Valueflows Ontology

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Accountable Effect
Accounting Effect
Action
Agent
Agent Relationship
Agent Relationship Role
Agreement
Appreciation
Claim
Commitment
Contained Effect
Create Resource
Ecological Agent
Economic Event
Economic Resource
Event Quantity
Fulfillment
Input/Output
Intent
Location Effect
Onhand Effect
Organization
Person
Plan
Process
Process Specification
Proposal
Proposed Intent
Proposed To
Recipe Exchange
Recipe Flow
Recipe Process
Recipe Resource
Resource Specification
Role Behavior
Satisfaction
Scenario
Scenario Definition
Settlement
Stage Effect
State Effect

Accountable Effect^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#AccountableEffect`
Description	The action has this effect on an inventoried resource primary accountable agent.
In range of	vf:accountableEffect^op

Accounting Effect^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#AccountingEffect`
Description	The action has this effect on an inventoried resource accounting quantity.
In range of	vf:accountingEffect^op

Action^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Action`
Description	An action verb defining the kind of flow and its behavior.
In domain of	vf:locationEffect^op vf:onhandEffect^op vf:inputOutput^op vf:pairsWith^op vf:createResource^op vf:containedEffect^op vf:stageEffect^op vf:accountableEffect^op vf:eventQuantity^op vf:stateEffect^op vf:accountingEffect^op
In range of	vf:action^op vf:pairsWith^op

Agent^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Agent`
Description	An entity that can commit to and/or perform economic and/or ecological activity under its own power or authority.
Sub-classes	vf:Person^c vf:EcologicalAgent^c vf:Organization^c
In domain of	vf:primaryLocation^op
In range of	vf:subject^op vf:proposedTo^op vf:object^op vf:provider^op vf:receiver^op vf:primaryAccountable^op

Agent Relationship^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#AgentRelationship`
Description	An ongoing voluntary association between 2 agents of any kind.
In domain of	vf:object^op vf:relationship^op vf:subject^op

Agent Relationship Role^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#AgentRelationshipRole`
Description	A relationship role defining the kind of association one agent can have with another.
In domain of	vf:inverseRoleLabel^dp vf:roleBehavior^op vf:roleLabel^dp
In range of	vf:relationship^op

Agreement^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Agreement`
Description	Any type of agreement among economic agents.
In range of	vf:clauseOf^op vf:realizationOf^op

Appreciation^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Appreciation`
Description	A way to tie an economic event that is given in loose fulfilment for another economic event, without commitments or expectations. Supports the gift economy.
In domain of	vf:appreciationWith^op vf:appreciationOf^op

Claim^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Claim`
Description	A claim for a future economic event(s) in reciprocity for an economic event that already occurred. For example, a claim for payment for goods received.
In range of	vf:settles^op

Commitment^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Commitment`
Description	A planned economic flow that has been promised by an agent to another agent.
In domain of	vf:independentDemandOf^op vf:clauseOf^op
In range of	vf:fulfills^op

Contained Effect^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#ContainedEffect`
Description	The action has this effect on an inventoried resource contained in resource.
In range of	vf:containedEffect^op

Create Resource^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#CreateResource`
Description	The action can create an economic resource.
In range of	vf:createResource^op

Ecological Agent^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#EcologicalAgent`
Description	A non-human being; or a functional group of non-human beings; or an ecosystem of living beings that includes non-humans.
Super-classes	vf:Agent^c

Economic Event^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#EconomicEvent`
Description	An observed economic flow, as opposed to a flow planned to happen in the future. This could reflect a change in the quantity of an economic resource. It is also defined by its behavior in relation to the economic resource (see vf:action)
In domain of	vf:toLocation^op vf:realizationOf^op vf:toResourceInventoriedAs^op vf:corrects^op
In range of	vf:fulfilledBy^op vf:appreciationWith^op vf:corrects^op vf:triggeredBy^op vf:settledBy^op vf:appreciationOf^op

Economic Resource^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#EconomicResource`
Description	Economic or environmental inputs to or outputs from processes.
In domain of	vf:currentLocation^op vf:containedIn^op vf:trackingIdentifier^dp vf:currentVirtualLocation^dp vf:conformsTo^op vf:primaryAccountable^op vf:accountingQuantity^op vf:onhandQuantity^op vf:lot^op
In range of	vf:resourceInventoriedAs^op vf:containedIn^op vf:toResourceInventoriedAs^op

