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Entity semantic types
Appendix B: The i2 Semantic Approach
Entity semantic types can be assigned to entity types in a data source, in a
database schema, on a chart, or to individual entities on a chart. They can be used
to give a common meaning to entities.
For example, the Person semantic type can be assigned to entity types such as
Male, Judge, Witness and Felon. The semantic type assignment provides an extra
layer of meaning to the data. It allows the application to understand that the Male,
Judge, Witness and Felon entity types share real-world characteristics, and that
they are distinct from entity types which depict offices and houses.
The following diagram shows some semantic types and the entity types to which
you would typically assign them.
Property
Briefcase Clothing
Camera Jewelry
Link semantic types
Person
Male Judge
Witness Felon
Mailing Address
Office House
Restaurant Shop
Link semantic types can be assigned to link types, to individual links on a chart, or
to link types in a data source or database schema, to provide those links with a
common meaning. For example, you can assign the Meeting Between link
semantic type to a link on a chart that is named ‘weekly meeting’.
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