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GerPS-Datafield

Modified on: 2026-8-27
This version:
https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/2.0/
Previous version:
https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/1.6/
Revision:
2.0
Authors:
openDVA
Contributors:
Heinz Conti Zacherl
Jonas Hoyer
Leila Feddoul
Maximilian Enderling
Maximilian Raupach
Imported Ontologies:
eupont.owl
prov-o#
<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>
process
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openDVA, GerPS-Datafield v2.0
Provenance of this page
Ontology Specification Draft

Abstract

Ontology used for transferring FIM(Federal Information Management)-information, specifically forms, and data stored in them, used by public services. To achieve this, it maps the XDatenfeld-standard.

GerPS-Datafield: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Data Properties

Named Individuals

GerPS-Datafield: Description back to ToC

![Diagram](gpd_diagram.svg) [IRI-Map](en-iri-table.md) [Competency-Questions](cq_results.md)

Cross-reference for GerPS-Datafield classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by GerPS-Datafield.

Classes

Boolean logic operationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000018

Used for combining boolean expressions.
has super-classes
Condition c
has sub-classes
Logical "and" c, Logical "nand" c, Logical "not" c, Logical "or" c, Logical "xor" c

Conditionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000009

Logical formular, composed of comparisons and boolean combinators.
has super-classes
Trigger c
has sub-classes
Boolean logic operation c, Datafield comparison c

Conditional triggerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000007

A instantiated trigger that only triggers when a condition on a datafield ist triggered.
has super-classes
InstantiatedTrigger c
is in range of
has conditional trigger op

Count-based comparisonc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000070

This class represents logical expressions which evaluate to a boolean value by comparing the instance count of a datafield element group to a numeric value.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c
is in domain of
has count target op

Datafield comparisonc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000021

This class represents logical expressions which evaluate to a boolean value by comparing a datafield value to a specific value.
has super-classes
Condition c
has sub-classes
Count-based comparison c, Datafield comparison equals c, Datafield comparison greater equals c, Datafield comparison greater than c, Datafield comparison in list c, Datafield comparison lower equals c, Datafield comparison lower than c, Datafield comparison not equals c
is in domain of
compares with op, has comparison value dp

Datafield comparison equalsc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000022

This class represents logical expression which evaluate to a boolean value by checking if a datafield has the same value as a constant value.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c

Datafield comparison greater equalsc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000025

This class represents logical expression which evaluate to a boolean value by checking if a datafield has a higher or equal value than a constant value.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c

Datafield comparison greater thanc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000024

This class represents logical expression which evaluate to a boolean value by checking if a datafield has a higher value than a constant value.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c

Datafield comparison in listc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000069

This class represents logical expressions which evaluate to a boolean value by checking if a datafield value is a member of an explicit value list.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c
is in domain of
has list value dp

Datafield comparison lower equalsc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000027

This class represents logical expression which evaluate to a boolean value by checking if a datafield has a lower or equal value than a constant value.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c

Datafield comparison lower thanc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000026

This class represents logical expression which evaluate to a boolean value by checking if a datafield has a lower value than a constant value.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c

Datafield comparison not equalsc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000023

This class represents logical expression which evaluate to a boolean value by checking if a datafield has a different value as a constant value.
has super-classes
Datafield comparison c

Datafield element actionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000008

An action that manipulates the state of dynamic forms modeled in XDatenfeld.
has super-classes
Action c
has sub-classes
Set invalid action c, Set multiplicity action c
is in domain of
has conditional trigger op, modifies datafield element op
is in range of
contains action op

Datafield element instancec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000029

An instance of a datafield element in a form, also allowing for multiple (repeated) instances of the same element.
is in domain of
has cannonical sequence index dp, has max occurrence dp, has min occurrence dp, is instance of op
is in range of
contains datafield element instance op

Datafield rulec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000001

A rule used to evaluate boolean expressions on dynamic forms in XDatenfeld.
has super-classes
Rule c
is in domain of
contains action op, has description dp
is in range of
contains rule op

Logical "and"c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000019

Class representing the boolean AND operation.
has super-classes
Boolean logic operation c

Logical "nand"c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000068

Class representing the boolean NAND operation (true when not all inputs are true).
has super-classes
Boolean logic operation c

Logical "not"c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000066

Class representing the boolean NOT operation (unary).
has super-classes
Boolean logic operation c

Logical "or"c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000020

Class representing the boolean OR operation.
has super-classes
Boolean logic operation c

Logical "xor"c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000067

Class representing the boolean XOR operation (true when exactly one input is true).
has super-classes
Boolean logic operation c

