Credential Transparency Description Language Release History

This page displays the release history for the Credential Transparency Description Language schema. Each release contains a set of changes, which are documented below. Each change describes what was changed, why, and links to one or more relevant Github issues.

June 2017 CTDL Release (20170630)

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audience:Citizen View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A person who is a legally recognized subject of a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth.
  • vann:usageNote: Removed
    en-US Includes native or naturalized citizens.

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/391

audience:CurrentMilitaryDependent View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US A Dependent (usually a child) of a current member of a nation's military.
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Current Military Dependent

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/387

audience:CurrentMilitarySpouse View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Current Military Spouse
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US A Spouse of a current member of a nation's military.

Reason:

en-US New Term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/387

audience:FormerMilitary View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • vann:usageNote: Removed
    en-US May include qualified military spouses and children.

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/387

audience:FormerMilitaryDependent View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US A Dependent (usually a child) of a veteran of a nation's military.
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Former Military Dependent

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/387

audience:FormerMilitarySpouse View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Former Military Spouse
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US A Spouse of a veteran of a nation's military.

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/387

audience:NonCitizen View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A person who is not a legally recognized subject of a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US A person who is not an inhabitant or national of a particular country or other geopolitical region.

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/391

audience:NonResident View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US A person whose primary residence is not in a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Non-Resident

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/391

audience:Resident View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US A person whose primary residence is in a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Resident
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/391

ceterms:advancedStandingFrom View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/409

ceterms:advancedStandingFrom View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:appealProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New property.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/337

ceterms:assesses View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/403

ceterms:commonConditions View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Simplification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/406

ceterms:commonCosts View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:complaintProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New property.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/337

ceterms:condition View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US Typically, this is one item in a list of items, such as an unordered or bulleted list.
  • rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:CostProfile
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A single condition or aspect of experience that refines the conditions under which the resource being described is applicable.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US A list of individual conditions or aspects of experience.

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/388

ceterms:conditionManifestOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New Property.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/415

ceterms:corequisite View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/407

ceterms:costDetails View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to CostManifest
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:costDetails View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A resource containing human-readable, in-depth information about the cost(s) being described.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US A resource containing human-readable, in-depth information about the cost of the credential.

Reason:

en-US Clarification of term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/389

ceterms:CostManifest View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:label: Added
    en-US Cost Manifest
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A set of costs maintained at the organizational and/or sub-organizational level.
  • dcterms:description: Added
    en-US These costs are intended to be referenced by other resources to augment the process of describing the costs for those entities.

Reason:

en-US New Class.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:costManifestOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New Property
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/415

ceterms:ctid View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:QACredentialOrganization
  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US The CTID is the equivalent of a version identifier for the resource. Different versions of a resource are considered distinct expressions and each must be assigned its own CTID. Each version of a resource can have only one CTID assigned. However, a single version of a resource may have distinct identifier values for both the ctid property and the credentialId property. In such a case both identifiers will be recognized by the resource creator/owner/provider in transactions with the external environment.
  • rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:ConditionManifest
  • rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:CredentialOrganization
  • rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:AssessmentProfile
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A globally unique Credential Transparency Identifier (CTID) by which the creator/owner/provider recognizes the resource in transactions with the external environment (e.g., in verifiable claims involving a credential).
  • rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:CostManifest
  • rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile
  • vann:usageNote: Removed
    en-US A CTID is resolved through the CRS returning the Credential Registry data describing the identified credential. The CTID is the equivalent of a version identifier for the credential. Different versions of a credential are considered distinct expressions and each must be assigned its own CTID. Each version of a credential can have only one CTID assigned by the Credential Registry Service (CRS) upon registration with the Credential Registry. However, a single version of a credential may have distinct identifier values for both the ctid property and the credentialId property. In such a case both identifiers will be recognized by the credential creator/owner/provider in transactions with the external environment.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US A globally unique Credential Transparency Identifier (CTID) issued by the Credential Registry Service (CRS) by which the creator/owner/provider of a credential recognizes the credential in transactions with the external environment (e.g., in verifiable claims involving the credential).

Reason:

en-US Updates to usage of CTID
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/393

ceterms:description View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to CostManifest
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:endDate View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to CostManifest
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:estimatedCost View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to CostManifest
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:hasCostManifest View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:industryType View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US Best practice in identifying industries for U.S. credentials is to provide the NAICS code using the ceterms:naics property. Other credentials may use the ceterms:industrytype property and any framework of the class ceterms:IndustryClassification such as the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) or the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC).
  • vann:usageNote: Removed
    en-US For U.S. credentials, best practice is to use a framework such as the NAICS (North American Classification System). Other credentials may use any framework of the class ceterms:IndustryClassification.

Reason:

en-US Revision
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/404

ceterms:inLanguage View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Error
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/399

ceterms:isAdvancedStandingFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:isAdvancedStandingFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/409

ceterms:isPreparationFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/409

ceterms:isPreparationFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:isRecommendedFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:isRecommendedFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/409

ceterms:isRequiredFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/409

ceterms:isRequiredFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:name View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to CostManifest
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:preparationFrom View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/409

ceterms:preparationFrom View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:recommends View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:requires View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/386

ceterms:reviewProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New property
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/337

ceterms:revocationProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New property.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/337

ceterms:sameAs View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • dcterms:description: Added
    en-US Resources that may indicate identity include, but are not limited to, descriptions of entities in open databases such as DBpedia and Wikidata or social media accounts such as FaceBook and LinkedIn.
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A resource that unambiguously indicates the identity of the resource being described.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US The resource being described is the same as the resource being referenced.

Reason:

en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/405

ceterms:startDate View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to CostManifest
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/184

ceterms:teaches View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/403

costType:AggregateCost View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:Application View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:BackgroundCheck View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:EnrollmentFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:GraduationFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:CostType
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A separate fee charged for graduating from an educational program.
  • rdfs:label: Added
    en-US Graduation Fee

Reason:

en-US New term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/397

costType:LearningResource View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:Meals View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:OptionalCharges View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:ProcessingFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:ProgramSpecificFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:ReexaminationFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:RenewalFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:ReschedulingFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:RoomOrResidency View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:ScoringFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:StandaloneAssessment View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:StudentServicesFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:TechnologyFee View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

costType:tuition View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Stabilization of term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/398

deliveryType:OnlineOnly View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Online Only
  • skos:prefLabel: Removed
    en-US OnlineOnly

Reason:

en-US Typo correction
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/412

Mapping Changes Implemented in this Release

ceterms:ApprenticeshipCertificate

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ceterms:AssessmentProfile

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ceterms:AssociateDegree

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ceterms:BachelorDegree

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ceterms:Badge

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ceterms:Certificate

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ceterms:Certification

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ceterms:Competency

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ceterms:CompetencyFramework

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ceterms:ConditionManifest

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ceterms:ConditionProfile

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ceterms:CostManifest

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ceterms:CostProfile

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ceterms:Credential

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ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject

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ceterms:CredentialOrganization

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ceterms:Degree

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ceterms:DigitalBadge

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ceterms:Diploma

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ceterms:DoctoralDegree

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ceterms:GeneralEducationDevelopment

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ceterms:JourneymanCertificate

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ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile

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ceterms:License

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ceterms:MasterCertificate

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ceterms:MasterDegree

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ceterms:MicroCredential

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ceterms:OpenBadge

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ceterms:ProcessProfile

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ceterms:ProfessionalDoctorate

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ceterms:QACredentialOrganization

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ceterms:QualityAssuranceCredential

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ceterms:ResearchDoctorate

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ceterms:SecondarySchoolDiploma

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