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ComputationalTool DRAFT Profile

Version: 1.1-DRAFT (21 April 2023)


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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 short description of the tool.


ONE
name Text
Schema:

The name of the item.


ONE
url URL
Schema:

Homepage of the tool. URL of the item.


ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
applicationCategory Text
URL
Schema:

Type of software application, e.g. ‘Game, Multimedia’. Please use terms from the ‘Tool type’ table in the biotools documentation.


MANY
applicationSubCategory DefinedTerm
Schema:

Subcategory of the application, e.g. ‘Arcade Game’. Use an EDAM:Topic to describe the category of application


MANY
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
Schema:

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


MANY
featureList DefinedTerm
URL
Schema:

Features or modules provided by this application (and possibly required by other applications). Functionality provided by the tool. Note: Bioschemas have removed Text from the Expected Types.


MANY
license CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

The license of a software, curated dataset, etc. A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL. Use SPDX list of licenses in form https://spdx.org/licenses/


MANY
sameAs URL
Schema:

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. E.g. the URL of the item’s Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.


MANY
softwareVersion Text
Schema:

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.


MANY
Marginality: Optional.
applicationSuite Text
Schema:

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


MANY
codeRepository URL
Schema:

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:

Link(s) 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 any software dependency. Indicates an item or CreativeWork that is part of this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense).


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 tool or the service are available to be used for free.


ONE
isBasedOn CreativeWork
Product
URL
Schema:

A tool or another work which this tool is based on, or is an extension, distribution, or deployment of. A resource from which this work is derived or from which it is a modification or adaption.


MANY
isPartOf CreativeWork
Schema:

A collection, other than a suite of tools, to which the tool belongs.. Indicates an item or CreativeWork that this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense), is part of.


MANY
keywords Text
Schema:

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


MANY
operatingSystem Text
Schema:

Operating systems on which the tool can be used (without additional wrapping). Operating systems supported (Windows 7, OSX 10.6, Android 1.6). Please use terms from the ‘Operating systems’ table in the biotools documentation


MANY
output FormalParameter
Schema:

Specification of a produced output.


MANY
programmingLanguage ComputerLanguage
Text
Schema:

The main programming language(s) used to build or execute the tool. Please use terms from the ‘Programming language’ table in the Bio.Tools documentation


MANY
provider Organization
Schema:

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


MANY
softwareAddOn SoftwareApplication
Schema:

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


MANY
softwareHelp CreativeWork
Schema:

A documentation of the tool.


MANY
thumbnailUrl URL
Schema:

A small image representing the tool, such as an icon. A thumbnail image relevant to the Thing.


ONE