# Changelog All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html). ## [Unreleased] ## [2.0.0] - 2025-12-17 Description : Namespace migration, import time and geo concepts, integration of temporal and geographical concepts, and addition of product variant concepts. ### Namespace The namespace is updated to be related to w3id : https://w3id.org/dfc/ontology/ ### Import #### Class - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#Vevent - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#Value_RECUR - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#Feature - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#Properties - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#Geometry - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#Point - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#Polygon #### ObjectProperty - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#rrule - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#geometry - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#properties #### DataProperty - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#byday - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#bymonth - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#dtend - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#dtstart - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#freq - http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/icaltz#interval - https://purl.org/geojson/vocab#coordinates ### Added #### Class - ProductOption, subClassOf Option - ProductOptionValue, subClassOf What_Subject - Variant, subClassOf What_Subject - VariantCaracteristic, subClassOf What_Subject - TemplateSaleSession, subClassOf DFC_BusinessOntology_Relation - Route, subClassOf Where_Subject - Step, subClassOf Where_Subject - PickUpStep, subClassOf Step - DeliveryStep, subClassOf Step #### Property - hasTemplateSaleSession, domain : Organization, inverseOf : isTemplateSaleSessionOf - isTemplateSaleSessionOf, domain: TemplateSaleSession, inverseOf : hasTemplateSaleSession - occursAt, domain: SaleSession, range: cal:Vevent - hasGeoJsonFeature, domain: (PhysicalPlace or Route), range: geojson:Feature - hasMember, domain: CustomerCategory, inverseOf: isMemberOf - hasProductOption, domain: VariantCaracteristic, range: ProductOption - hasProductOptionValue, domain: VariantCaracteristic, range: ProductOptionValue - hasReferenceProductOption, domain: DefinedProduct, range: ProductOption - hasReferenceProductOptionValue, domain: ProductOption, range: ProductOptionValue - hasVariantCaracteristic, domain: Variant, range: VariantCaracteristic - isMemberOf, domain: Agent, inverseOf: hasMember - isCertifiedBy, domain: Organization, inverseOf: certifies - certifies, domain: Certification, inverseOf: isCertifiedBy - hasStep, domain: Route, inverseOf: isStepOf - isStepOf, domain: Step, inverseOf: hasStep - usedInRoute, domain: Step, range: Route - useVehicle, domain: Step, range: Vehicle #### DataProperty - operatorid, domain: Certification, range: xsd:string - certificationScore, domain: Certification, range: xsd:string, - certificationReference, domain: Certification, range: xsd:string - arrivalDate, domain: Step, range: xsd:dateTime - duration, domain: Step, range: xsd:duration ### Changed - Namespace: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/... -> https://w3id.org/dfc/... - Rename:: Enterprise -> Organization - EquivalentClass: Agent and http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#Agent - EquivalentClass: Person and http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#Individual - EquivalentClass: Organization and http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#Organization - Disjunction: Point and Polygon - Constraint 1:1 for Stock:availabilityDate - Constraint 1:1 for PaymentMethod:paymentMethodProvider - Constraint 1:1 for PaymentMethod:paymentMethodType - Domain : beginDate, (AsPlannedLocalTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | SaleSession | Shipment | Shipping option) -> (AsPlannedTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | Catalog | SaleSession | Shipment | Shipping option) - Domain : endDate, (AsPlannedLocalTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | SaleSession | Shipment | Shipping option) -> (AsPlannedTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | Catalog | SaleSession | Shipment | Shipping option) - Domain : isVariantOf, DefinedProduct -> Variant ## [1.16.0] - 2025-07-10 Description : Addition of reference list for country ### Added #### ObjectProperty - hasCountry, domain: Address, range: skos:concept and (skos:inScheme value http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/0001) #### AnnotationProperty - terms:requires ### Deleted #### ObjectProperty - composes/composedBy #### DataProperty - country ### Changed - Range : hasFulfilmentStatus (skos:Concept and (skos:broader value FulfilmentState) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary)) -> (skos:Concept and (skos:broader value FulfilmentStatus) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary)) - Range : hasOrderStatus (skos:Concept and (skos:broader value OrderState) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary)) -> (skos:Concept and (skos:broader value OrderStatus) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary)) - Range : hasPaymentStatus (skos:Concept and (skos:broader value PaymenttState) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary)) -> (skos:Concept and (skos:broader value PaymenttStatus) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary)) ## [1.15.0] - 2025-02-17 Description : Addition of variant product description and logisitics concepts ### Import #### Class - https://schema.org/OpeningHoursSpecification #### DataProperty - https://schema.org/opens - https://schema.org/closes - https://schema.org/dayOfWeek #### DataTypes - https://schema.org/DayOfWeek ### Added #### Class - Shipment, subClassOf DFC_BusinessOntology_Relation - Vehicle, subClassOf What_Subject #### Property - hasVariant, domain: DefinedProduct, inverseOf: isVariantOf - isVariantOf, domain: DefinedProduct, inverseOf : hasVariant - isOpenDuring, domain : PhysicalPlace, range : OpeningHoursSpecification - isAvailableDuring, domain : Vehicle, range : OpeningHoursSpecification - basedAt, domain : Vehicle, range : PhysicalPlace - transportedBy, domain : Stock, inverseOf : transports - transports, domain : Shipment, inverseOf : transportedBy - startsAt, domain : Shipment, range : PhysicalPlace - endsAt, domain : Shipment, range : PhysicalPlace - ships, domain : Vehicle, inverseOf : isShippedIn - isShippedIn, domain : Shipment, inverseOf : ships ### Deleted #### Property - quantity ### Changed - Domain : hasQuantity, (DefinedProduct | Ingredient | OrderLine) -> (ConsumptionFlow | DefinedProduct | Ingredient | LocalizedProduct | OrderLine | PhysicalProduct | ProductionFlow | SaleSession | ShippingOption | Stock | Transaction | Vehicle) - Domain : beginDate, (AsPlannedLocalTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | SaleSession | Shipping option) -> (AsPlannedLocalTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | SaleSession | Shipment | Shipping option) - Domain : endDate, (AsPlannedLocalTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | SaleSession | Shipping option) -> (AsPlannedLocalTransformation | AsRealizedTransformation | SaleSession | Shipment | Shipping option) ## [1.14.0] - 2024-11-13 Description : Addition of a link to connect a command line and the physical product for logistics and traceability, and definitions of classes and properties to enrich the ontology description. ### Added #### Definitions - A list of definitions has been added to the ontologie to describe Classes #### Property - fulfills, domain: PhysicalProduct, inverseOf: fullfilledBy - fulfilledBy, domain: OrderLine, inverseOf: fullfills #### Context - 1.9.0, 1.10.0, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.12.0, 1.13.0 #### Scripts - context-generator : python script to generate context from rdf ontology file - uri_standerdizer : python script to standardized uris from predefied format and deprecated last uris ### Changed #### Property - concerns, domain: Offer, inverseOf: concernedBy - Domain : hasPrice, (Offer|PaymentMethod|Transaction) -> (Offer|PaymentMethod|Transaction|OrderLine) ## [1.13.0] - 2024-05-30 Descriptin : Addition