Frequently Asked Questions

How do I interpret the direction of relations when documenting an ontology?

How do I interpret the ontological natures of non-sortals classes (i.e., «category», «phaseMixin», «roleMixin»,«historicalRoleMixin», and «mixin») when documenting an ontology?

How do I document stereotypes that are not part of the current OntoUML profile?

Some stereotypes have been spelled in different ways throughout different publications, specially for concepts that were yet being developed. For consistency, document every stereotype like the

Original Stereotype	Translation into Current Profile
«powertype»	«type»
«highordertype»	«type»
«hou»	«type»
«universal»	«type»

How should I layout diagram?

Keep the diagrams as similar to the original ones as possible. The way that people build diagram also carries a lot of information that can be processed as well. Also, avoid applying automatic layouts as much as possible.