The FAIR Genomes metadata schema is expressed in a YAML file with a particular structure which is documented below.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Name of this schema. |
| description | Description of this schema. |
| version | Schema version number, in decimal format. |
| releaseType | Type of project release. SNAPSHOT denotes development, Minor (x.x) or Major (x.0) denotes an official release. |
| date | Date of a Minor or Major release. |
| lookupGlobalOptions | Special lookups that are added to every other lookup list in the schema, unless specified otherwise. |
| authors | A list of contributing schema authors. |
| copyright | A copyright statement about the schema. |
| license | The license under which the schema is released. |
| technical | Specialized options required to generate project artifacts. |
| modules | The actual components of the schema, comparable to classes or tables. |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Name of this author. |
| Email address of this author. | |
| orcid | ORCID of this author. |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| holder | Name of the copyright holder. |
| years | Year of publication and latest revision. |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Name of the active license. |
| url | URL where license can be found. |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| artDecorId | Project identifier in the ART-DECOR platform. |
| ttlLocation | Hosting location of the application ontology. |
| gitLocation | GitHub repository location of the project. |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Name of this module |
| description | Description of this module, usually adapted from an ontology. |
| ontology | Ontology term that best described this module. |
| relationWith | Described the relationship with one or more other modules in the schema. |
| elements | The elements contained in this module, comparable to attributes, columns or features. |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| module | The module that this module is related to in some way. |
| relation | Ontology term that best describes the relation between two modules. |
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Name of this element. |
| description | Description of this element, usually adapted from an ontology. |
| ontology | Ontology term that best described this element. |
| values | Value type of this element. See ValueType.java for all options. When using lookups, the additional ofType ontology is used to denote lookup type, e.g. lookup options for Medication are of type ATC codes. |
| unit | Optional ontology term to denote the unit of measurement. |
| broadMatch | Optional ontology term to denote a broad match. See explanation at Match.java. |
| exactMatch | Optional ontology term to denote an exact match. See explanation at Match.java. |
| relatedMatch | Optional ontology term to denote a related match. See explanation at Match.java. |
| closeMatch | Optional ontology term to denote a close match. See explanation at Match.java. |
| narrowMatch | Optional ontology term to denote a narrow match. See explanation at Match.java. |