of classes to describe a product's weight, volume, and length more precisely. ### Added #### Class - Weight, subClassOf: QuantitativeValue. - Volume, subClassOf: QuantitativeValue. - Length, subClassOf: QuantitativeValue. #### Property - holds, domain: SaleSession, inverseOf: belongsTo - hasOffer, domain: CustomerCategory, inverseOf: offersTo - selectedBy, domain: ShippingOption, inverseOf: selects ### Changed - added missing `InverseObjectProperties` opening bracket for `sells`/`soldBy` (owl file now parses/loads in Protege) - Domain : belongsTo, (Order | Agent) -> Order - Rename: sold -> sells - subpropertyOf hasStatus : DFC_BusinessOntology_ObjectProperty -> subpropertyOf DFC_Interface_Property - subpropertyOf hasTransformationType : DFC_BusinessOntology_ObjectProperty -> subpropertyOf DFC_Interface_Property ### Deleted #### Property (deprecated) - refersTo - suppliesTo - uses ## [1.12.1] - 2024-02-01 ### Added - file context_1.8.2.json ## [1.12.0] - 2024-02-01 Description : Add a link to describe the agent who made a sale. ### Added #### Property - sold, domain: Agent, inverseOf: soldBy - soldBy, domain: Order, inverseOf: sold - hasTransformationType, domain: AsPlannedTransformation, range: skos:Concept and (skos:broader value TransformationType) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary) ## [1.11.1] - 2024-01-29 ### Added - upgrade context.json to add tech ontology object property and owner (required to prototype) - dfc-t:represent - dfc-t:hasPivot - dfc-t:hostedBy - dfc:owner ## [1.11.0] - 2024-01-11 Description : Added region to describe geolocation. ### Added #### Property - region, domain: Address, range: xsd:string ### Changed - Rename: hasIncome -> hasInput - Rename: hasOutcome -> hasOutput - Rename: incomeOf -> inputOf - Rename: outcomeOf -> outputOf ## [1.10.0] - 2023-12-22 Description : Addition of fulfillment, order, and payment statuses to characterize the order during its process from purchase to delivery. ### Added #### Property - hasStatus - hasFulfilmentStatus, domain: Order, range: skos:Concept and (skos:broader value FulfilmentState) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary), subpropertyOf: hasStatus - hasOrderStatus, domain: Order, range: skos:Concept and (skos:broader value OrderState) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary), subpropertyOf: hasStatus - hasPaymentStatus, domain: Order, range: skos:Concept and (skos:broader value PaymentState) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_Vocabulary), subpropertyOf: hasStatus #### Domain - physicalCharacteristicsOf: PhysicalCharacteristic #### Range - stocklimitation: xsd:float - totalTheoreticalStock: xsd:float #### Properties characteristics - inverse property: hasLabellingCharacteristic inverseOf labellingCharacteristicOf ### Changed - PhysicalProduct: subClassOf (consumedBy only AsRealisedProductionFlow) -> subClassOf (consumedBy only AsRealisedConsumptionFlow) - Address: subClassOf addressOf only Person and subClassOf addressOf only PhysicalPlace -> subClassOf addressOf only (Person or PhysicalPlace) - Agent: subClassOf owns only PhysicalProduct -> subClassOf owns only (PhysicalProduct or Brand) - mainContactOf: subPropertyOf affiliatedBy -> mainContactOf subPropertyOf DFC_BusinessOntology_ObjectProperty - hasMainContact: subPropertyOf affiliates -> hasMainContact subPropertyOf DFC_BusinessOntology_ObjectProperty - Person: mainContactOf only Enterprise -> mainContactOf only (Enterprise or PhysicalPlace) - Domain: magages, Agent -> Enterprise - Domain: affiliatedTo, Enterprise -> Agent - Domain: websitePage, (Agent or VirtualPlace) -> (Agent or VirtualPlace or SocialMedia) - Rename: affiliatedBy -> affiliatedTo ### Removed #### Properties characteristics - symmetry: referencedBy ### Fixed - upgrade context.json to match ontology - replace dfc-b:offeres by dfc-b:offers - add dfc-b:offersTo as uri predicate - add dfc-b:affiliatedB as uri predicate - add dfc-b:orders as uri predicate - add dfc-b:orderedBy as uri predicate - add dfc-b:hasPart as uri predicate - add dfc-b:partOf as uri predicate - add dfc-b:belongsTo as uri predicate - add dfc-b:selects as uri predicate - add dfc-b:concerns as uri predicate - add dfc-b:uses as uri predicate - add dfc-b:hasOption as uri predicate - add dfc-b:hostedAt as uri predicate - add dfc-b:lists as uri predicate - add dfc-b:listedIn as uri predicate - add dfc-b:objectOf as uri predicate - add dfc-b:managedBy as uri predicate - add dfc-b:coordinatedBy as uri predicate - add dfc-b:hasObject as uri predicate - add dfc-b:localizedBy as uri predicate - add dfc-b:constitutes as uri predicate - add dfc-b:identifiedBy as uri predicate - add dfc-b:storedIn as uri predicate ## [1.9.0] - 2023-10-05 Description : Information on temperature (refrigerated, frozen, ambient), delivery options, payment methods, packaging, and delivery restrictions has been included in the common protocol. ### Added #### Class - Temperature, subClassOf: QuantitativeValue. #### ObjectProperty - containerInformationOf, domain: skos:Concept and (skos:broader value ContainerInformation) and (skos:inScheme value DFC_ProductGlossary_Facet), subPropertyOf: facetOf, inverseOf: hasContainerInformation. - hasContainerInformation, domain: DefinedProduct, subPropertyOf: hasFacet, inverseOf: containterInformationOf. - deliveredAt, domain: DeliveryOption. - pickedUpAt, domain: PickupOption. - hasPaymentMethod, domain: Order, inverseOf: paidWith. - paidWith, domain: PaymentMethod, inverseOf: hasPaymentMethod. - hasTemperature, domain: SuppliedProduct, inverseOf: hasTemperature. - isTemperatureOf, domain: Temperature, inverseOf: hasTemperature. #### DataProperty - minValue, domain: QuantitativeValue, range: float, subPropertyOf: value. - maxValue, domain: QuantitativeValue, range: float, subPropertyOf: value. - accessibilityInfo, domain: DeliveryOpiton, range: string. - deliveryConstraint, domain: DeliveryOption, range: string. - frozen, domain: SuppliedProduct, range: boolean. - refrigerated, domain: SuppliedProduct, range: boolean. ### Changed - Domain hasMainContact: Enterprise -> (Enterprise or PhysicalPlace). - Domain hasPhoneNumber: Agent -> (Agent or PhysicalPlace). ### Removed #### - Facets classes #### ObjectProperty - refersTo. - uses. ## [1.8.0] - 2023-10-03 Context : Addition of telephone numbers (necessary for communication between parties at the time of delivery). ### Added - Add creators: florenceA, baptisteD. - Add contributors: maximeL, garetheH. - Add .gitignore file. - Add the DFC_BusinessOntology.graphml file in the conception folder. #### Class - PhoneNumber subClassOf What Subject. - SocialMedia subClassOf What Subject. #### ObjectProperty - hasPhoneNumber: domain Agent, inverse: phoneNumberOf. - phoneNumberOf: domain PhoneNumber, inverse: hasPhoneNumber. - hasSocialMedia: domain Agent, inverse: socialMediaOf. - socialMediaOf: domain SocialMedia, inverse: hasSocialMedia. #### DataProperty - discount: domain (Offer | Order | OrderLine), range: float. - websitePage: domain (Agent | VirtualPlace), range: anyURI. - countryCode: domain PhoneNumber, range: nonNegativeInteger ### Changed - Domain hasQuantity: (DefinedProduct | Ingredient) -> (DefinedProduct | Ingredient | OrderLine). - Domain concernedBy: (DefinedProduct | PhysicalProduct) -> (Offer | PhysicalProduct). - Domain manages: Enterprise -> Agent. - Domain logo: Enterprise -> Agent. - ClassName: Repository -> Catalog. - Domain phoneNumber: Agent -> PhoneNumber. - Range date: date -> dateTime. - Replace all links to "static.datafoodconsortium.org" by links to "github.com/datafoodconsortium/.../releases/latest/". - Remove link to contributors file. - Version number updated to 1.8.0. - Last modified date to 2023-02-13. - Moved the "context.json" file at the root. ### Removed - InstagramPage, LinkedinPage, TwitterPage, facebookPage. - Cardiality: stockLimitation. - The file `ontologies/catalog-v001.xml` was auto-generated by Protégé. - The `businessAPI/` folder has been moved to a [dedicated repository](https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/business-api). - The conception PDF files are now released as assets. - The `img/` folder contained only the DFC logo wich is hosted [here](https://www.datafoodconsortium.