ICAT Schema

Application, DataCollection, DataCollectionDatafile, DataCollectionDataset, DataCollectionParameter, Datafile, DatafileFormat, DatafileParameter, Dataset, DatasetParameter, DatasetType, Facility, FacilityCycle, Grouping, Instrument, InstrumentScientist, Investigation, InvestigationGroup, InvestigationInstrument, InvestigationParameter, InvestigationType, InvestigationUser, Job, Keyword, ParameterType, PermissibleStringValue, PublicStep, Publication, RelatedDatafile, Rule, Sample, SampleParameter, SampleType, Shift, Study, StudyInvestigation, User, UserGroup

Application

Some piece of software

Uniqueness constraint facility, name, version

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Facility	facility
0,*	Job	jobs	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name for the software - e.g. mantid
createId	String
version	String [255] NOT NULL
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

DataCollection

A set of Datafiles and Datasets which can span investigations and facilities. Note that it has no constraint fields. It is expected that a DataCollection would be identified by its parameters or its relationship to a Job.

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded
0,*	Job	jobsAsOutput	Yes
0,*	DataCollectionDatafile	dataCollectionDatafiles	Yes
0,*	DataCollectionParameter	parameters	Yes
0,*	DataCollectionDataset	dataCollectionDatasets	Yes
0,*	Job	jobsAsInput	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
doi	String [255]	The Digital Object Identifier associated with this data file
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

DataCollectionDatafile

Represents a many-to-many relationship between a DataCollection and its Datafiles.

Uniqueness constraint dataCollection, datafile

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Datafile	datafile
1,1	DataCollection	dataCollection

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

DataCollectionDataset

Represents a many-to-many relationship between a DataCollection and its datasets.

Uniqueness constraint dataCollection, dataset

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Dataset	dataset
1,1	DataCollection	dataCollection

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

DataCollectionParameter

A parameter associated with a DataCollection

Uniqueness constraint dataCollection, type

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	ParameterType	type		The type of the parameter
1,1	DataCollection	dataCollection		The associated DataCollection

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
stringValue	String [4000]	The value if the parameter is a string
rangeBottom	Double	The minimum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
dateTimeValue	Date	The value if the parameter is a date
modId	String
error	Double	The error of the numeric parameter
numericValue	Double	The value if the parameter is numeric
rangeTop	Double	The maximum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period

Datafile

A data file

Uniqueness constraint dataset, name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,*	RelatedDatafile	destDatafiles	Yes
0,*	DatafileParameter	parameters	Yes
1,1	Dataset	dataset		The dataset which holds this file
0,*	RelatedDatafile	sourceDatafiles	Yes
0,1	DatafileFormat	datafileFormat
0,*	DataCollectionDatafile	dataCollectionDatafiles	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
fileSize	Long	Expressed in bytes
location	String [255]	The logical location of the file - which may also be the physical location
checksum	String [255]	Checksum of file represented as a string
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A name given to the file
createId	String
doi	String [255]	The Digital Object Identifier associated with this data file
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
datafileModTime	Date	Date of modification of the actual file rather than of the metadata
modId	String
datafileCreateTime	Date	Date of creation of the actual file rather than storing the metadata
description	String [255]	A full description of the file contents

DatafileFormat

A data file format

Uniqueness constraint facility, name, version

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,*	Datafile	datafiles	Yes	Files with this format
1,1	Facility	facility		The facility which has defined this format

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
description	String [255]	An informal description of the format
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name identifying the format -e.g. "mp3" within the facility
version	String [255] NOT NULL	The version if needed. The version code may be part of the basic name
createId	String
type	String [255]	Holds the underlying format - such as binary or text
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

DatafileParameter

A parameter associated with a data file

Uniqueness constraint datafile, type

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	ParameterType	type		The type of the parameter
1,1	Datafile	datafile		The associated data file

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
stringValue	String [4000]	The value if the parameter is a string
rangeBottom	Double	The minimum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
dateTimeValue	Date	The value if the parameter is a date
modId	String
error	Double	The error of the numeric parameter
numericValue	Double	The value if the parameter is numeric
rangeTop	Double	The maximum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period

