DS-V7

The specification version DS-V7 introduces improvements and new features based on version DS-V5, which include:

• Adaptions to the DS and Data matching

• Adaptions and fixes for some terms, and the DS structure

• Adaptions to the @context

• Introduction of new terms

• Support for multilingual metadata

• Improved handling of language-tagged strings

• Introduction of Sub-DS and references (internal and external)

A detailed listing of all changes to the previous specification version can be found in the Changelog.

A detailed listing of patches for this specification version can be found below (patches are changes to the specification that happen after the specification version has been published).

Content

• Standard @context - The standard @context that is used for Domain Specifications and Verification Reports.

• Grammar - Formal specification of the components (node types, terms, etc.) of Domain Specifications and Verification Reports.

• Changelog - A detailed listing of all changes and additions of DS-V7 in comparison to DS-V5.

• Developer Notes - Guidelines for developers building software around Domain Specifications.

• Examples - Example files for Domain Specifications and Verification Reports.

Patches

• [2022-06-13]

  • The range for ds:defaultLanguage has been changed from a string to an array of strings. This means multiple languages can be defined as "default". See Grammar/DomainSpecification/DataType for details.

• [2022-03-22]

  • Adapted chapter 3.2.2.3. sh:pattern & sh:flags in Grammar/DomainSpecification/DataType: sh:flags has been corrected in all occurrences (was sh:flag sometimes). Details about the use and syntax of sh:pattern and sh:flags have been added.

• [2022-01-07]

  • Added rdfs:label and rdfs:comment as options for all DS grammar node types to be able to express metadata, except for the DomainSpecification-node, since it already has schema:name and schema:description for this purpose. The corresponding grammar node pages have been updated.

    • Grammar/DomainSpecification/Class.

    • Grammar/DomainSpecification/Enumeration.

    • Grammar/DomainSpecification/DataType.

    • Grammar/DomainSpecification/Property.

• [2021-10-18]

  • ds:propertyDisplayOrder is introduced as a new property for the DS root node and Class nodes. It replaces sh:order in property nodes, which is deprecated now. Details at Grammar/DomainSpecification/DomainSpecification. A corresponding entry in the standard @context is added.

  • Examples have been updated to use the new property instead of sh:order.

• [2021-09-28]

  • rdf:HTML as introduced as a new datatype. Added chapter 3.1.2. and adapted mapping-table in chapter 3.1. in Grammar/DomainSpecification/DataType.

  • The DS-Path Syntax is introduced at Grammar/DsPath/README.md. This syntax can be used for the verification report or for any application that needs pointer to a specific node of a DS.

• [2021-07-07]

  • Removed chapter 3.3. about internal references from Grammar/DomainSpecification/Class.

  • All changes and details regarding internal and external references, Super-DS, and the resolving of these relations (population) have been added to chapter 3.5. of Grammar/DomainSpecification/DomainSpecification.

  • Examples for the population process have been added to Examples.