this term can be used to express the fact that a piece of equipment is attached to a related piece of equipment.
isChildOf Is child of Used to indicate that one entity is an immediate child of another entity. For example, this term can be used to express the fact that an instrument deployment Action is the child of a site visit Action.
isCitationFor Is citation for Used to indicate the relationship between a Citation and the entity for which it is the Citation.
isCitedBy Is cited by Use to indicate the relation to a work that cites/quotes this data.
isCompiledBy Is compiled by Use to indicate the resource or data is compiled/created by using another resource or dataset.
isContinuedBy Is continued by Use to indicate the resource is continued by the work referenced by the related identifier.
isDerivedFrom Is derived from Used to indicate the relation to the works from which the resource was derived.
isDocumentedBy Is documented by Use to indicate the work is documentation about/explaining the resource referenced by the related identifier.
isIdenticalTo Is identical to Used to indicate the relation to a work that is identical to the resource.
isNewVersionOf Is new version of Use to indicate the resource is a new edition of an old resource, where the new edition has been modified or updated.
isOriginalFormOf Is original form of Use to indicate the relation to the works which are variant or different forms of the resource.
isPartOf Is part of Use to indicate the resource is a portion of another resource.
isPreviousVersionOf Is previous version of Use to indicate the resource is a previous edition of a newer resource.
isReferencedBy Is referenced by Use to indicate the resource is used as a source of information by another resource.
isRelatedTo Is related to Used to indicate that one entity has a complex relationship with another entity that is not a simple, hierarchical parent-child relationship. For example, this term can be used to express the fact that an instrument cleaning Action is related to an instrument deployment action even though it may be performed as part of a separate site visit.
isRetrievalfor Is retrieval for Use to indicate the action is a retrieval of a previous deployment.
isReviewedBy Is reviewed by Used to indicate that the work is reviewed by another resource.
isSourceOf Is source of Used to indicate the relation to the works that were the source of the resource.
isSupplementedBy Is supplemented by Use to indicate the relation to the work(s) which are supplements of the resource.
isSupplementTo Is supplement to Use to indicate the relation to the work to which the resource is a supplement.
isVariantFormOf Is variant form of Use to indicate the resource is a variant or different form of another resource, e.g. calculated or calibrated form or different packaging.
references References Use to indicate the relation to the work which is used as a source of information of the resource.
Reviews Reviews Used to indicate that the work reviews another resource.
wasCollectedAt Was collected at Used to indicate that one entity was collected at the location of another entity. For example, thirs term can be used to express the fact that a specimen SamplingFeature was collected at a site SamplingFeature.