Machine¶
Generalization is Agent.
Superclass hierarchy
Definition¶
Mechanism or computer program used to perform an act.
Examples¶
SAS program, photocopier
Explanatory notes¶
May be used as a target to identify the agent who performed an action. Used to define hardware or software that act as agents in data capture, data processing, or other related actions.
Subclasses¶
Properties
Name |
Description |
Data Type |
Multi- plicity |
---|---|---|---|
accessLocation
from Machine
|
Location of the machine for the purpose of access. |
0..1 |
|
function
from Machine
|
Defined function of the machine. |
0..* |
|
machineInterface
from Machine
|
Specification of the machine interface. Supports the use of a controlled vocabulary. |
0..* |
|
name
from Machine
|
Human understandable name (liguistic signifier, word, phrase, or mnemonic) with a specified context following ISO/IEC 11179-5 naming principles |
0..* |
|
ownerOperatorContact
from Machine
|
Contact information for the owner/operator including location specification, address, URL, phone numbers, and other means of communication access. Sets of information can be repeated and date-stamped. |
0..1 |
|
typeOfMachine
from Machine
|
Type of machine defined - software, web service, physical machine. Supports the use of a controlled vocabulary. |
0..1 |
Inherited Properties
Name |
Description |
Data Type |
Multi- plicity |
---|---|---|---|
agency
from Identifiable
|
Agency expressed as filed with the DDI Agency ID registry [registry.ddialliance.org] with optional additional sub-agency extensions. |
:ref:`` |
1..1 |
id
from Identifiable
|
ID conforming to the allowed structure of the DDI Identifier and must be unique within the Agency. |
:ref:`` |
1..1 |
isPersistent
from Identifiable
|
Default value is false indicating that the content of the current version may change (may be in development mode). Set to true when the content of this version will no longer change. |
:ref:`` |
1..1 |
isUniversallyUnique
from Identifiable
|
Default value is false. If the id of the object was created as a Universally Unique ID (UUID) set to true. |
:ref:`` |
1..1 |
localId
from Identifiable
|
Locally used identifier unique with a specified context, such as a variable name within a dataset. |
0..* |
|
version
from Identifiable
|
Version number of the object. |
:ref:`` |
1..1 |
versionDate
from Identifiable
|
Date and time the object was changed expressed in standard ISO formats. |
0..1 |
|
versionRationale
from Identifiable
|
Reason for making a new version of the object. |
0..1 |
|
versionResponsibility
from Identifiable
|
Contributor who has the ownership and responsibility for the current version. |
:ref:`` |
0..1 |
agentId
from Agent
|
Identifier of an agent within a specified system. |
0..* |
|
image
from Agent
|
Information regarding image associated with the agent. |
0..* |
|
purpose
from Agent
|
Intent or reason for describing the agent. |
0..1 |