Class: Agent

An entity that can create or contribute to a digital object, such as an author or creator.

* __NOTE__: this is an abstract class and should not be instantiated directly URI: [linkmlmap:Agent](https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer/Agent) 
 classDiagram
    class Agent
    click Agent href "../Agent/"
      Agent <|-- Person
        click Person href "../Person/"
      Agent <|-- Organization
        click Organization href "../Organization/"
      Agent <|-- Software
        click Software href "../Software/"

      Agent : id

      Agent : name

      Agent : type
## Inheritance * **Agent** * [Person](Person.md) * [Organization](Organization.md) * [Software](Software.md) ## Slots | Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [id](id.md) | 1
[Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) | Identifier for the agent | direct | | [name](name.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | Name of the agent | direct | | [type](type.md) | 0..1
[String](String.md) | Type of the agent | direct | ## Usages | used by | used in | type | used | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [TransformationSpecification](TransformationSpecification.md) | [creator](creator.md) | range | [Agent](Agent.md) | | [TransformationSpecification](TransformationSpecification.md) | [author](author.md) | range | [Agent](Agent.md) | | [TransformationSpecification](TransformationSpecification.md) | [reviewer](reviewer.md) | range | [Agent](Agent.md) | ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | linkmlmap:Agent | | native | linkmlmap:Agent | ## LinkML Source ### Direct 
name: Agent
description: An entity that can create or contribute to a digital object, such as
  an author or creator.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
abstract: true
attributes:
  id:
    name: id
    description: Identifier for the agent
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
    identifier: true
    domain_of:
    - TransformationSpecification
    - Agent
    range: uriorcurie
  name:
    name: name
    description: Name of the agent
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
    slot_uri: schema:name
    domain_of:
    - SchemaReference
    - ElementDerivation
    - ObjectDerivation
    - SlotDerivation
    - EnumDerivation
    - PermissibleValueDerivation
    - Agent
    range: string
  type:
    name: type
    description: Type of the agent
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
    rank: 1000
    designates_type: true
    domain_of:
    - Agent
    range: string
### Induced 
name: Agent
description: An entity that can create or contribute to a digital object, such as
  an author or creator.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
abstract: true
attributes:
  id:
    name: id
    description: Identifier for the agent
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
    identifier: true
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - TransformationSpecification
    - Agent
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: Name of the agent
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
    slot_uri: schema:name
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - SchemaReference
    - ElementDerivation
    - ObjectDerivation
    - SlotDerivation
    - EnumDerivation
    - PermissibleValueDerivation
    - Agent
    range: string
  type:
    name: type
    description: Type of the agent
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/transformer
    rank: 1000
    designates_type: true
    owner: Agent
    domain_of:
    - Agent
    range: string