OWL-EDI

OWL ontology for EDI web standard.

Definition

OWL (Web Ontology Language) is an RDF extension adding logical richness (classes, properties, cardinalities, restrictions) to formalise domains. EDI application: UBL ontologies, GS1 SmartSearch, FInTechS Ontology. Enables reasoning (a product categorised as food + perishable should trigger a dedicated sub-flow).

Origin

OWL has been a W3C Recommendation since 2004, OWL 2 in 2009.

Example in context

OWL ontology: Class Invoice ⊑ ∃hasIssuer.Organization ⊓ ∃hasRecipient.Party ⊓ ∃hasTotal.MonetaryAmount.

Related terms

• RDF EDI — underlying model.