Re: Is there a dictionary to declare constraints on data ? (like in forms, not in ontologies...)

Yes, SPIN:

http://spinrdf.org/

http://www.w3.org/Submission/2011/SUBM-spin-overview-20110222/

Martin


On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:13 PM, Andrea Splendiani wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I need to declare, for a given RDF input action, a set of constraints that must be met in order for the operation to be successful.
> 
> Basically it's like in a form, I need a dictionary to specify that, for instance, a single value needs to be provided for a given properties.
> 
> This has nothing to do with the ontological representation of the domain and with inference behind.
> 
> For instance I may want to say that for the property hasAddress one and only one address for each person must be presented in a message/form to be valid. But this is just my input requirement, ontology-wise a person can have as many addresses as he/she wants (including none).
> 
> Now, is there a dictionary that people is using to declare these kind of constraints ? It seems feasible to embed in it bits of sparql to automate validation.
> 
> best,
> Andrea

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