Catena-X Taxonomy
type: ConceptScheme
creator: [@obalandi](https://github.com/obalandi)
date: 2023-05-05
description: This taxonomy represents and contains all of the concepts that are used in the Catena-X ontologies.
version info: 0.1.0
has top concept: Thing

Thing
type: Concept
definition: The top concept of all the Catena X concepts.
narrower: Place
narrower: Physical Object
narrower: Conceptional Object
narrower: Actor
narrower: Activity

Place
type: Concept
broader: Thing
definition: The Place is determined by reference to the position of objects such as buildings, cities, or special geographic markers.

Physical Object
type: Concept
broader: Thing
narrower: Vehicle
narrower: Part
definition: This concept includes objects of a material nature, which are documentation units and have physical boundaries.

Part
type: Concept
broader: Physical Object
definition: A part in the automotive context is a component of a vehicle. Parts may have sub-parts that perform specific sub-functions.

Vehicle
type: Concept
broader: Physical Object
definition: A vehicle is a motor-powered road vehicle that transports people or cargo .

Conceptional Object
type: Concept
broader: Thing
narrower: Result
narrower: Address
narrower: Application
narrower: Supply Chain
narrower: Bill Of Material
definition: This concept includes non-material products, human-produced data related to physical objects. The production of such information may have been supported by the use of technical tools.

Bill Of Material
type: Concept
broader: Conceptional Object
definition: The Bill Of Material relates qualitatively and quantitatively Assembly Parts to their Components.

Supply Chain
type: Concept
broader: Conceptional Object
definition: The Supply Chain relates consumers and a supplier.

Error Cause
type: Concept
broader: Conceptional Object
definition: An analysis result can indicate possible and current error causes.

Result
type: Concept
broader: Conceptional Object
definition: Specific conceptual outcomes of an activity or application.

Analysis Result
type: Concept
broader: Result
narrower: Diagnostic Trouble Code
narrower: Load Spectrum
definition: Results of the analysis activity.

Load Spectrum
type: Concept
broader: Analysis Result
definition: Load spectrum is a multi dimensional histogram that contains the state history of a set of vehicle parts, i.e. how a vehicle was driven, for a given time period.

Clutch
type: Concept
broader: Load Spectrum
definition: Load spectrum of a vehicle clutch.

GearSet
type: Concept
broader: Load Spectrum
definition: Load spectrum of a vehicle gear with respect to performance.

GearOil
type: Concept
broader: Load Spectrum
definition: Load spectrum of a vehicle gear with respect to heat.

Diagnostic Trouble Code
type: Concept
broader: Analysis Result
definition: Diagnostic Trouble Code, is a code used to diagnose malfunctions in a vehicle.

Address
type: Concept
broader: Conceptional Object
definition: The address describes the legal address of places.

Application
type: Concept
broader: Conceptional Object
narrower: Asset
narrower: Function
narrower: Dataspace Connector
definition: An application defines a coded software that fulfills a specific purpose.

Function
type: Concept
broader: Application
narrower: Prognosis Function
definition: A function defines a calculation that is called through an API.

Prognosis Function
type: Concept
broader: Function
narrower: Health Indication
narrower: Remaining Useful Life
definition: In the automotive industry, a prognosis is a prediction of the probable failure of an operational function.

Health Indication
type: Concept
broader: Prognosis Function
definition: Health Indication is an evaluation function operating on batches of load collectives and adaptive values.

Remaining Useful Life
type: Concept
broader: Prognosis Function
definition: Remaining Useful Life is a Prediction of the Estimated Mileage/Runtime until a Breakdown.

Dataspace Connector
type: Concept
broader: Application
definition: Dataspace Connector is an interface based on the Eclipse Dataspace Connector technology. A Dataspace Connector makes various assets available through contracts. A contract describes with which policy which asset can be provided.

Actor
type: Concept
broader: Thing
narrower: Business Partner
narrower: Analysis Device
definition: The actor comprises organization or people, either individually or in groups, who have the potential to perform intentional actions of kinds for which someone may be held responsible.

Analysis Device
type: Concept
broader: Actor
definition: An analysis device, e.g. a diagnostic device, reads or calculates certain analysis results.

Business Partner
type: Concept
broader: Actor
definition: A Business Partner is a legal entity that is part of the Catena-X network or that stands in a relevant relation to a Catena-X Business Partner.

Activity
type: Concept
broader: Thing
narrower: Analysis
definition: This class comprises actions intentionally carried out by instances of Actor that result in changes of state in physical and conceptual objects.

Analysis
type: Concept
broader: Activity
narrower: Diagnosis
definition: An analysis is an activity that includes all types of reliability and quality analyses.

Load Spectrum Analysis
type: Concept
broader: Analysis
definition: Load spectrum analysis is an analysis that calculates load spectrum values for a vehicle part.

Diagnosis
type: Concept
broader: Analysis
definition: Vehicle diagnosis is the identification of a problem or the cause and location of a problem.