DOL — The DOL ontology should be documented properly in the specification

While aspects of the ontology are incorporated in definitions in the body of the specification, the ontology itself should be documented via ODM-compliant diagrams, and both ODM/UML XMI and ODM XMI forms for the ontology should be included as deliverables with the specification.

The DOL ontology should be documented properly in the specification

The resolution to this issue requires (1) production of the ODM UML XMI according to the latest version of the ontology, (2) production of the ODM XMI according to the latest version of the ontology, and (3) documentation of the ontology in an informative annex, including all header metadata describing the ontology as well as its contents in DL notation (see the LCC and FIBO specifications for examples).

This issue is being deferred to the DOL 1.1 RTF due to the fact that the modifications required to the ontology by other issues documented in this report were completed close to the delivery deadline, and the process of documenting the ontology, which is informative, will take more than the available time remaining.

Because the ontology is available in RDF/XML serialized OWL, adopters of this specification can use it as is, and leverage tools to automate the transformations to UML XMI or ODM XMI as required for other work. The definitions used in the ontology for the various concepts defined therein are also provided as normative terms and definitions in the body of the specification. The other artifacts should be provided for the sake of completeness by the DOL 1.1 RTF, however, as other emerging specifications at OMG, such as the API4KBs specification, will depend on them.