From Database Records

A summary of all of the relations that you may use when editing a database record

FAIRsharing record relationships allow you to enumerate all of the ways in which your database is related to other resources within the wider ecosystem of research standards, databases, policies and FAIR assistance components. The corresponding Relation Graph for your record will not only showcase your resource's interoperability but also your collaborations and engagement with your community.

Our goal is to represent your database as accurately as possible, to showcase its attributes as well as its integration within the broader research landscape.

Full list of database relationships

This table summarises only those relationships available from within Database records. Other documentation in this section covers standards, data policies, FAIRassist records, collections and organisations. The Display Location column below tells you where each relationship can be found in our record display.

You may also wish to review the types of databases available in FAIRsharing.

Label
Restrictions
Description
Display location

related_to

Any database to any standard or other database

This is our most generic relationship, and can be used between most record types. Use this if the more fine-grained relationships are not applicable.

RELATED STANDARDS or RELATED DATABASES

implements

Any database to any standard; unless your database uses internal identifiers, at least one implements relationship to an identifier schema must be used to show the type of persistent identifier(s) your database utilises.

This is our most generic database -> standard relationship. If your database uses a standard internally for some purpose, e.g. perhaps it utilises an RDF triplestore, but the other more precise relationships (accepts, outputs) are not suitable. Useful to e.g. standards developers, who want to know who is using their standard (even if only internally).

RELATED STANDARDS

accepts

Any database to any standard

Suitable for when a database accepts data that follows a particular standard. Such information is useful e.g. to researchers who need to know what standard to use so that they may deposit data with your database.

RELATED STANDARDS

outputs

Any database to any standard

Suitable for when a database outputs data that follows a particular standard

RELATED STANDARDS

extends

Any database to any other database

This is our most generic database -> database relationship. Useful when your resource extends a database, but other more precise relationships (shares_code_with, shares_data_with) are not suitable.

RELATED DATABASES

shares_code_with

Any database to any other database

This database shares a portion of code with another database, e.g. the Dataverse repositories.

RELATED DATABASES

shares_data_with

Any database to any other database

This database shares a portion of data with another database. This relation does not specify if the data being shared is from the resource you are editing, the resource being linked, or a combination of both.

RELATED DATABASES

deprecates

Any database to any other database of the same type

The linked resource has been retired as it is no longer active or actively maintained

RELATED DATABASES

recommends

any policy to any database, standard, or FAIRassist record

This relationship is not accessible from a database record; however, any policies that recommend your record will be automatically displayed.

IN POLICIES

collects

any collection to any database, standard, collection, policy, or FAIRassist record

This relationship is not accessible from a database record; however, any collections that include your record will be automatically displayed.

IN COLLECTIONS

You may layer these relationships to more precisely describe what is available to your users. As the maintainer of a record, choose the level of detail that best expresses the relationships your resource has with the wider research landscape.

Adding your record to a data policy that recommends it or a collection that collects it requires updates to that policy or collection; such edits cannot be performed in your own record. If you would like your record added to a policy or collection, please get in touch with our curation team.

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