SKOS-XL with Graph Modeling - Overview
This section provides an overview of SKOS-XL as an extension to the SKOS recommendation and its use in Graph Modeling.
SKOS-XL as a Standard
SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System) is a W3C recommendation that provides a 'simple' common data model for developing, linking and sharing knowledge graphs. Being 'simple' it has it's limits when it comes to expressing more in-depth information around the labels or terms in your knowledge graph. This is where SKOS-XL (SKOS eXtension for Labels) comes in.
It is an additional recommendation 'extending' SKOS and providing a lot more possibilities to create complex knowledge graphs by linking labels among each other. Thus you can relate them to your concepts in different ways and provide more information around them.
SKOS-XL Functions in Graph Modeling
SKOS-XL will furnish additional functions for your taxonomy and ontology management. Thus creating data inside projects and from open source online databases can be far more complex and fruitful.
The following functions are available, when Enable SKOS-XL in Graph Modeling:
With the add-on SKOS-XL, SKOS labels can become resources (SKOS-XL labels).
You can now create relations between labels and labels and concepts, where before you could only create relations among concepts.
Labels can have specific attributes, such as ‘isISOcode'.
Labels can be used in multiple concepts, which helps to keep a taxonomy even better structured and informative.
In order to use SKOS-XL in Graph Modeling to advantage, refer to the following sections in Graph Modeling documentation:
SKOS-XL Label Relations in Graph Modeling — This section explains how you can define SKOS-XL label relations in Graph Modeling.
Enable SKOS-XL in Graph Modeling — Find a short explanation in this section of how to enable SKOS-XL in Graph Modeling.
Create a SKOS-XL Label — This section contains a short guide on how to create a SKOS-XL label from the SKOS-XL label Overview.
Access the SKOS-XL Label Details View — After SKOS-XL labels have been created, you find them in the list overview in your project. This section describes the access to that list.
Access the SKOS-XL Label List Overview — This section describes the two possibilities you have to access the SKOS-XL labels' Details View.
The SKOS-XL Labels Details View - Functions — This section describes the functions and settings available in the Details View of a SKOS-XL label.
The SKOS-XL Label Triples Tab — This section provides information on the Triples tab in Graph Modeling's SKOS-XL labels Details View.
The SKOS-XL Label History Tab — The History tab in the Details View of the SKOS-XL labels is being explained in this section.
Create a Concept Based on SKOS-XL Labels — This section explains how to create top concepts and concepts based on SKOS-XL labels.
Add SKOS-XL Label Relations — This section provides a guide on how to add SKOS-XL label relations to SKOS-XL labels.
Delete a SKOS-XL Label — This section describes shortly how to delete a SKOS-XL label and the deletion's results.
Add Classes, Relations and Attributes for SKOS-XL Labels to a Custom Scheme — This section provides a short guide on how to add custom classes, relations and attributes for SKOS-XL labels to a custom scheme.