Event Quantity^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#EventQuantity`
Description	The action involves the event resource quantity, event quantity, or both.
In range of	vf:eventQuantity^op

Fulfillment^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Fulfillment`
Description	Represents many-to-many relationships between commitments and economic events that fully or partially satisfy one or more commitments.
In domain of	vf:fulfilledBy^op vf:fulfills^op

Input/Output^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#InputOutput`
Description	The action is an input or output of a process, or not related to a process.
In range of	vf:inputOutput^op

Intent^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Intent`
Description	A proposed or planned or estimated economic flow, prior to a commitment or agreement, which can lead to commitments and/or economic events.
In domain of	vf:availableQuantity^op
In range of	vf:satisfies^op vf:publishes^op

Location Effect^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#LocationEffect`
Description	The action has this effect on an inventoried resource current location.
In range of	vf:locationEffect^op

Onhand Effect^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#OnhandEffect`
Description	The action has this effect on an inventoried resource onhand quantity.
In range of	vf:onhandEffect^op

Organization^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Organization`
Description	A functional structure, formal or informal, which can include people and/or other organizations, and has its own agency. Something called a group is an Organization in Valueflows if it has its own agency.
Super-classes	vf:Agent^c

Person^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Person`
Description	A human being. All people are considered agents.
Super-classes	vf:Agent^c

Plan^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Plan`
Description	A logical collection of processes that constitute a body of scheduled work with defined deliverable(s).
In range of	vf:plannedWithin^op vf:independentDemandOf^op

Process^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Process`
Description	An activity that changes inputs into outputs, by transforming or transporting economic resource(s).
In domain of	vf:nestedIn^op vf:basedOn^op
In range of	vf:inputOf^op vf:outputOf^op

Process Specification^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#ProcessSpecification`
Description	Specifies the kind of process.
In range of	vf:basedOn^op vf:stage^op vf:processConformsTo^op

Proposal^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Proposal`
Description	Published requests or offers, sometimes with what is expected in return.
In domain of	vf:unitBased^dp vf:eligibleLocation^op
In range of	vf:proposed^op vf:publishedIn^op

Proposed Intent^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#ProposedIntent`
Description	Represents many-to-many relationships between Proposals and Intents, supporting including intents in multiple proposals, as well as a proposal including multiple intents.
In domain of	vf:reciprocal^dp vf:publishes^op vf:publishedIn^op

Proposed To^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#ProposedTo`
Description	An agent to which the proposal is to be published.
In domain of	vf:proposedTo^op vf:proposed^op

Recipe Exchange^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#RecipeExchange`
Description	Specifies an exchange type agreement as part of a recipe.
In range of	vf:recipeClauseOf^op

Recipe Flow^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#RecipeFlow`
Description	The specification of a resource inflow to, or outflow from, a recipe process.
In domain of	vf:recipeFlowResource^op vf:recipeClauseOf^op vf:recipeOutputOf^op vf:recipeInputOf^op

Recipe Process^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#RecipeProcess`
Description	Specifies a process in a recipe for use in planning from recipe.
In domain of	vf:processConformsTo^op vf:processClassifiedAs^op
In range of	vf:recipeInputOf^op vf:recipeOutputOf^op

Recipe Resource^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#RecipeResource`
Description	Specifies the resource as part of a recipe, for use in planning from recipe.
In domain of	vf:unitOfResource^op vf:substitutable^dp
In range of	vf:recipeFlowResource^op

Resource Specification^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#ResourceSpecification`
Description	Specifies the kind of resource, even if the resource is not instantiated as an EconomicResource. Could define a material item, service, digital item, currency account, skill or type of work, etc.
In domain of	vf:defaultUnitOfEffort^op vf:defaultUnitOfResource^op
In range of	vf:resourceConformsTo^op vf:conformsTo^op

Role Behavior^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#RoleBehavior`
Description	The general shape or behavior grouping of an agent relationship role.
In range of	vf:roleBehavior^op

Satisfaction^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Satisfaction`
Description	Represents many-to-many relationships between intents and commitments or events that partially or full satisfy one or more intents.
In domain of	vf:satisfies^op vf:satisfiedBy^op

Scenario^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Scenario`
Description	An estimated or analytical logical collection of higher level processes used for budgeting, analysis, plan refinement, etc.
In domain of	vf:definedAs^op
In range of	vf:nestedIn^op vf:refinementOf^op

