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OBSERVED_CONTEXT

OBSERVED_CONTEXT edge/relationship definition.

Description

Connects an ( :Activity ) node to a (  :Place:Context  ) node to record that this Activity observed/recorded general details about the Context.

Analogy

Join row(s) or table(s) linking Activities to their Contexts.

CIDOC-CRM Mapping

MAYBE include a short summmary here, but leave the details for the designated CIDOC-CRM section.

Relevant Nodes, Directions, and Cardinality

[  :Activity:FieldworkProcess  |  :Activity:LabProcess  ] ——[ :OBSERVED_CONTEXT ]——> @[1..*] [  :Place:Context  ] ⟵ @[0..*]

  • Each Activity must take place at at least one (AND ONLY ONE????) location.
  • Each Place may be the location of zero or many Activities.

Edge/Relationship Properties

propertytypereq?uniq?descriptionexample(s)
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There are no basic properties for this relationship, unless we decide to include the following audit properties:

POSSIBLE: System/Audit Properties

Need to decide if we should include the full (or a partial) audit trail for edge/relationships. I'm leaning toward YES.

(these are not required/enforced by Neo4j but are populated via the UJAP Database web application; these could also be handled—perhaps more simply—by edge/relationship to AuditEvent nodes)

propertytypereq?uniq?descriptionexample(s)
proposedAtdatetimennTimestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation)"2026-01-30T02:39:15.638Z"
proposedBystringnnEmail or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record"person@email.com"
approvedAtdatetimennTimestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation)"2026-01-30T12:47:15.638Z"
approvedBystringnnEmail or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record"person@email.com"
committedAtdatetimennof node entity COMMIT (i.e., formal approval/ publishing to database by an admin)."2026-01-31T02:41:56.043Z"
committedBystringnnEmail or userID of the person who COMMITTED this node entity."person@email.com"

Example Visualization

Insert visualization here, drawn in Arrows.app and using the correct color-coding.