Dataset

A collection of data files and part of an investigation

Uniqueness constraint investigation, name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,*	DatasetParameter	parameters	Yes
0,1	Sample	sample
0,*	Datafile	datafiles	Yes	The data files within the dataset
1,1	DatasetType	type
0,*	DataCollectionDataset	dataCollectionDatasets	Yes
1,1	Investigation	investigation

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name for the data set
location	String [255]	Identifies a location from which all the files of the data set might be accessed. It might be a directory
complete	boolean NOT NULL	May be set to true when all data files and parameters have been added to the data set. The precise meaning is facility dependent.
startDate	Date
doi	String [255]	The Digital Object Identifier associated with this data set
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
description	String [255]	An informal description of the data set
modId	String
endDate	Date

DatasetParameter

A parameter associated with a data set

Uniqueness constraint dataset, type

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	ParameterType	type		The type of the parameter
1,1	Dataset	dataset		The associated data set

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
stringValue	String [4000]	The value if the parameter is a string
rangeBottom	Double	The minimum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
dateTimeValue	Date	The value if the parameter is a date
modId	String
error	Double	The error of the numeric parameter
numericValue	Double	The value if the parameter is numeric
rangeTop	Double	The maximum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period

DatasetType

A type of data set

Uniqueness constraint facility, name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,*	Dataset	datasets	Yes
1,1	Facility	facility		The facility which has defined this data set type

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
description	String [255]	A description of this data set type
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name identifying this data set type within the facility
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Facility

An experimental facility

Uniqueness constraint name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded
0,*	Instrument	instruments	Yes
0,*	InvestigationType	investigationTypes	Yes
0,*	FacilityCycle	facilityCycles	Yes
0,*	DatafileFormat	datafileFormats	Yes
0,*	Investigation	investigations	Yes
0,*	ParameterType	parameterTypes	Yes
0,*	SampleType	sampleTypes	Yes
0,*	Application	applications	Yes
0,*	DatasetType	datasetTypes	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
daysUntilRelease	Integer	The number of days before data is made freely available after collecting it.
url	String [255]	A URL associated with this facility
createId	String
description	String [1023]	A description of this facility
fullName	String [255]	The full name of the facility
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
modId	String
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name identifying this facility

FacilityCycle

An operating cycle within a facility

Uniqueness constraint facility, name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Facility	facility		The facility which has this cycle

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name identifying this facility cycle within the facility
description	String [255]	A description of this facility cycle
modId	String
startDate	Date	Start of cycle
createId	String
endDate	Date	End of cycle
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Grouping

A group of users

Uniqueness constraint name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded
0,*	Rule	rules	Yes
0,*	InvestigationGroup	investigationGroups	Yes
0,*	UserGroup	userGroups	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name identifying this group of users
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Instrument

Used by a user within an investigation

Uniqueness constraint facility, name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,*	Shift	shifts	Yes	Shifts associated with this instrument
0,*	InvestigationInstrument	investigationInstruments	Yes
1,1	Facility	facility		The facility which has this instrument
0,*	InstrumentScientist	instrumentScientists	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name identifying this instrument within the facility
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
url	String [255]	A URL associated with this instrument
type	String [255]
pid	String [255]	A persistent identifier attributed to this instrument
modId	String
description	String [4000]	A description of this instrument
fullName	String [255]	The formal name of this instrument

InstrumentScientist

Relationship between an ICAT user as an instrument scientist and the instrument

Uniqueness constraint user, instrument

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	User	user
1,1	Instrument	instrument

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Investigation

An investigation or experiment

Uniqueness constraint facility, name, visitId

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded
0,*	Sample	samples	Yes
0,*	StudyInvestigation	studyInvestigations	Yes
0,*	Shift	shifts	Yes
1,1	Facility	facility
0,*	InvestigationUser	investigationUsers	Yes
0,*	Keyword	keywords	Yes
0,*	InvestigationParameter	parameters	Yes
0,*	Publication	publications	Yes
0,*	InvestigationInstrument	investigationInstruments	Yes
0,*	Dataset	datasets	Yes
0,*	InvestigationGroup	investigationGroups	Yes
1,1	InvestigationType	type