Scenario Definition^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#ScenarioDefinition`
Description	The type definition of one or more scenarios.
In range of	vf:definedAs^op

Settlement^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#Settlement`
Description	Represents many-to-many relationships between claim and economic events that fully or partially settle one or more claims.
In domain of	vf:settles^op vf:settledBy^op

Stage Effect^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#StageEffect`
Description	The action has this effect on an inventoried resource stage.
In range of	vf:stageEffect^op

State Effect^c

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#StateEffect`
Description	The action has this effect on an inventoried resource state.
In range of	vf:stateEffect^op

Object Properties ↑

accountable effect
accounting effect
accounting quantity
action
agreed in
appreciation of
appreciation with
at location
available quantity
based on
classified as
clause of
conforms to
contained effect
contained in
corrects
can create resource
current location
default unit of effort
default unit of resource
defined as
effort quantity
eligible location
event quantity
fulfilled by
fulfills
in scope of
independent demand of
input of
input/output
location effect
lot
mappable address
nested in
object
onhand effect
onhand quantity
output of
pairs with
planned within
primary accountable
primary location
process classified as
process conforms to
proposed
proposed to
provider
published in
publishes
realization of
receiver
recipe clause of
recipe flow resource
recipe input of
recipe output of
refinement of
relationship
resource classified as
resource conforms to
resource inventoried as
resource quantity
role behavior
satisfied by
satisfies
settled by
settles
stage
stage effect
state
state effect
subject
to location
to resource inventoried as
triggered by
unit of effort
unit of resource

accountable effect^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#accountableEffect`
Description	The primaryAccountable should be updated to the event receiver, or not.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:AccountableEffect^c

accounting effect^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#accountingEffect`
Description	The increment and/or decrement effect the action will have on the accounting quantity of an inventoried resource.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:AccountingEffect^c

accounting quantity^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#accountingQuantity`
Description	The current amount and unit of the economic resource for which the agent has primary rights and responsibilities, sometimes thought of as ownership. This can be either stored or derived from economic events affecting the resource.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	om2:Measure^c

action^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#action`
Description	Defines the kind of flow, such as consume, produce, work, transfer, etc.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:RecipeFlow^c or vf:Claim^c)
Range(s)	vf:Action^c

agreed in^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#agreedIn`
Description	Reference to an agreement between agents which specifies the rules, terms, policies, calculations, etc. which govern this flow.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Claim^c)
Range(s)	owl:Thing^c

appreciation of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#appreciationOf`
Description	The economic event being appreciated (gift economy).
Domain(s)	vf:Appreciation^c
Range(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c

appreciation with^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#appreciationWith`
Description	The economic event implemented in appreciation (gift economy).
Domain(s)	vf:Appreciation^c
Range(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c

at location^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#atLocation`
Description	The place where an intent, commitment, or economic event occurs. Usually mappable.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c)
Range(s)	geo:SpatialThing^c

available quantity^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#availableQuantity`
Description	The quantity of the offered resource currently available.
Domain(s)	vf:Intent^c
Range(s)	om2:Measure^c

based on^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#basedOn`
Description	The definition or standard specification for a process.
Domain(s)	vf:Process^c
Range(s)	vf:ProcessSpecification^c

classified as^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#classifiedAs`
Description	References one or more concepts in a common taxonomy or other classification scheme for purposes of categorization or grouping.
Domain(s)	(vf:Process^c or vf:EconomicResource^c or vf:Organization^c or vf:EcologicalAgent^c)
Range(s)	owl:Thing^c

clause of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#clauseOf`
Description	This commitment is part of the agreement.
Domain(s)	vf:Commitment^c
Range(s)	vf:Agreement^c

conforms to^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#conformsTo`
Description	The primary resource knowledge specification or definition of an existing or potential resource.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	vf:ResourceSpecification^c

contained effect^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#containedEffect`
Description	The contained in resource should be updated or removed.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:ContainedEffect^c

contained in^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#containedIn`
Description	Used when a stock economic resource contains units also defined as economic resources.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c

corrects^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#corrects`
Description	Used when an event was entered incorrectly and needs to be backed out or corrected. (The initial event cannot be changed.)
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c
Range(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c

can create resource^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#createResource`
Description	The action can create an economic resource.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:CreateResource^c

current location^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#currentLocation`
Description	The current place an economic resource is located. Could be at any level of granularity, from a town to an address to a warehouse location. Usually mappable.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialThing^c

