This ontology defines the concept of authorization from a business perspective, rather than security or access control viewpoint, as a situation or state of affairs, including related parties. It was derived from the FIBO Executives ontology and simplified/adapted for broader use.
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Commons Business Authorizations Ontology
Copyright (c) 2021-2025 EDM Council, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Object Management Group, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Thematix Partners LLC
Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Adaptive Analytics, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Federated Knowledge LLC
Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Ontogenesis Solutions, LLC
authorisation
authorization
situation in which a party authorizes someone to act on their behalf or to have specific capabilities under certain conditions for some period of time
authorised party
authorized party
party that has been given the ability to act on behalf of another party or to have specified capabilities under some set of guidelines for some period of time
authorising party
authorizing party
party that delegates some role, authority, or control to another party
authorized party empowered with some level of legal control and corresponding responsibility
legal person acting in a role that has some formal responsibility
party with a fiduciary responsibility such as a signatory, an examiner, registrar, obligor, payee, etc.
endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission to
endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission directly to
indicates the situation that facilitates designation of an authorized party by the authorizing party for some purpose
indicates a party to which the authorizing party has delegated some authority or control
relates something to a specific authorization that is applicable to it in some context
indicates the party (role) that is endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted to do something in the situation
indicates the legal person that is endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted to do something in the situation
indicates the party (role) that endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission in the situation
indicates the legal person that endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission in the situation
indicates something or some party that is controlled via delegation
identifies a party that has some assignment, commitment or obligation with respect to some situation or organization
is endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted by
indicates the situation that facilitates endorsement of the authorized party for some purpose
indicates the situation that facilitates designation of the legal person as an authorized party for some purpose
indicates the situation that facilitates designation of an authorized party by the legal person for some purpose
is directly endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted by