Discover Functional Profile
A key function desired by virtually all stakeholders is the ability to query by example using an item from a model or vocabulary (e.g., data element, property, data type, constraint, relation, concept, etc.) to find equivalent and related elements defined anywhere in the knowledge repository. The response should provide an easily understood description of the degree and nature of the semantic convergence between the example item and responsive items.
From inherited abstract Artifact Functional Profile
An artifact is a managed resource within the Semantic Infrastructure.
An artifact is associated with the following capabilities:
- descriptions to enable the artifact to be visible, where the description includes a unique identifier for the artifact and a sufficient, and preferably a machine processible, representation of the meaning of terms used to describe the artifact, its functions, and its effects;
- one or more discovery mechanisms that enable searching for artifacts that best meet the search criteria specified by the service participant; where the discovery mechanism will have access to the individual artifact descriptions, possibly through some repository mechanism;
- accessible storage of artifacts and artifact descriptions, so service participants can access, examine, and use the artifacts as defined.
From inherited abstract Discovery Functional Profile
Discovery is the set of capabilities which enable searching for artifacts that best meet the search criteria specified by the service participant.
Aspects of discovery include:
- Search for services, policies, and other artifact descriptions accessible via some repository mechanism
- Search for operational characteristics of artifacts, which are metrics defined in artifact descriptions. The information is accessible via infrastructure monitoring capabilties or directly from services.
- Tracking and notification mechanisms related to artifact usage, service availability, operational conformance
Capabilities associated with discovery are delineated in the functional profiles inherited, and specialized, by the discovery profile, namely:
- Artifact
- Metrics
- Interoperability
From inherited abstract Interoperability Functional Profile
Descriptions provide up-to-date information on what a resource is, the conditions for interacting with the resource, and the results of such interactions. As such, the description is the source of vital information in establishing willingness to interact with a resource, reachability to make interaction possible, and compliance with relevant conditions of use.
Architectural implications of interoperability on the Semantic Infrastructure are reflected in the following capabilities:
- one or more discovery mechanisms that enable searching for described resources that best meet the criteria specified by a service participant, where the discovery mechanism will have access to individual descriptions, possibly through some repository mechanism;
- tools to appropriately track users of the descriptions and notify them when a new version of the description is available.
From inherited abstract Metrics Functional Profile
Artifact Descriptions include references to metrics which describe the operational characteristics of the subjects being described
Architectural implications of metrics on the Semantic Infrastructure are reflected in the following capabilities:
- access to platform infrastructure monitoring and reporting capabilities
- access to metrics information generated or accessible by related services
- mechanisms to catalog and enable discovery of which metrics are available for a described artifact and information on how these metrics can be accessed;
- mechanisms to catalog and enable discovery of compliance records associated with policies, contracts, and constraints that are based on these metrics.
Capability Elaborations
This Functional Profile includes, but is not limited to, the following capability elaborations:
- 026.3
- 029
- complianceDiscovery
- discovery
- identity
- interoperabilityDiscovery
- metadata
- metrics
- metricsDiscovery
- monitor
- publishedLiteratureIndex
- queryEvsAndModels
- queryModelTouchpoints
- queryUnstructuredSources
- saveQueryResults
- serviceChangeNotification
- store
Derived From Requirements
- Gap Analysis::Discover::007 - System allows for discovery of touch points to other models System allows for discovery of touch points to other models
- *Gap Analysis::Discover::026.3 - Provide a mechanism to assist the user in choosing the right data element * Provide a mechanism to assist the user in choosing the right data element
- Gap Analysis::Discover::029 - Support search like 'x' for concepts in the EVS using natural language processing to identify possible matches Support search like 'x' for concepts in the EVS using natural language processing to identify possible matches
- Gap Analysis::Discover::033 - Concept based search Provide a discovery service/tool which exposes data elements not based on the Names stored in the KR but by using a concept from the EVS search and pulling associated Administered Components from the KR to match.
- Gap Analysis::Discover::148 - Index published literature Create indexes of published literature using natural language processing and ontologies to index the content
- Gap Analysis::Discover::159 - Unstructured Document Search Automatically extract information for reuse from unstructured sources, programmatic access to the 'materials and methods section of a paper' so the same experiments can be performed using your own data
- Gap Analysis::HL7 CIC::CIC-16 - Retain query results in different representation and storage formats There is a need to provide retention of query results in different formats
- Gap Analysis::EVS::EVS-5 - Unified UI for Model and EVS Search End-users need the ability to perform a search for models and to search EVS through a single user interface
026.3 capability elaboration
Provide a mechanism to assist the user in choosing the right data element
029 capability elaboration
Support search like 'x' for concepts in the EVS using natural language processing to identify possible matches
complianceDiscovery capability elaboration
Mechanisms to catalog and enable discovery of compliance records associated with policies, contracts, and constraints that are based on these metrics.
discovery capability elaboration
One or more discovery mechanisms that enable searching for artifacts that best meet the search criteria specified by the service participant; where the discovery mechanism will have access to the individual artifact descriptions, possibly through some repository mechanism.
identity capability elaboration
Descriptions which include a unique identifier for the artifact.
interoperabilityDiscovery capability elaboration
One or more discovery mechanisms that enable searching for described resources that best meet the criteria specified by a service participant, where the discovery mechanism will have access to individual descriptions, possibly through some repository mechanism.
metadata capability elaboration
A representation of the meaning of terms used to describe the artifact, its functions, and its effects.
metrics capability elaboration
Access to metrics information generated or accessible by related services
metricsDiscovery capability elaboration
Mechanisms to catalog and enable discovery of which metrics are available for a described artifact and information on how these metrics can be accessed.
monitor capability elaboration
Access to platform infrastructure monitoring and reporting capabilities.
publishedLiteratureIndex capability elaboration
Create indexes of published literature using natural language processing and ontologies to index the content
queryEvsAndModels capability elaboration
Support search for models and the EVS through a single User Interface
Provide a discovery service/tool which exposes data elements not based on the Names stored in the KR but by using a concept from the EVS search and pulling associated Administered Components from the KR to match.
queryModelTouchpoints capability elaboration
System allows for discovery of touch points to other models
queryUnstructuredSources capability elaboration
Automatically extract information for reuse from unstructured sources, programmatic access to the 'materials and methods section of a paper' so the same experiments can be performed using your own data
saveQueryResults capability elaboration
There is a need to provide retention of query results in different formats
serviceChangeNotification capability elaboration
Tools to appropriately track users of the descriptions and notify them when a new version of the description is available.
store capability elaboration
Accessible storage of artifacts and artifact descriptions, so service participants can access, examine, and use the artifacts as defined.
