Including Crosswalks into Participating Asset Collections

You may want to include a crosswalk into an asset collection involved in a crosswalk, so that when you look at its resources you see matches from the crosswalk.

Note

You will only see matches on the forms and will be able to use them in search if the cross-walked entity type has a property shape for the mapping predicate. If you use a custom mapping predicate, make sure to select one that is defined for the “from” assets.

If you are using the standard mapping predicate, make sure to define it as a property for the “from” assets. When you create a new crosswalk, you can check the box offering to automatically generate a property shape for the standard match (mapping) predicate. If you did not do this when the crosswalk was created, EDG can automatically generate the necessary property definition if you do he following:

  • Include a crosswalk in the “from” asset collection

  • Navigate to an ontology in EDG that contains class and property definitions for the “from” asset collection

  • Select your “from” class. Then select Modify>Derive property shapes from instances … .

  • In the dialog that will appear, select the “from” asset collection as the place to get instances from.

See also

For more details, see `Creating Classes and Property Shapes from Data`_. If the same ontology is being used for the “to” graph, generate the inverse shape – to see matches when working with the “to” resources.

After the property has been defined, you will see the matches on the forms for the “from” resources. You will also be able to use the mapping predicate as a search results column. If the inverse was defined, you will also see matches on the forms for the “to” resources. Alternatively, to see matches for the “to” resources, use References panel.