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/dfc-logo.png). - The `uml/` folder containing the data model has been moved to a [dedicated repository](https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/data-model-uml). - The `data/` folder containing taxonomies has been moved to a [dedicated repository](https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/taxonomies). - The "static.datafoodconsortium.org" site is replaced by our GitHub home pages so the `CNAME` file and `index.html` are now removed. ## [1.7.3] - 2022-06-03 ### Added #### Class - LabellingCharacteristic. #### ObjectProperty - hasLabellingCharacteristic, domain: DefinedProduct. - hasLabellingDimension, domain: LabellingCharacteristic. - labellingCharacteristicOf, domain: LabellingCharacteristic. - labellingDimensionOf, domain: Dimension. #### DataProperty - availabilityDate, domain: Stock. - bestBeforeDate, domain: ProductBatch, range: xsd:date. #### Changed - Domain: date, Stock -> (DFC_BusinessOntology_Relation | DFC_BusinessOntology_Subject). ## [1.7.2] - 2022-06-02 ### Added #### Class - Ingredient #### Property - composedOf, domain: Ingredient, inverseOf: composes. - composes, domain: DefinedProduct, inverseOf: composedOf. - hasIngredient, domain: DefinedProduct, inverseOf: isIngredientOf. - isIngredientOf, domain: Ingredient, inverseOf: hasIngredient. ### Changed - Domain: DefinedProduct hasQuantity -> (DefinedProduct | Ingredient) hasQuantity. ## [1.7.1] - 2022-05-17 ### Added #### Class - Price: subpropertyOf QuantitativeValue. #### ObjectProperty - (Offer | PaymentMethod | Transaction ) hasPrice, inverse of isPriceOf. - Price isPriceOf, inverse of hasPrice. #### DataProperty - VATrate, domain: Price, range: float. - availabilityTime, domain: SuppliedProduct, range: xsd:duration. - deliveryCondition, domain: SuppliedProduct, range: xsd:string. - extraAvailabilityTime, domain: CatalogItem, range: xsd:duration. - extraDeliveryCondition, domain: CatalogItem, range: xsd:string. - name, domain: DFC_BusinessOntology_Subject, range: xsd:Name. #### Changed - Domain: VirtualPlace URL -> (DefinedProduct | VirtualPlace) URL. #### DataProperty - price, domain: (Offer | PaymentMethod | Transaction), range: float. ## [1.7.0] - 2022-04-11 - Introduction of facets vocabulary, remove link to ProductGlossary. ### Added #### Class - Brand: A product can be from an entreprise but an entreprise can manage different brands. #### Changed - http://static.datafoodconsortium.org/ontologies/DFC_ProductGlossary.owl# -> http://static.- datafoodconsortium.org/ontologies/DFC_BusinessOntology.owl#. - Domain for subproperty of facetOf: http://static.datafoodconsortium.org/ontologies/- DFC_ProductGlossary.owl#{Facet} -> INSTANCE a skos:Concept AND skos:inScheme http://static.- datafoodconsortium.org/ontologies/DFC_ProductGlossary.owl#{Facet}. - dfc_b:referencedBy inverseOf dfc_b:referencedBy -> dfc_b:referencedBy inverseOf references. #### Removed - Brand as a Facet. [unreleased]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v2.0.0...master [2.0.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.16.0...v2.0.0 [1.16.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.15.0...1.16.0 [1.15.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.14.0...1.15.0 [1.14.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.13.0...1.14.0 [1.13.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.12.1...1.13.0 [1.12.1]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.12.0...v1.12.1 [1.12.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.11.1...v1.12.0 [1.11.1]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.11.0...v1.11.1 [1.11.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.10.0...v1.11.0 [1.10.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.9.2...v1.10.0 [1.9.2]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.9.1...v1.9.2 [1.9.1]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.9.0...v1.9.1 [1.9.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0 [1.8.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.7.3...v1.8.0 [1.7.3]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.7.2...v1.7.3 [1.7.2]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.7.1...v1.7.2 [1.7.1]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1 [1.7.0]: https://github.com/datafoodconsortium/ontology/tree/v1.7.0