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ComputationalTool Profile

Version: 1.0-RELEASE (11 October 2021)

Bioschemas specification for describing a SoftwareApplication in the Life Sciences


If you spot any errors or omissions with this type, please file an issue in our GitHub.


Key to specification table

CD = Cardinality

Property Expected Type Description CD Controlled Vocabulary Example
Marginality: Minimum.
@context URL Used to provide the context (namespaces) for the JSON-LD file.
Not needed in other serialisations.
ONE
@type Text Schema.org/Bioschemas class for the resource declared using JSON-LD syntax. For other serialisations please use the appropriate mechanism.
While it is permissible to provide multiple types, it is preferred to use a single type.
MANY Schema.org, Bioschemas
@id IRI Used to distinguish the resource being described in JSON-LD. For other serialisations use the appropriate approach. ONE
dct:conformsTo IRI Used to state the Bioschemas profile that the markup relates to. The versioned URL of the profile must be used.
Note that we use a CURIE in the table here but the full URL for Dublin Core terms must be used in the markup (http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo), see example.
ONE Bioschemas profile versioned URL
description Text
Schema:

A description of the item.


Bioschemas:

A short description of the tool.

ONE
name Text
Schema:

The name of the item.


url URL
Schema:

URL of the item.


Bioschemas:

Homepage of the tool.

ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
applicationCategory Text
URL
Schema:

Type of software application, e.g. ‘Game, Multimedia’.


Bioschemas:

Type of tool e.g. Command-line tool, Web application etc. Note: Bioschemas have changed URL to Text in the Expected Types. This will be reverted once Bio.Tools provides stable URIs for tool types.

MANY

Please use terms from the ‘Tool type’ table in the biotools documentation

applicationSubCategory Text
URL
Schema:

Subcategory of the application, e.g. ‘Arcade Game’.


Bioschemas:

Use an EDAM:Topic to describe the category of application

MANY

EDAM:Topic

author Organization
Person
Schema:

The author of this content or rating. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be used interchangeably.


MANY
citation CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc.


Bioschemas:

Publication about this tool.

MANY
featureList Text
URL
Schema:

Features or modules provided by this application (and possibly required by other applications).


Bioschemas:

Functionality provided by the tool. Note: Bioschemas have removed Text from the Expected Types

MANY

EDAM:Operation

license CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL.


Bioschemas:

The license of a software, curated dataset, etc.

MANY

Use SPDX list of licenses in form https://spdx.org/licenses/

softwareVersion Text
Schema:

Version of the software instance.


Bioschemas:

Version(s) of the tool, which this information is valid for. Can also be a comma-delimited list and include hyphen-separated ranges of versions.

ONE
Marginality: Optional.
applicationSuite Text
Schema:

The name of the application suite to which the application belongs (e.g. Excel belongs to Office).


Bioschemas:

A suite of tools, to which the tool belongs.

MANY
codeRepository URL
Schema:

Link to the repository where the un-compiled, human readable code and related code is located (SVN, github, CodePlex).


Bioschemas:

Link to the source code repository of the tool.

MANY
contributor Organization
Person
Schema:

A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event.


MANY
discussionUrl URL
Schema:

A link to the page containing the comments of the CreativeWork.


MANY
downloadUrl URL
Schema:

If the file can be downloaded, URL to download the binary.


Bioschemas:

A link to the downloadable(s).

MANY
funder Organization
Person
Schema:

A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution.


MANY
hasPart CreativeWork
Schema:

Indicates an item or CreativeWork that is part of this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense). Inverse property: isPartOf.


Bioschemas:

Indicates any software dependency

MANY
identifier PropertyValue
Text
URL
Schema:

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.


MANY
input FormalParameter
Schema:

Specification of a consumed input.


MANY
isAccessibleForFree Boolean
Schema:

A flag to signal that the item, event, or place is accessible for free. Supersedes free.


Bioschemas:

A flag to signal that the tool or the service are available to be used for free.

ONE
isBasedOn CreativeWork
Product
URL
Schema:

A resource from which this work is derived or from which it is a modification or adaption. Supersedes isBasedOnUrl.


Bioschemas:

A tool or another work which this tool is based on, or is an extension, distribution, or deployment of.

MANY
isPartOf CreativeWork
Schema:

Indicates an item or CreativeWork that this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense), is part of. Inverse property:hasPart.


Bioschemas:

A collection, other than a suite of tools, to which the tool belongs.

MANY
keywords Text
Schema:

Keywords or tags used to describe this content. Multiple entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas.


Bioschemas:

Additional keywords or tags important for this tool. Multiple entries are delimited by commas.

ONE
operatingSystem Text
Schema:

Operating systems supported (Windows 7, OSX 10.6, Android 1.6).


Bioschemas:

Operating systems on which the tool can be used (without additional wrapping).

MANY

Please use terms from the ‘Operating systems’ table in the biotools documentation

output FormalParameter
Schema:

Specification of a produced output.


MANY
programmingLanguage ComputerLanguage
Text
Schema:

The computer programming language.


Bioschemas:

The main programming language(s) used to build or execute the tool.

MANY

Please use terms from the ‘Programming language’ table in the Bio.Tools documentation

provider Organization
Person
Schema:

The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as the seller. Supersedescarrier.


Bioschemas:

The provider organization of a web application, database portal, web service, etc. Note: Bioschemas have removed Person from the Expected Types.

MANY
softwareAddOn SoftwareApplication
Schema:

Additional content for a software application.


Bioschemas:

Additional sub-tools (add-ons, plug-ins, tools in a suite, etc.) that are included in the tool or workflow.

MANY
softwareHelp CreativeWork
Schema:

Software application help.


Bioschemas:

A documentation of the tool.

MANY
thumbnailUrl URL
Schema:

A thumbnail image relevant to the Thing.


Bioschemas:

A small image representing the tool, such as an icon.

ONE