Concept class

Concept class

Concepts are defined in two equivalent ways. In a syntactic sense, a concept is an XML Schema element definition, defining the element to be in the item element substitution group or in the tuple element substitution group. At a semantic level, a concept is a definition of a kind of fact that can be reported about the activities or nature of a business activity.

The Concept type exposes the following members:

Properties

PropertyDescription
nameGets or sets the name of the concept.
namespace_uriGets the namespace URI of the concept.
idGet or sets the id of the concept.
is_abstractGet or sets whether this concept is abstract.
substitution_groupGets or sets the substitution group of the concept.
is_dimensionGets whether it is dimension concept.
is_explicit_dimensionGets whether it is explicit dimension concept.
is_typed_dimensionGets whether it is typed dimension concept.
period_typeGet or sets the period type of the concept.
balance_typeGet or sets the balance type of the concept.

Methods

MethodDescription
get_label(preferred_label)Gets the label of the concept from the Label links.

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