Slot: recommended

true means that the slot should be present in instances of the class definition, but this is not required

URI: [linkml:recommended](https://w3id.org/linkml/recommended) ## Applicable Classes | Name | Description | Modifies Slot | | --- | --- | --- | | [SlotExpression](SlotExpression.md) | an expression that constrains the range of values a slot can take | no | | [AnonymousSlotExpression](AnonymousSlotExpression.md) | | no | | [SlotDefinition](SlotDefinition.md) | an element that describes how instances are related to other instances | no | ## Properties ### Type and Range | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Range | [Boolean](Boolean.md) | | Domain | [SlotDefinition](SlotDefinition.md) | | Domain Of | [SlotExpression](SlotExpression.md) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- | ### Slot Characteristics | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Inherited | Yes | ## In Subsets * [SpecificationSubset](SpecificationSubset.md) * [BasicSubset](BasicSubset.md) ## Comments * This is to be used where not all data is expected to conform to having a required field * If a slot is recommended, and it is not populated, applications must not treat this as an error. Applications may use this to inform the user of missing data ## See Also * [https://github.com/linkml/linkml/issues/177](https://github.com/linkml/linkml/issues/177) ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Administrative Metadata **Rank:** 9 ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | linkml:recommended | | native | linkml:recommended | ## LinkML Source

name: recommended
description: true means that the slot should be present in instances of the class
  definition, but this is not required
comments:
- This is to be used where not all data is expected to conform to having a required
  field
- If a slot is recommended, and it is not populated, applications must not treat this
  as an error. Applications may use this to inform the user of missing data
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
- BasicSubset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
see_also:
- https://github.com/linkml/linkml/issues/177
rank: 9
domain: slot_definition
inherited: true
domain_of:
- slot_expression
range: boolean