Modelling Levelc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000062

Level of modelling of an XDatenfeld master dataschema.
is in range of
has modelling level op
has members
Data Schema ni, Document Profile ni

Path stepc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000076

A single hop in an anchor-relative path used by rule targets to identify a specific descendant element.
is in domain of
next step op, path element op
is in range of
compares with op, has count target op, modifies datafield element op, next step op

Selection Optionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000059

An entry in a selection list.
is in domain of
has cannonical sequence index dp, has code dp
is in range of
has selection option op

Set invalid actionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000080

An action that marks a datafield element (or the whole form) as invalid.
has super-classes
Datafield element action c

Set multiplicity actionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000079

An action that sets the multiplicity (min/max occurrences) of a datafield element.
has super-classes
Datafield element action c
is in domain of
sets maximum occurrence dp, sets minimum occurrence dp

Unversioned datafield elementc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000057

A building block as it occurs in XData field forms. As the version is not specified, the module is only a placeholder for a concept and is not directly linked to other data or elements.
is in domain of
has versioned instance op

Versioned datafieldc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000004

The specific version of the smallest building block as specified in XDatenfeld. It contains data.
has super-classes
Versioned datafield element c
is in domain of
has codelist reference dp, has datatype dp, has further specification dp, has max size dp, has mediatype dp, has prefilling dp, has selection option op

Versioned datafield elementc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000003

The specific version of a block as it occurs in XDatenfeld-forms.
has super-classes
G P P 0000008 c
has sub-classes
Versioned datafield c, Versioned datafield group c
is in domain of
contains datafield element instance op, contains rule op, has content dp, has input help text dp, has output help text dp
is in range of
has versioned instance op, is instance of op, path element op

Versioned datafield groupc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000005

A specific version of a building block of forms as specified in XDatenfeld. It may contain datafield elements and/or rules.
has super-classes
Versioned datafield element c

XDatenfeldc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000002

A form as specified by the XDatenfeld standard.
has super-classes
G P P 0000008 c
is in domain of
contains datafield element instance op, contains rule op, has modelling level op

Object Properties

compares withop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000036

Links datafield comparisons to the head of a PathStep chain naming the datafield element they reference.
has domain
Datafield comparison c
has range
Path step c

contains actionop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000074

Links a datafield rule to the actions derived from its Lisp DSL expression.
has domain
Datafield rule c
has range
Datafield element action c

contains datafield element instanceop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000040

Links a datafield element to its contained instances.
has super-properties
top Object Property op
has domain
XDatenfeld c or Versioned datafield element c
has range
Datafield element instance c

contains ruleop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000035

Links datafield elements to contained datafield rules.
has domain
XDatenfeld c or Versioned datafield element c
has range
Datafield rule c

has conditional triggerop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000075

Links a datafield element action to the conditional trigger that activates it.
has domain
Datafield element action c
has range
Conditional trigger c

has count targetop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000072

Links a count-based comparison to the head of a PathStep chain naming the datafield element whose instance count is tested.
has domain
Count-based comparison c
has range
Path step c

has modelling levelop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000063

Indicates the modelling level of an XDatenfeld (Dokumentensteckbrief or Datenschema).
has domain
XDatenfeld c
has range
Modelling Level c

has operandop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000042

Links a Boolean operator with both of its operands.
has super-properties
top Object Property op

has selection optionop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000060

Links a versioned datafield to its selection options.
has domain
Versioned datafield c
has range
Selection Option c

has versioned instanceop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000039

Links an unversioned Element (Group, Field) to its versioned instances.
has super-properties
top Object Property op
has domain
Unversioned datafield element c
has range
Versioned datafield element c

is instance ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000041

Links a data field element instance to the data field element whose instance it is.
has super-properties
top Object Property op
has domain
Datafield element instance c
has range
Versioned datafield element c

modifies datafield elementop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000038

Links a datafield element action to the head of a PathStep chain naming the datafield element it targets.
has domain
Datafield element action c
has range
Path step c

next stepop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000078

Links a path step to the next step below it in the anchor-relative path.

has characteristics: functional

has domain
Path step c
has range
Path step c

path elementop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000077

The versioned datafield element identified by this path step.

has characteristics: functional

has domain
Path step c
has range
Versioned datafield element c

Data Properties

has cannonical sequence indexdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000058

Indicates the ordinal position of an element among its sibling elements.
has domain
Datafield element instance c or Selection Option c
has range
integer

has codedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000061

Indicates the code of a selection option.
has domain
Selection Option c
has range
lang String

has codelist referencedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000051