default unit of effort^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#defaultUnitOfEffort`
Description	The default unit used for use or work.
Domain(s)	vf:ResourceSpecification^c
Range(s)	om2:Unit^c

default unit of resource^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#defaultUnitOfResource`
Description	The default unit used for the resource itself.
Domain(s)	vf:ResourceSpecification^c
Range(s)	om2:Unit^c

defined as^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#definedAs`
Description	The scenario definition for this scenario, for example yearly budget.
Domain(s)	vf:Scenario^c
Range(s)	vf:ScenarioDefinition^c

effort quantity^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#effortQuantity`
Description	The amount and unit of the work or use or citation effort-based action. This is often a time duration, but also could be cycle counts or other measures of effort or usefulness.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:RecipeFlow^c or vf:Fulfillment^c or vf:Satisfaction^c or vf:Claim^c or vf:Settlement^c)
Range(s)	om2:Measure^c

eligible location^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#eligibleLocation`
Description	Location or area where the proposal is valid.
Domain(s)	vf:Proposal^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialThing^c

event quantity^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#eventQuantity`
Description	The event quantity applicable is resource quantity, effort quantity, or both.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:EventQuantity^c

fulfilled by^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#fulfilledBy`
Description	The economic event which completely or partially fulfills a commitment.
Domain(s)	vf:Fulfillment^c
Range(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c

fulfills^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#fulfills`
Description	The commitment which is completely or partially fulfilled by an economic event.
Domain(s)	vf:Fulfillment^c
Range(s)	vf:Commitment^c

in scope of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#inScopeOf`
Description	Grouping around something to create a boundary or context, used for documenting, accounting, planning.
Domain(s)	(vf:Claim^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Proposal^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Scenario^c or vf:Process^c or vf:AgentRelationship^c)
Range(s)	owl:Thing^c

independent demand of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#independentDemandOf`
Description	Represents a desired deliverable expected from this plan.
Domain(s)	vf:Commitment^c
Range(s)	vf:Plan^c

input of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#inputOf`
Description	Relates an input flow to its process.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c)
Range(s)	vf:Process^c

input/output^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#inputOutput`
Description	Denotes if a process input or output, or not related to a process.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:InputOutput^c

location effect^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#locationEffect`
Description	This action can update the current location of an inventoried resource.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:LocationEffect^c

lot^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#lot`
Description	Lot or batch of an economic resource, used to track forward or backwards to all occurrences of resources of that lot.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	dfc:ProductBatch^c

mappable address^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#mappableAddress`
Description	A textual address that can be mapped using mapping software.
Domain(s)	geo:SpatialThing^c
Range(s)	xsd:string^c

nested in^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#nestedIn`
Description	The process with its inputs and outputs is part of the scenario.
Domain(s)	vf:Process^c
Range(s)	vf:Scenario^c

object^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#object`
Description	The object of a relationship between 2 agents. For example, if Mary is a member of a group, then the group is the object.
Domain(s)	vf:AgentRelationship^c
Range(s)	vf:Agent^c

onhand effect^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#onhandEffect`
Description	The increment and/or decrement effect the action will have on the onhand quantity of an inventoried resource.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:OnhandEffect^c

onhand quantity^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#onhandQuantity`
Description	The current amount and unit of the economic resource which is under direct control of the agent. It may be more or less than the accounting quantity. This can be either stored or derived from economic events affecting the resource.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	om2:Measure^c

output of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#outputOf`
Description	Relates an output flow to its process.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c)
Range(s)	vf:Process^c

pairs with^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#pairsWith`
Description	The action that usually affects the same resource as a complement in the same flow.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:Action^c

planned within^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#plannedWithin`
Description	The transfer or process with its inputs and outputs is part of the plan.
Domain(s)	(vf:Process^c or vf:Commitment^c)
Range(s)	vf:Plan^c

primary accountable^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#primaryAccountable`
Description	The agent currently with primary rights and responsibilites for the economic resource. It is the agent that is associated with the accountingQuantity of the economic resource.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	vf:Agent^c

primary location^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#primaryLocation`
Description	The main place an agent is located, often an address where activities occur and mail can be sent. This is usually a mappable geographic location. It also could be a website address, as in the case of agents who have no physical location.
Domain(s)	vf:Agent^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialThing^c

process classified as^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#processClassifiedAs`
Description	References a concept in a common taxonomy or other classification scheme for purposes of categorization or grouping.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeProcess^c
Range(s)	owl:Thing^c

