# baseURI: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/BusinessAuthorizations/ # imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/AnnotationVocabulary/ # imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/ContextualDesignators/ # imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Organizations/ # imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/PartiesAndSituations/ # imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/RolesAndCompositions/ @base . @prefix cmns-av: . @prefix cmns-bauth: . @prefix cmns-cxtdsg: . @prefix cmns-org: . @prefix cmns-pts: . @prefix cmns-rlcmp: . @prefix dct: . @prefix owl: . @prefix rdf: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix skos: . @prefix xsd: . a owl:Ontology ; rdfs:label "Commons Authorizations Ontology" ; dct:abstract "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." ; dct:contributor "Elisa Kendall, Thematix Partners LLC" ; dct:issued "2025-07-18T18:00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ; dct:license """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. 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See https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.""" ; dct:title "Commons Business Authorizations Ontology" ; owl:imports , , , , ; owl:versionIRI ; cmns-av:copyright "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" ; . cmns-bauth:Authorization a owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf cmns-pts:Situation , [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizedParty ; owl:someValuesFrom cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty ; ] , [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizingParty ; owl:someValuesFrom cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty ; ] ; rdfs:label "authorisation"@en-GB , "authorization"@en-US ; skos:definition "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" ; skos:prefLabel "authorization" ; . cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty a owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf cmns-rlcmp:FunctionalRole , [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty cmns-bauth:isAuthorizedThrough ; owl:someValuesFrom cmns-bauth:Authorization ; ] , [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty cmns-rlcmp:isPlayedBy ; owl:someValuesFrom cmns-org:LegalPerson ; ] ; rdfs:label "authorised party"@en-GB , "authorized party"@en-US ; skos:definition "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" ; skos:prefLabel "authorized party" ; . cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty a owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf cmns-pts:Actor , [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty cmns-bauth:authorizesThrough ; owl:someValuesFrom cmns-bauth:Authorization ; ] , [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty cmns-rlcmp:isPlayedBy ; owl:someValuesFrom cmns-org:LegalPerson ; ] ; rdfs:label "authorising party"@en-GB , "authorizing party"@en-US ; skos:definition "party that delegates some role, authority, or control to another party" ; . cmns-bauth:LegallyDelegatedAuthority a owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty ; rdfs:label "legally delegated authority" ; skos:definition "authorized party empowered with some level of legal control and corresponding responsibility" ; . cmns-bauth:ResponsibleParty a owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty ; rdfs:label "responsible party" ; skos:definition "legal person acting in a role that has some formal responsibility" ; skos:example "party with a fiduciary responsibility such as a signatory, an examiner, registrar, obligor, payee, etc." ; . cmns-bauth:authorizes a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:actsOn ; rdfs:label "authorizes" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty ; owl:inverseOf cmns-bauth:isAuthorizedBy ; skos:definition "endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission to" ; . cmns-bauth:authorizesDirectly a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:directlyAffects ; rdfs:label "authorizes directly" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty ; rdfs:range cmns-org:LegalPerson ; owl:inverseOf cmns-bauth:isDirectlyAuthorizedBy ; skos:definition "endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission directly to" ; . cmns-bauth:authorizesThrough a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:actsIn ; rdfs:label "authorizes through" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:Authorization ; owl:inverseOf cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizingParty ; skos:definition "indicates the situation that facilitates designation of an authorized party by the authorizing party for some purpose" ; . cmns-bauth:delegatesControlTo a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-bauth:authorizes , cmns-org:designates ; rdfs:label "delegates control to" ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:LegallyDelegatedAuthority ; skos:definition "indicates a party to which the authorizing party has delegated some authority or control" ; . cmns-bauth:hasAuthorization a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-cxtdsg:isApplicableIn ; rdfs:label "has authorization" ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:Authorization ; skos:definition "relates something to a specific authorization that is applicable to it in some context" ; . cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizedParty a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:hasUndergoer ; rdfs:label "has authorized party" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:Authorization ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty ; skos:definition "indicates the party (role) that is endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted to do something in the situation" ; . cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizee a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:isExperiencedBy ; rdfs:label "has authorizee" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:Authorization ; rdfs:range cmns-org:LegalPerson ; skos:definition "indicates the legal person that is endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted to do something in the situation" ; . cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizingParty a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:hasActor ; rdfs:label "has authorizing party" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:Authorization ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty ; skos:definition "indicates the party (role) that endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission in the situation" ; . cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizor a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:hasActiveParty ; rdfs:label "has authorizor" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:Authorization ; rdfs:range cmns-org:LegalPerson ; skos:definition "indicates the legal person that endorses, enables, empowers, or gives permission in the situation" ; . cmns-bauth:hasDelegatedControlOf a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "has delegated control of" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:LegallyDelegatedAuthority ; skos:definition "indicates something or some party that is controlled via delegation" ; . cmns-bauth:hasResponsibleParty a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:hasPartyRole ; rdfs:label "has responsible party" ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:ResponsibleParty ; skos:definition "identifies a party that has some assignment, commitment or obligation with respect to some situation or organization" ; . cmns-bauth:isAuthorizedBy a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:isAffectedBy ; rdfs:label "is authorized by" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty ; skos:definition "is endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted by" ; . cmns-bauth:isAuthorizedThrough a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:undergoes ; rdfs:label "is authorized through" ; rdfs:domain cmns-bauth:AuthorizedParty ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:Authorization ; owl:inverseOf cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizedParty ; skos:definition "indicates the situation that facilitates endorsement of the authorized party for some purpose" ; . cmns-bauth:isAuthorizeeIn a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:experiences ; rdfs:label "is authorizee in" ; rdfs:domain cmns-org:LegalPerson ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:Authorization ; owl:inverseOf cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizee ; skos:definition "indicates the situation that facilitates designation of the legal person as an authorized party for some purpose" ; . cmns-bauth:isAuthorizorIn a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:playsActiveRoleIn ; rdfs:label "is authorizor in" ; rdfs:domain cmns-org:LegalPerson ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:Authorization ; owl:inverseOf cmns-bauth:hasAuthorizor ; skos:definition "indicates the situation that facilitates designation of an authorized party by the legal person for some purpose" ; . cmns-bauth:isDirectlyAuthorizedBy a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-pts:isDirectlyAffectedBy ; rdfs:label "is directly authorized by" ; rdfs:domain cmns-org:LegalPerson ; rdfs:range cmns-bauth:AuthorizingParty ; skos:definition "is directly endorsed, enabled, empowered, or otherwise permitted by" ; .