Re: PROV-ISSUE-89 (what-entity-attributes): How do we find the attributes of an entity? [Formal Model]

Hi Tim,

I think that somewhere in the prov-o html document, there should be a 
section
that talks about "proper" provenance (or whatever its name is), and 
discusses attributes.
So, as long as we remember to discuss this, I think we can close the issue.

Luc

On 05/03/12 22:06, Timothy Lebo wrote:
> On Mar 5, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Luc Moreau wrote:
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>> Hi Tim,
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>> Indeed, we no longer make the distinction between characterizing and non-characterizing attributes.
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>> In "proper" provenance, attributes are still very important, since they help describe a "partial state".
>> Hence, some constraints exist around attributes:
>> http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/model/prov-dm-constraints.html#account-and-accountEntity
>> (For instance, see 3rd bullet point).
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> Yes, the 3rd bullet and "It is not permitted to add new attributes to a given entity" in the note.
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>> But I think we came to the conclusion that any rdf property for an entity is regarded as an attribute.
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>> Isn't it the answer to this issue?
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> I hope that it is. I am comfortable with the phrasing in the DM.
> Any rdf property outside of the prov namespace that describes and Entity is "fixed".
> (as you noted, we can "use" it again, so that would make a new attribute within the prov namespace but that did not affect the partial state.)
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> Does this mean we can close the issue? Do we need the DM to say something further in light of this ISSUE?
>
> Thanks,
> -Tim
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>> Cheers,
>> Luc
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>> On 05/03/12 19:13, Timothy Lebo wrote:
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>>> Luc,
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>>> The distinction between characterizing attributes and non-characterizing attributes has faded in the latest versions of the DM.
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>>> Do you still have concerns about being able to find "frozen" attributes for a given entity?
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>>> Thanks,
>>> Tim
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>>> On Sep 2, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Provenance Working Group Issue Tracker wrote:
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>>>> PROV-ISSUE-89 (what-entity-attributes): How do we find the attributes of an entity? [Formal Model]
>>>>
>>>> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/89
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>>>> Raised by: Luc Moreau
>>>> On product: Formal Model
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>>>> The conceptual model defines an entity in terms of an identifier and a list of attribute-value pairs. It is indeed crucial for the asserter to identify the attributes that have been frozen in a given entity.
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>>>> Currently, the ontology does not seem to identify these attributes.
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>>>> To say that these attributes could be found by looking at all the properties for this entity does not work with an open world assumption.
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>>>> What mechanism do we have to identify these attributes?
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