process conforms to^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#processConformsTo`
Description	The standard specification or definition of a process.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeProcess^c
Range(s)	vf:ProcessSpecification^c

proposed^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#proposed`
Description	The proposal that is published to a specific agent.
Domain(s)	vf:ProposedTo^c
Range(s)	vf:Proposal^c

proposed to^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#proposedTo`
Description	The agent to which the proposal is published.
Domain(s)	vf:ProposedTo^c
Range(s)	vf:Agent^c

provider^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#provider`
Description	The economic agent from whom the intended, committed, or actual economic event is initiated.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Claim^c)
Range(s)	vf:Agent^c

published in^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#publishedIn`
Description	The published proposal which this intent is part of.
Domain(s)	vf:ProposedIntent^c
Range(s)	vf:Proposal^c

publishes^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#publishes`
Description	The intent which is part of this published proposal.
Domain(s)	vf:ProposedIntent^c
Range(s)	vf:Intent^c

realization of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#realizationOf`
Description	This economic event occurs as part of this agreement.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c
Range(s)	vf:Agreement^c

receiver^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#receiver`
Description	The economic agent whom the intended, committed, or actual economic event is for.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Claim^c)
Range(s)	vf:Agent^c

recipe clause of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#recipeClauseOf`
Description	Relates a flow to its exchange agreement in a recipe.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeFlow^c
Range(s)	vf:RecipeExchange^c

recipe flow resource^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#recipeFlowResource`
Description	The resource definition referenced by this flow in the recipe.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeFlow^c
Range(s)	vf:RecipeResource^c

recipe input of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#recipeInputOf`
Description	Relates an input flow to its process in a recipe.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeFlow^c
Range(s)	vf:RecipeProcess^c

recipe output of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#recipeOutputOf`
Description	Relates an output flow to its process in a recipe.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeFlow^c
Range(s)	vf:RecipeProcess^c

refinement of^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#refinementOf`
Description	This scenario or plan refines another scenario, often as time moves closer or for more detail.
Domain(s)	(vf:Scenario^c or vf:Plan^c)
Range(s)	vf:Scenario^c

relationship^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#relationship`
Description	The role of an economic relationship that exists between 2 agents, such as member, trading partner.
Domain(s)	vf:AgentRelationship^c
Range(s)	vf:AgentRelationshipRole^c

resource classified as^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#resourceClassifiedAs`
Description	References a concept in a common taxonomy or other classification scheme for purposes of categorization or grouping.
Domain(s)	(vf:ResourceSpecification^c or vf:RecipeResource^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Claim^c)
Range(s)	owl:Thing^c

resource conforms to^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#resourceConformsTo`
Description	The primary resource specification or definition of an existing or potential economic resource. A resource will have only one, as this specifies exactly what the resource is.
Domain(s)	(vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Claim^c or vf:RecipeResource^c)
Range(s)	vf:ResourceSpecification^c

resource inventoried as^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#resourceInventoriedAs`
Description	Economic resource involved in the flow.
Domain(s)	(vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c)
Range(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c

resource quantity^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#resourceQuantity`
Description	The amount and unit of the economic resource counted or inventoried.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:RecipeFlow^c or vf:Fulfillment^c or vf:Satisfaction^c or vf:Claim^c or vf:Settlement^c)
Range(s)	om2:Measure^c

role behavior^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#roleBehavior`
Description	The generalized behavior of this agent relationship role.
Domain(s)	vf:AgentRelationshipRole^c
Range(s)	vf:RoleBehavior^c

satisfied by^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#satisfiedBy`
Description	A commitment or economic event fully or partially satisfying an intent
Domain(s)	vf:Satisfaction^c
Range(s)	vf:Commitment^c vf:EconomicEvent^c

satisfies^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#satisfies`
Description	An intent satisfied fully or partially by an economic event or commitment.
Domain(s)	vf:Satisfaction^c
Range(s)	vf:Intent^c

settled by^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#settledBy`
Description	References an economic event that fully or partially settles the claim.
Domain(s)	vf:Settlement^c
Range(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c

settles^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#settles`
Description	References a claim that is fully or partially settled by the economic event.
Domain(s)	vf:Settlement^c
Range(s)	vf:Claim^c

stage^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#stage`
Description	References the ProcessSpecification of the last process the economic resource went through. Stage is used when the last process is important for finding proper resources, such as where the publishing process wants only documents that have gone through the editing process.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicResource^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:RecipeFlow^c)
Range(s)	vf:ProcessSpecification^c

