Organization Settings
Ontology settings
Two organization-wide settings shape how ontologies look and start: the words the editor uses, and the default Base IRI for new ontologies.
In the app: Settings › Organization Settings › Ontologies tab
Before you start¶
Admins only: Organization Settings is available to organization admins. For the other tabs on that page, see Organization-wide settings.
Naming convention¶
Ontology tools disagree on what to call things. Naming Convention picks the words used across the ontology screens: the navigator, section headings, Add… buttons, list columns, the diagram, and dialogs. It changes the words only, not the ontology, so you can switch at any time.
| Convention | Concept | Connection | Fact | Named example | Value type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenseme (default) |
Class | Relationship | Attribute | Instance | Value Type |
OWL |
Class | Object Property | Data Property | Named Individual | Datatype |
Fabric |
Entity | Relationship | Field | Record | Data Type |
Pick Kenseme for plain business language, OWL if your team works in formal ontology terms, or Fabric to match Microsoft Fabric. The choice applies to everyone in the organization.
Links to ontology items don’t change when you switch conventions. See Link to an ontology entity.
Default Base IRI¶
Every ontology has a Base IRI: the web address all its identifiers start with. Default Base IRI prefills that field when someone creates an ontology, so your ontologies share a consistent address, for example http://acme.example/catalog#.
The prefill applies to new ontologies started blank, imported from Microsoft Fabric, generated with an agent, or built from an industry standard. File imports keep the namespace declared in the file. People can still overwrite the prefilled value when they create an ontology.
The value must be an absolute address such as http://acme.example/catalog#. If it isn’t, the field says “Enter an absolute IRI” and Save stays disabled.
Note: Changing the default doesn’t change existing ontologies. Their Base IRI stays as it was created.
Save¶
Change either setting and click Save. The naming convention takes effect straight away across the ontology screens. The default Base IRI applies to the next ontology someone creates. Save is disabled while your organization is in read-only mode.