ID ranges¶
To stop two editors from minting the same identifier, each editor of an
ontology is allocated a range of seven-digit numbers. Allocations are recorded
in src/ontology/lof-{id}-idranges.owl in the ontology's repository, in the
format used by the OBO Foundry and the Ontology Development Kit.
Default allocation¶
| Range | Use |
|---|---|
| 0000001 to 0000999 | Reserved |
| 0001000 to 0001999 | First editor |
| 0002000 to 0002999 | Second editor |
| 0003000 to 0003999 | Third editor |
| 0004000 and above | Allocated on request |
Protégé setup¶
In Protégé, open Preferences > New Entities and set:
- Entity IRI: Start with Specified IRI
https://w3id.org/lof, Followed by/, End with Auto-generated ID. - Entity Label: Custom label,
rdfs:label. - Auto-generated ID: Numeric (iterative), prefix
{PREFIX}_, 7 digits, starting at the beginning of your range, and ending at its end.
To request a range, open an issue in the ontology's repository, or ask its contact person.