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name for the investigation
startDate	Date
doi	String [255]	The Digital Object Identifier associated with this investigation
summary	String [4000]	Summary or abstract
modId	String
releaseDate	Date	When the data will be made freely available
visitId	String [255] NOT NULL	Identifier for the visit to which this investigation is related
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
endDate	Date
title	String [255] NOT NULL	Full title of the investigation

InvestigationGroup

Many to many relationship between investigation and group which might be used within authorization rules. Please see InvestigationUser

Uniqueness constraint grouping, investigation, role

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Grouping	grouping
1,1	Investigation	investigation

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
role	String [255] NOT NULL	A role showing the position of the members of the group with respect to the investigation
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

InvestigationInstrument

Represents a many-to-many relationship between an investigation and the instruments assigned

Uniqueness constraint investigation, instrument

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Instrument	instrument
1,1	Investigation	investigation

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

InvestigationParameter

A parameter associated with an investigation

Uniqueness constraint investigation, type

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Investigation	investigation		The associated investigation
1,1	ParameterType	type		The type of the parameter

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
stringValue	String [4000]	The value if the parameter is a string
rangeBottom	Double	The minimum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
dateTimeValue	Date	The value if the parameter is a date
modId	String
error	Double	The error of the numeric parameter
numericValue	Double	The value if the parameter is numeric
rangeTop	Double	The maximum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period

InvestigationType

A type of investigation

Uniqueness constraint name, facility

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,*	Investigation	investigations	Yes
1,1	Facility	facility		The facility which has defined this investigation type

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
description	String [255]	A description of this type of investigation
name	String [255] NOT NULL	A short name identifying this type of investigation
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

InvestigationUser

Many to many relationship between investigation and user. It is expected that this will show the association of individual users with an investigation which might be derived from the proposal. It may also be used as the basis of authorization rules. See InvestigationGroup if you wish to separate authorization rules from who is on the proposal.

Uniqueness constraint user, investigation, role

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	User	user
1,1	Investigation	investigation

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
role	String [255] NOT NULL	A role such as PI showing the position of the user with respect to the investigation
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Job

A run of an application with its related inputs and outputs

Relationships

Card	Class	Field
1,1	Application	application
0,1	DataCollection	outputDataCollection
0,1	DataCollection	inputDataCollection

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
arguments	String [255]

Keyword

Must be related to an investigation

Uniqueness constraint name, investigation

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Investigation	investigation		The investigation to which this keyword applies

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
name	String [255] NOT NULL	The name of the keyword

ParameterType

A parameter type with unique name and units

Uniqueness constraint facility, name, units

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Facility	facility		The facility which has defined this data set type
0,*	DatafileParameter	datafileParameters	Yes
0,*	PermissibleStringValue	permissibleStringValues	Yes
0,*	DatasetParameter	datasetParameters	Yes
0,*	InvestigationParameter	investigationParameters	Yes
0,*	SampleParameter	sampleParameters	Yes
0,*	DataCollectionParameter	dataCollectionParameters	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
pid	String [255]	A persistent identifier attributed to this parameter type
units	String [255] NOT NULL	The name of the parameter type units
description	String [255]	Description of the parameter type
modId	String
applicableToSample	boolean	If a parameter of this type may be applied to a sample
valueType	ParameterValueType NOT NULL	enum with possible values: NUMERIC, STRING, DATE_AND_TIME
verified	boolean	If ordinary users are allowed to create their own parameter types this indicates that this one has been approved
applicableToDataset	boolean	If a parameter of this type may be applied to a data set
applicableToDataCollection	boolean	If a parameter of this type may be applied to a DataCollection
minimumNumericValue	Double
enforced	boolean	True if constraints are enforced
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
applicableToInvestigation	boolean	If a parameter of this type may be applied to an investigation
name	String [255] NOT NULL	The name of the parameter type
unitsFullName	String [255]	The formal name of the parameter type units
applicableToDatafile	boolean	If a parameter of this type may be applied to a data file
maximumNumericValue	Double

PermissibleStringValue

Permissible value for string parameter types

Uniqueness constraint value, type

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	ParameterType	type		The parameter type to which this permissible string value applies

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
value	String [255] NOT NULL	The value of the string
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

PublicStep

An allowed step for an INCLUDE identifed by the origin entity and the field name for navigation. Including an entry here is much more efficient than having to use the authorization rules.

