Hypothetical taxonomy tree structure
Definition of a hypothetical SES taxonomy tree structure that will be used in the examples to explain the various configuration options
We expect that you are familiar with certain SES concepts like: models, terms, hierarchical relations, associative relations, class, ... as we will describe the hypothetical tree structure using these concepts. Although class is not required for a SES data model, it makes it possible to limit the taxonomy structure to certain "types of object".
- Curly brackets to indicate properties of a term: such as id, class, ...
- A "-" sign is used to indicates an hierarchical relationship between 2 terms, the indentation represents it's "place" in the taxonomy structure.
- A "~" sign is used to indicate an associative relationship between 2 terms. Although these 2 terms are not hierarchically related, we will display them in the tree structure as if they were hierarchical.
Hypothetical
Our hypothetical structure has 2 root terms: Continents and Hemispheres.
The root term Continents has a hierarchical relation to the specific continents, which in turn have hierarchical relations to the specific countries and cities.
The root term Hemispheres has a hierarchical relation to the specific hemispheres, which in turn have an associative relationship to specific continents.
Continents {id=34, class=category}
- Australia {id=5, class=continent}
- Australia {id=38, class=country}
- Sydney {id=46, class=city}
- Europe {id=17, class=continent}
- France {id=105, class=country}
- Paris {id=12, class=city}
Hemispheres {id=99, class=category}
- Northern {id=203, class=hemisphere}
~ Europe {id=17, class=continent}
- Southern {id=14, class=hemisphere}
~ Australia {id=5, class=continent}