stage effect^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#stageEffect`
Description	The stage of the inventoried resource should be updated, or not.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:StageEffect^c

state^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#state`
Description	The state of the desired economic resource, after coming out of a test or review process.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicResource^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:RecipeFlow^c or vf:Commitment^c)
Range(s)	xsd:string^c

state effect^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#stateEffect`
Description	The state of the from or to inventoried resource should be updated, or not.
Domain(s)	vf:Action^c
Range(s)	vf:StateEffect^c

subject^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#subject`
Description	The subject of a relationship between 2 agents. For example, if Mary is a member of a group, then Mary is the subject.
Domain(s)	vf:AgentRelationship^c
Range(s)	vf:Agent^c

to location^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#toLocation`
Description	The new location of the receiver resource.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialThing^c

to resource inventoried as^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#toResourceInventoriedAs`
Description	Additional economic resource on the economic event when needed by the receiver. Used when a transfer or move, or sometimes other actions, requires explicitly identifying an economic resource on the receiving side.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c
Range(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c

triggered by^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#triggeredBy`
Description	References an economic event that implied the claim or event, often based on a prior agreement.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Claim^c)
Range(s)	vf:EconomicEvent^c

unit of effort^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#unitOfEffort`
Description	The unit used for use or work or sometimes cite actions.
Domain(s)	(vf:RecipeResource^c or vf:EconomicResource^c)
Range(s)	om2:Unit^c

unit of resource^op

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#unitOfResource`
Description	The unit used for this resource in the recipe.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeResource^c
Range(s)	om2:Unit^c

Datatype Properties ↑

current virtual location
due
finished
has beginning
has end
has point in time
image
image list
inverse role label
name
reciprocal
role label
substitutable
tracking identifier
unit based
uri

current virtual location^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#currentVirtualLocation`
Description	The current virtual place an electronic economic resource is located.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	xsd:anyURI^c

due^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#due`
Description	The time something is expected to be complete.
Domain(s)	(vf:Plan^c or vf:Commitment^c or vf:Claim^c or vf:Intent^c)
Range(s)	xsd:dateTimeStamp^c

finished^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#finished`
Description	The commitment or intent or process is complete or not. This is irrespective of if the original goal has been met, and indicates that no more will be done.
Domain(s)	(vf:Commitment^c or vf:Process^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Claim^c)
Range(s)	xsd:boolean^c

has beginning^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#hasBeginning`
Description	The planned or actual beginning of a flow or process.
Domain(s)	(vf:Commitment^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Proposal^c or vf:Scenario^c or vf:Process^c) time:TemporalEntity^c
Range(s)	xsd:dateTimeStamp^c

has end^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#hasEnd`
Description	The planned or actual end of a flow or process.
Domain(s)	(vf:Commitment^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:Proposal^c or vf:Scenario^c or vf:Process^c) time:TemporalEntity^c
Range(s)	xsd:dateTimeStamp^c

has point in time^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#hasPointInTime`
Description	The planned or actual time of a flow; can be used instead of hasBeginning and hasEnd, if so, hasBeginning and hasEnd should be able to be returned with this value.
Domain(s)	(vf:Commitment^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:Intent^c) time:Instant^c
Range(s)	xsd:dateTimeStamp^c

image^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#image`
Description	The uri to an image relevant to the entity, such as a logo, avatar, photo, diagram, etc.
Domain(s)	(vf:Agent^c or vf:EconomicEvent^c or vf:EconomicResource^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:RecipeResource^c or vf:ResourceSpecification^c)
Range(s)	xsd:anyURI^c

image list^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#imageList`
Description	A comma separated list uri addresses to images relevant to the resource.
Domain(s)	(vf:EconomicResource^c or vf:Intent^c or vf:ResourceSpecification^c)
Range(s)	xsd:anyURI^c

inverse role label^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#inverseRoleLabel`
Description	The human readable name of the role, inverse from the object to the subject. For example, 'has member'.
Domain(s)	vf:AgentRelationshipRole^c
Range(s)	xsd:string^c

name^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#name`
Description	An informal or formal textual identifier for an object. Does not imply uniqueness.
Domain(s)	(geo:SpatialThing^c or vf:Agent^c or vf:Agreement^c or vf:EconomicResource^c or vf:Plan^c or vf:Process^c or vf:ProcessSpecification^c or vf:Proposal^c or vf:RecipeProcess^c or vf:RecipeResource^c or vf:ResourceSpecification^c or vf:RoleBehavior^c or vf:Scenario^c or vf:ScenarioDefinition^c)
Range(s)	xsd:string^c