Uniqueness constraint origin, field

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
field	String [32] NOT NULL	The field used to represent the relationship on the origin side
origin	String [32] NOT NULL	The origin entity
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Publication

A publication

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Investigation	investigation

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
fullReference	String [511] NOT NULL	A reference in the form to be used for citation
modId	String
repository	String [255]	The name of a repository where the publication is held
url	String [255]	A URL from which the publication may be downloaded
doi	String [255]	The Digital Object Identifier associated with this publication
repositoryId	String [255]	The id of the publication within the repository
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

RelatedDatafile

Used to represent an arbitrary relationship between data files

Uniqueness constraint sourceDatafile, destDatafile

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Datafile	sourceDatafile
1,1	Datafile	destDatafile

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
relation	String [255] NOT NULL	Identifies the type of relationship between the two datafiles - e.g. "COPY"
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Rule

An authorization rule

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,1	Grouping	grouping

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
crudFlags	String [4] NOT NULL	Contains letters from the set "CRUD"
modId	String
what	String [1024] NOT NULL	To what the rules applies
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Sample

A sample to be used in an investigation

Uniqueness constraint investigation, name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded
0,*	Dataset	datasets	Yes
0,1	SampleType	type
0,*	SampleParameter	parameters	Yes
1,1	Investigation	investigation

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
name	String [255] NOT NULL
pid	String [255]	A persistent identifier attributed to this sample
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

SampleParameter

A parameter associated with a sample

Uniqueness constraint sample, type

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Sample	sample		The associated sample
1,1	ParameterType	type		The type of the parameter

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
stringValue	String [4000]	The value if the parameter is a string
rangeBottom	Double	The minimum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
dateTimeValue	Date	The value if the parameter is a date
modId	String
error	Double	The error of the numeric parameter
numericValue	Double	The value if the parameter is numeric
rangeTop	Double	The maximum value of the numeric parameter that was observed during the measurement period

SampleType

A sample to be used in an investigation

Uniqueness constraint facility, name, molecularFormula

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,*	Sample	samples	Yes
1,1	Facility	facility		The facility which has defined this sample type

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
molecularFormula	String [255] NOT NULL	The formula written as a string -e.g. C2H6O2 for ethylene glycol
name	String [255] NOT NULL
safetyInformation	String [4000]	Any safety information related to this sample
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

Shift

A period of time related to an investigation

Uniqueness constraint investigation, startDate, endDate

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Investigation	investigation
0,1	Instrument	instrument		The instrument, if this shift is associated to one

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
comment	String [255]
startDate	Date NOT NULL
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
endDate	Date NOT NULL

Study

A study which may be related to an investigation

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
0,1	User	user		The user responsible for the study
0,*	StudyInvestigation	studyInvestigations	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
startDate	Date	The start date of this study
status	StudyStatus	The status of the study. Possible values are: NEW, IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETE, CANCELLED
name	String [255] NOT NULL	The name of the study
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
endDate	Date	The end date of this study
modId	String
description	String [4000]	A description of the study and its purpose
pid	String [255]	A persistent identifier attributed to this study

StudyInvestigation

Many to many relationship between study and investigation

Uniqueness constraint study, investigation

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	Investigation	investigation
1,1	Study	study

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date

User

A user of the facility

Uniqueness constraint name

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded
0,*	InvestigationUser	investigationUsers	Yes
0,*	Study	studies	Yes
0,*	UserGroup	userGroups	Yes
0,*	InstrumentScientist	instrumentScientists	Yes

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
fullName	String [255]	May include title
givenName	String [255]	The given name of the user
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date
email	String [255]	An email address for the user
name	String [255] NOT NULL	The name of the user to match that provided by the authentication mechanism
modId	String
affiliation	String [255]	The home institute or other affiliation of the user
orcidId	String [255]	An ORCID iD for the user
familyName	String [255]	The family name of the user

UserGroup

Many to many relationship between user and group

Uniqueness constraint user, grouping

Relationships

Card	Class	Field	Cascaded	Description
1,1	User	user
1,1	Grouping	grouping

Other fields

Field	Type	Description
modId	String
createId	String
createTime	Date
modTime	Date