• Introduction
• Service Oriented Architecture
• OSIMM Version 2 Technical Standard
• SOA Reference Architecture Technical Standard
• SOCCI Framework Technical Standard
• Using TOGAF to Define and Govern SOAs
• SOA Governance Technical Standard
• SOA Ontology Technical Standard
• Introduction
• System and Element
• HumanActor and Task
• Service, ServiceContract, and ServiceInterface
• Composition and its Subclasses
• Policy
• Event
• Complete Car Wash Example
• Internet Purchase Example
• The OWL Definition of the Ontology
• Relationship to Other SOA Standards
• Class Relationship Matrix
• Acknowledgements
• Referenced Documents
• Legacy Evolution to SOA
• Navigating the SOA Open Standards Landscape Around Architecture White Paper

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SOA Ontology Technical Standard : The OWL Definition of the Ontology

The OWL ontology is available online at:

http://www.opengroup.org/soa/ontology/20101021/soa.owl

and is reproduced below.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
 
<rdf:RDF
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"
    xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"
    xmlns:owl="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#"
    xmlns="http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2010/01/core-soa.owl#"
    xml:base="http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2010/01/core-soa.owl"
> 
 
  <!-- ontology -->
  <owl:Ontology rdf:about=""/>
  <!-- classes -->
 
  <owl:Class rdf:ID="Event">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Policy"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:ID="InformationType">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:about="#Policy"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Effect"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceComposition">
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Composition"/>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:ID="Effect">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:about="#Policy"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="InformationType"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isSpecifiedBy"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#Task">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Policy"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="System"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="HumanActor"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Service"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Composition"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Element"/>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="doneBy"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >0</owl:minCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:maxCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:maxCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#doneBy"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#System">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Task"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Service"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Class rdf:about="#Element"/>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#Service">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="System"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Task"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="HumanActor"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Class rdf:about="#Element"/>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="hasInterface"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#Policy">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="InformationType"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Element"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Effect"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Event"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#HumanActor">
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Element"/>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Task"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Service"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#Composition">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Task"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="System"/>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:maxCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:maxCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:ID="compositionPattern"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:ID="compositionPattern"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:maxCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:maxCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="orchestratedBy"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >0</owl:minCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="orchestratedBy"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#ServiceInterface">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Service"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Effect"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Policy"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="HumanActor"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Task"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceComposition"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Process"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Event"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:ID="constraints"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:maxCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:maxCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="#constraints"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#Element">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Policy"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >0</owl:minCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="orchestrates"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:maxCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:maxCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#orchestrates"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#ServiceContract">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Policy"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="HumanActor"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Task"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceComposition"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Process"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Event"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="InformationType"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:ID="legalAspect"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:maxCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:maxCardinality>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:ID="legalAspect"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:ID="interactionAspect"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:maxCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:maxCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="#interactionAspect"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isContractFor"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Restriction>
        <owl:onProperty>
          <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="specifies"/>
        </owl:onProperty>
        <owl:minCardinality rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int"
        >1</owl:minCardinality>
      </owl:Restriction>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <owl:Class rdf:about="#Process">
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceContract"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <owl:disjointWith>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="ServiceInterface"/>
    </owl:disjointWith>
    <rdfs:subClassOf>
      <owl:Class rdf:ID="Composition"/>
    </rdfs:subClassOf>
  </owl:Class>
 
  <!-- object properties -->
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#isPartyTo">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#HumanActor"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#ServiceContract"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="involvesParty">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isPartyTo"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#orchestratedBy">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Composition"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Element"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#orchestrates">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="orchestratedBy"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#isContractFor">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#ServiceContract"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Service"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="hasContract">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#isContractFor"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#setsPolicy">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#HumanActor"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Policy"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isSetBy">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="setsPolicy"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="generates">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Element"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Event"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="generatedBy">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="generates"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#represents">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Element"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Element"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="representedBy">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="represents"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="hasInput">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#ServiceInterface"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#InformationType"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isInputAt">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="hasInput"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#doneBy">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Task"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#HumanActor"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="does">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#doneBy"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#specifies">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#ServiceContract"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Effect"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#isSpecifiedBy">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#specifies"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="appliesTo">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Policy"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isSubjectTo">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="appliesTo"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#hasInterface">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Service"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#ServiceInterface"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isInterfaceOf">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#hasInterface"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="respondsTo">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Element"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Event"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="respondedToBy">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="respondsTo"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="performs">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Element"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Service"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="performedBy">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="performs"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="#uses">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Element"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#Element"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="usedBy">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="uses"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="hasOutput">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#ServiceInterface"/>
    <rdfs:range rdf:resource="#InformationType"/>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="isOutputAt">
    <owl:inverseOf>
      <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="hasOutput"/>
    </owl:inverseOf>
  </owl:ObjectProperty>
 
  <!-- datatype properties -->
 
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="#legalAspect">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#ServiceContract"/>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
 
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="#constraints">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#ServiceInterface"/>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
 
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="#compositionPattern">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#Composition"/>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
 
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="#interactionAspect">
    <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="#ServiceContract"/>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
 
</rdf:RDF>