reciprocal^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#reciprocal`
Description	This is a reciprocal intent of this proposal, not primary. Not meant to be used for intent matching.
Domain(s)	vf:ProposedIntent^c
Range(s)	xsd:boolean^c

role label^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#roleLabel`
Description	The human readable name of the role, inverse from the object to the subject. For example, 'is member of'.
Domain(s)	vf:AgentRelationshipRole^c
Range(s)	xsd:string^c

substitutable^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#substitutable`
Description	Defines if any resource of that type can be freely substituted for any other resource of that type when used, consumed, traded, etc.
Domain(s)	vf:RecipeResource^c
Range(s)	xsd:boolean^c

tracking identifier^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#trackingIdentifier`
Description	Sometimes called serial number, used when each item must have a trackable identifier (like a computer). Could also be used for other unique tracking identifiers needed for resources.
Domain(s)	vf:EconomicResource^c
Range(s)	xsd:string^c

unit based^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#unitBased`
Description	This proposal contains unit based quantities, which can be multipied to create commitments; commonly seen in a price list or e-commerce.
Domain(s)	vf:Proposal^c
Range(s)	xsd:boolean^c

uri^dp

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#uri`
Description	The web address relevant to the entity.
Range(s)	xsd:anyURI^c

Named Individuals ↑

acceptⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#accept`
Description	In processes like repair or modification or testing, the same resource will appear in the output.

bothⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:EventQuantity

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#both`
Description	This event can use resourceQuantity and effortQuantity.

citeⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#cite`
Description	For example a design file, neither used nor consumed, the file remains available at all times.

combineⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#combine`
Description	A resource is combined with other resources into a container resource.

consumeⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#consume`
Description	For example an ingredient or component composed into the output, after the process the ingredient is gone.

copyⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#copy`
Description	Create a new version of the resource, without any change to the original.

decrementⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:OnhandEffect
vf:AccountingEffect

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#decrement`
Description	The effect is to subtract from the inventoried resource accounting or onhand quantity.

decrement/incrementⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:OnhandEffect
vf:AccountingEffect

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#decrementIncrement`
Description	The effect is to subtract from the 'from' inventoried resource, and add to the 'to' inventoried resource, accounting or onhand quantity.

deliver serviceⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#deliverService`
Description	New service produced and delivered (a service implies that an agent actively receives the service).

dropoffⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#dropoff`
Description	Transported resource or person leaves the process; the same resource or person appeared in the input.

effortⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:EventQuantity

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#effort`
Description	This event uses effortQuantity.

incrementⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:AccountingEffect
vf:OnhandEffect

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#increment`
Description	The effect is to add to the inventoried resource accounting or onhand quantity.

increment toⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:AccountingEffect
vf:OnhandEffect

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#incrementTo`
Description	The effect is to add to the to (receiver) inventoried resource accounting or onhand quantity.

inputⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:InputOutput

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#input`
Description	This kind of flow can be an input to a process.

lowerⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#lower`
Description	Adjusts a quantity down based on a beginning balance or inventory count.

memberⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:RoleBehavior

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#member`
Description	The role is a member type role in relation to an organization. An agent can be a member of many organizations.

modifyⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#modify`
Description	In processes like repair or modification, the same resource will appear in the input.

moveⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#move`
Description	Change location and possibly identifier, if location is part of the identification, of a resource with no change of agent rights or possession.

not applicableⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:InputOutput
vf:LocationEffect
vf:PairsWith
vf:ContainedEffect
vf:CreateResource

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#notApplicable`
Description	This property is not applicable to this kind of flow.

optionalⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:CreateResource

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#optional`
Description	This kind of flow gives the user the option to create a new resource using resourceInventoriedAs.

optional toⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:CreateResource

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#optionalTo`
Description	This kind of flow gives the user the option to create a new resource using toResourceInventoriedAs.

outputⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:InputOutput

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#output`
Description	This kind of flow can be an output to a process.

output inputⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:InputOutput

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#outputInput`
Description	This kind of flow can be an output to a process, and at the same time an input to another process.

peerⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:RoleBehavior

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#peer`
Description	The role is a peer type role in relation to an agent. Examples are trading partners or mentors.

pickupⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#pickup`
Description	Transported resource or person enters the process; the same resource will appear in the output.

produceⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#produce`
Description	New resource was created in that process or an existing stock resource was added to.

raiseⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#raise`
Description	Adjusts a quantity up based on a beginning balance or inventory count.

removeⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:ContainedEffect

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#remove`
Description	The effect is to remove or nullify the specified property from the resource.

resourceⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:EventQuantity

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#resource`
Description	This event uses resourceQuantity.

unpackⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#separate`
Description	A resource is removed from a container resource.

sub-organizationⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:RoleBehavior

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#subOrganization`
Description	The role is a sub-organization type role in relation to an organization. An agent can be a sub-organization of no more than one organization.

transferⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#transfer`
Description	Give full rights and responsibilities plus physical custody.

transfer all rightsⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#transferAllRights`
Description	Give full (in the human realm) rights and responsibilities to another agent, without transferring physical custody.

transfer custodyⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#transferCustody`
Description	Give physical custody and control of a resource, without full accounting or ownership rights.

updateⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:ContainedEffect
vf:LocationEffect

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#update`
Description	The effect is to update the resource in the specified property.

useⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#use`
Description	For example a tool used in process; after the process, the tool still exists.

workⁿⁱ

Classes(s)

vf:Action

URI	`https://w3id.org/valueflows#work`
Description	Labor power applied to a process.

^c	Classes
^op	Object Properties
^fp	Functional Properties
^dp	Data Properties
^dp	Annotation Properties
^p	Properties
ⁿⁱ	Named Individuals

Valueflows Ontology

Metadata

Table of Contents

Overview

Classes ↑

Accountable Effectc

Accounting Effectc

Actionc

Agentc

Agent Relationshipc

Agent Relationship Rolec

Agreementc

Appreciationc

Claimc

Commitmentc

Contained Effectc

Create Resourcec

Ecological Agentc

Economic Eventc

Economic Resourcec

Event Quantityc

Fulfillmentc

Input/Outputc

Intentc

Location Effectc

Onhand Effectc

Organizationc

Personc

Planc

Processc

Process Specificationc

Proposalc

Proposed Intentc

Proposed Toc

Recipe Exchangec

Recipe Flowc

Recipe Processc

Recipe Resourcec

Resource Specificationc

Role Behaviorc

Satisfactionc

Scenarioc

Scenario Definitionc

Settlementc

Stage Effectc

State Effectc

Object Properties ↑

accountable effectop

accounting effectop

accounting quantityop

actionop

agreed inop

appreciation ofop

appreciation withop

at locationop

available quantityop

based onop

classified asop

clause ofop

conforms toop

contained effectop

contained inop

correctsop

can create resourceop

current locationop

default unit of effortop

default unit of resourceop

defined asop

effort quantityop

eligible locationop

event quantityop

fulfilled byop

fulfillsop

in scope ofop

independent demand ofop

input ofop

input/outputop

location effectop

lotop

mappable addressop

Accountable Effect^c

Accounting Effect^c

Action^c

Agent^c

Agent Relationship^c

Agent Relationship Role^c

Agreement^c

Appreciation^c

Claim^c

Commitment^c

Contained Effect^c

Create Resource^c

Ecological Agent^c

Economic Event^c

Economic Resource^c

Event Quantity^c

Fulfillment^c

Input/Output^c

Intent^c

Location Effect^c

Onhand Effect^c

Organization^c

Person^c

Plan^c

Process^c

Process Specification^c

Proposal^c

Proposed Intent^c

Proposed To^c

Recipe Exchange^c

Recipe Flow^c

Recipe Process^c

Recipe Resource^c

Resource Specification^c

Role Behavior^c

Satisfaction^c

Scenario^c

Scenario Definition^c

Settlement^c

Stage Effect^c

State Effect^c

accountable effect^op

accounting effect^op

accounting quantity^op

action^op

agreed in^op

appreciation of^op

appreciation with^op

at location^op

available quantity^op

based on^op

classified as^op

clause of^op

conforms to^op

contained effect^op

contained in^op

corrects^op

can create resource^op

current location^op

default unit of effort^op

default unit of resource^op

defined as^op

effort quantity^op

eligible location^op

event quantity^op

fulfilled by^op

fulfills^op

in scope of^op

independent demand of^op

input of^op

input/output^op

location effect^op

lot^op

mappable address^op

nested in^op

object^op

onhand effect^op

onhand quantity^op

output of^op

pairs with^op