NAME

Bio::Chado::Schema::Cv::CvtermDbxref

DESCRIPTION

In addition to the primary identifier (cvterm.dbxref_id) a cvterm can have zero or more secondary identifiers/dbxrefs, which may refer to records in external databases. The exact semantics of cvterm_dbxref are not fixed. For example: the dbxref could be a pubmed ID that is pertinent to the cvterm, or it could be an equivalent or similar term in another ontology. For example, GO cvterms are typically linked to InterPro IDs, even though the nature of the relationship between them is largely one of statistical association. The dbxref may be have data records attached in the same database instance, or it could be a "hanging" dbxref pointing to some external database. NOTE: If the desired objective is to link two cvterms together, and the nature of the relation is known and holds for all instances of the subject cvterm then consider instead using cvterm_relationship together with a well-defined relation.

NAME

Bio::Chado::Schema::Cv::CvtermDbxref

ACCESSORS

cvterm_dbxref_id

data_type: 'integer'
is_auto_increment: 1
is_nullable: 0
sequence: 'cvterm_dbxref_cvterm_dbxref_id_seq'

cvterm_id

data_type: 'integer'
is_foreign_key: 1
is_nullable: 0

dbxref_id

data_type: 'integer'
is_foreign_key: 1
is_nullable: 0

is_for_definition

data_type: 'integer'
default_value: 0
is_nullable: 0

A cvterm.definition should be supported by one or more references. If this column is true, the dbxref is not for a term in an external database - it is a dbxref for provenance information for the definition.

RELATIONS

dbxref

Type: belongs_to

Related object: Bio::Chado::Schema::General::Dbxref

cvterm

Type: belongs_to

Related object: Bio::Chado::Schema::Cv::Cvterm

AUTHOR

Robert Buels <rbuels@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2009 by Robert Buels.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.