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.

August 2019 CTDL Release (20190830)

This is the August 2019 CTDL Release.

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ceterms:audienceLevelType View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

schema:domainIncludes: Added ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile
schema:domainIncludes: Added ceterms:AssessmentProfile

Reason:

en-US Extending the usage of this property to include assessments and learning opportunities.

https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/598

ceterms:ncesID View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

schema:domainIncludes: Added ceterms:CredentialOrganization
rdfs:label: Added
en-US NCES ID
vs:term_status: Added vs:stable
schema:rangeIncludes: Added xsd:string
rdfs:comment: Added
en-US Identifier comprised of a 12 digit code issued by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for educational institutions where the first 7 digits are the NCES District ID.

Reason:

en-US This property enables capturing NCES ID data.

https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/601

ceterms:purposeType View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

vann:usageNote: Removed
en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the ceterms:IntendedPurpose vocabulary.
rdfs:label: Removed
en-US Purpose Type
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:MicroCredential
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:ResearchDoctorate
vs:term_status: Removed vs:unstable
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:License
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:Diploma
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:ApprenticeshipCertificate
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:BachelorDegree
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:MasterDegree
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:AssociateDegree
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:GeneralEducationDevelopment
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:DigitalBadge
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:Badge
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:MasterCertificate
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:JourneymanCertificate
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:OpenBadge
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:Credential
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:Certificate
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:QualityAssuranceCredential
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:Certification
rdfs:comment: Removed
en-US Type of intended application of the credential by the holder; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
rdfs:subPropertyOf: Removed ceterms:credentialAlignment
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:Degree
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:SecondarySchoolDiploma
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:ProfessionalDoctorate
schema:domainIncludes: Removed ceterms:DoctoralDegree
schema:rangeIncludes: Removed ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject

Reason:

en-US This property is directly tied to the Purpose Type vocabulary that was dropped in the previous release. This property was always vs:unstable, and is thus being dropped as well.

https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/602

ceterms:sameAs View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

dct:description: Added
en-US Entities that may indicate identity include, but are not limited to, descriptions of entities in open databases such as DBpedia and Wikidata or other platforms.
dct:description: Removed
en-US Entities 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.

Reason:

en-US Helping distinguish between ceterms:sameAs and ceterms:socialMedia

https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/606

ceterms:submissionOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

schema:rangeIncludes: Removed xsd:anyURI
schema:rangeIncludes: Removed rdf:langString

Reason:

en-US Aligning this property with other properties in CTDL that feature data in a URL/description pair. Note that this change alters this property from using a language map to using URIs. See github issue for more details.

https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/605

ceterms:submissionOfDescription View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

rdfs:label: Added
en-US Submission Of Description
schema:domainIncludes: Added ceterms:ConditionProfile
rdfs:comment: Added
en-US Name, label, or description of an artifact to be submitted such as a transcript, portfolio, or an affidavit.
vs:term_status: Added vs:stable
schema:rangeIncludes: Added rdf:langString

Reason:

en-US New property to pair with ceterms:submissionOf. This property should be used instead of ceterms:submissionOf in order to describe language string data. The ceterms:submissionOf property is now used for URIs/URLs. See github issue for more details.

https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/605