Reference to a code list whose values the field can accept.
has domain
Versioned datafield c
has range
string

has comparison valuedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000071

The literal value that a datafield comparison tests against.
has domain
Datafield comparison c
has range
string

has contentdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000049

Specifies a predefined (default) value for the content of a form field.
has domain
Versioned datafield element c
has range
lang String

has datatypedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000047

The data type describes the combination of concrete value ranges and any operations defined on them to form a unit that can be mapped using rules. The data type also specifies the structure of the content or provides information about the field content changeability. The valid values can be found in https://www.xrepository.de/api/xrepository/urn:xoev-de:fim:standard:xdatenfelder_3.0.0:dokument:XDatenfelder_3.0.0_Spezifikation IV.B.1.7 Codeliste Datenfeldtyp.
has domain
Versioned datafield c
has range
string

has descriptiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000043

The description of a FIM datafield rule.
has domain
Datafield rule c
has range
lang String

has field typedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000046

Type of data field, such as “input” or “select”. Valid values can be looked up at: https://www.xrepository.de/api/xrepository/urn:xoev-de:fim:standard:xdatenfelder_3.0.0:dokument:XDatenfelder_3.0.0_Spezifikation IV.B.1.6 Codeliste Datenfeldart
has super-properties
top Data Property dp

has further specificationdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000048

The data type can be further restricted with the specification. Restrictions on the length and value range are possible.
has domain
Versioned datafield c
has range
lang String

has input help textdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000044

Explanatory help text for the form user (citizen/company) of an input document to clarify which content is to be entered in a data field group or which action is to be performed.
has domain
Versioned datafield element c
has range
lang String

has list valuedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000073

One admissible value in a list-membership comparison (in operator).
has domain
Datafield comparison in list c
has range
string

has max occurrencedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000056

Die Anzahl definiert, wie oft die Datenfeldinstanz maximal auftreten darf.
has domain
Datafield element instance c
has range
string

has max sizedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000053

This property may only be used for data fields of type “file”. It defines the maximum size in bytes.
has domain
Versioned datafield c
has range
string

has mediatypedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000052

This property may only be used for data fields of type “file”. It lists the permitted file types according to the IANA Media Type Registry. Example: “application/pdf” for PDF.
has domain
Versioned datafield c
has range
string

has min occurrencedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000055

The number defines the minimum number of times the datafield instance may occur.
has domain
Datafield element instance c
has range
string

has output help textdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000045

Explanatory help text for the form user (citizen/company) of an output document.
has domain
Versioned datafield element c
has range
lang String

has prefillingdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000050

Indicates whether the authority can or must pre-fill the field.
has domain
Versioned datafield c
has range
string

sets maximum occurrencedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000082

The maximum-occurrence value that a SetMultiplicityAction assigns when its trigger fires.
has domain
Set multiplicity action c
has range
string

sets minimum occurrencedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000081

The minimum-occurrence value that a SetMultiplicityAction assigns when its trigger fires.
has domain
Set multiplicity action c
has range
string

Named Individuals

Data Schemani back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000065

belongs to
Modelling Level c

Document Profileni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000064

belongs to
Modelling Level c

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties
ni: Named Individuals

Changes from last version

Classes

Added classes
Deleted classes

Object Properties

Modified object properties
  • https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000036
    • Added: rdfs:comment "Links datafield comparisons to the head of a PathStep chain naming the datafield element they reference."@en
    • Added: rdfs:comment "Verknüpft Datenfeldvergleiche mit dem Anfang einer PathStep-Kette, die das referenzierte Datenfeldelement benennt."@de
    • Added: Range https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000076
    • Deleted: rdfs:comment "Links datafield comparisons to the datafield elements they reference."@en
    • Deleted: Range https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000004
    • Deleted: rdfs:comment "Verknüpft Datenfeldvergleiche mit den Datenfeldelementen, auf die sie verweisen."@de
  • https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000038
    • Added: rdfs:comment "Links a datafield element action to the head of a PathStep chain naming the datafield element it targets."@en
    • Added: rdfs:comment "Verknüpft eine Datenfeldelement-Aktion mit dem Anfang einer PathStep-Kette, die das Zielelement benennt."@de
    • Added: Range https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000076
    • Deleted: rdfs:comment "Links a datafield element action with the datafield element it targets."@en
    • Deleted: Range https://w3id.org/gerps/ontology/datafield/GPD_0000003
    • Deleted: rdfs:comment "Verknüpft eine Datenfeldelement-Aktion mit dem Datenfeldelement, auf das sie wirkt."@de
Added object properties
Deleted object properties

Data Properties

Added data properties

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.