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Adding Properties to Types
Properties are the building blocks of a Type. They operate like fields in a web form when a user is editing a topic of that type. There are some default properties that are included in every new Type. These are: Each property has a display...
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- Using Property Hints
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Property Display Settings
There are a number of settings in Schema editor that you can use to control how properties are displayed.
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Data Modeling Guide
Although the Freebase application makes it a lot easier to create and maintain types, data modeling is still a difficult and nuanced discipline. By following these guidelines, you will make your data more usable, extensible and understandable to...
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Using Property Hints
Property hints are displayed when a user clicks on the ? icon after clicking edit next to a property name, or as the Property Description when a viewing a property in the schema editor. Property hints are added to a property through the Schema Editor...
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Beginner's Guide: Creating Schemas
If you've spent any time exploring Freebase you've no doubt seen the types that are associated with every topic, and you've probably seen some interesting bases and types that other users have made. You've probably also started thinking about ways...
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Using the Filter View
Looking for a set of topics that share particular characteristics? Interested in finding ones that have empty property fields you can complete? Want to create a special collection of topics within one of your domains to share with others? Or...
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What Are Bases, Types, Properties, and Topics?
This topic covers the basic elements of Freebase and examines a topic to illustrate how they work together. There are four basic elements that make up Freebase content. Moving from the most general level to the most specific, they are: Bases...
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Creating New Types with the Schema Editor
The Schema Editor provides an easy interface for creating and editing the properties, known collectively as the schema, for a type. This topic covers the basic process of creating a new property as well as some of the available options. ...
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Delegated Properties
Delegated properties are properties that exist in one type that you want to include in a type you're creating. For example, say you're creating a type called Band Leader and you want to use the Place Musical Career Began property from Musical...
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Enumerated Properties
An enumerated property is similar to an enumerated type; in both cases, the aim is to restrict the information that can be entered for that type or property. Enumerated properties have an additional function - they can be used to assign a unique...
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Creating Enumerated Properties
In Freebase, an enumerated property is a special property that writes its values to a namespace. It is used to assign unique namespace values to a topic, and can be used to optionally create a URI template that uses that property value. For example,...
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Creating URI Templates
URI Templating is a way to create URL weblinks using substitution of a value from a literal property to create the URI. For example, in a catalog website, a URI template can be used to create an external URL weblink by inserting a product ID into a...
