[Data-modeling] Viewing the Topic of a Type created through a Domain

[Faye Li]

Ed,

I've replied to your discussion post which I won't repeat here.

As for question 3: To designate a topic page as about a type or domain, 
add type "Type/domain equivalent topic" to the topic. You'll then have 
the properties "Equivalent Domain" and "Equivalent Type" to fill out for 
the topic. Currently this will only work if you're an admin for the 
type/domain you want to designate as "equivalent", so it should work for 
you.

Sometimes, though, the need to add structured information to a type can 
be met by modeling the schema a different way, instead of attaching an 
"equivalent" topic to the type. Something to consider.

-- Faye


Ed Laurent wrote:
>
> This was just posted under the Data Modeling Guide 
> <http://www.freebase.com/view/discuss/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000045637f3#/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000006e5839f>. 
> However, I'm still a little confused as to which place is best for 
> these kinds of questions. Therefore I'm doubling up and including an 
> update here.
>
>
> I recently created 2 new types in different ways.
>
> PIF breeding distribution code 
> <http://www.freebase.com/view/user/spatialed/bird_codes/pif_breeding_distribution_code> 
> was created through the Types link on my Birds 
> <http://www.freebase.com/view/domain/user/spatialed/bird_codes> domain 
> page
>
> PIF population size code 
> <http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000006e57a3f> 
> was created through the Topics link on the Classification system 
> <http://www.freebase.com/view/schema/user/spatialed/default_domain/classification_system> 
> type schema page.
>
> I can see my size code topic page but can't seem to find one for 
> distribution code. I can add classes to the size code through it's 
> topic page and can find both code systems as potential reciprocated 
> types for the class. They are also both listed as topics under the 
> classification system schema page.
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. Why does it appear that a topic page is not created for types 
> created through a Domain?
>
> 2. Is there a more efficient way to set up my reciprocation so that I 
> don't need to list the classification system type for a code as I'm 
> adding that code to its classification system type?
>
>
> Update: After playing around with this a little more it appears that 
> size code was not a type initially. I created the type as a separate 
> step with the same name as the topic. However, I'm still missing a 
> topic page for distribution code and can't figure out how to make one 
> that is associated with its similarly named type.
>
> 3. Is there a way to create linked types and topics at the same time?
>
> -Ed
>
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