Slot: purpose

URI: [odm:slot/purpose](https://cdisc.org/odm2/slot/purpose) ## Applicable Classes | Name | Description | Modifies Slot | | --- | --- | --- | | [GovernedElement](../classes/GovernedElement.md) | | no | | [Governed](../classes/Governed.md) | A mixin that provides slots for audit trail and standards governance, including mandatory status, comments, and attribution | no | | [MetaDataVersion](../classes/MetaDataVersion.md) | A container element that represents a given version of a specification, linking to a particular usage context such as a study, dataset, or data collection instrument. | no | | [Item](../classes/Item.md) | A data element that represents a specific piece of information within a defined context, with data type, constraints, and derivation methods | no | | [ItemGroup](../classes/ItemGroup.md) | A collection element that groups related items or subgroups within a specific context, used for tables, FHIR resource profiles, biomedical concept specializations, or form sections | no | | [CodeList](../classes/CodeList.md) | A value set that defines a discrete collection of permissible values for an item, corresponding to the ODM CodeList construct | no | | [Comment](../classes/Comment.md) | A descriptive element that contains explanatory text provided by a data or metadata handler | no | | [ReifiedConcept](../classes/ReifiedConcept.md) | A canonical information layer that makes abstract concepts explicit and referenceable, showing how different data implementations represent the same underlying meanings through a star schema structure with multiple properties | no | | [ConceptProperty](../classes/ConceptProperty.md) | A reified property concept that exists within the context of its containing topic concept | no | | [WhereClause](../classes/WhereClause.md) | A conditional element that describes the circumstances under which a containing context applies, linking conditions to structures where they are used | no | | [Condition](../classes/Condition.md) | A reusable, composable, and nestable logical construct allowing for complex expressions. Conditions are most useful when given a meaningful name and linked to Study Definitions. | no | | [Method](../classes/Method.md) | A reusable computational procedure that describes how to derive values and can be referenced by Items.
Analysis and Derivation concepts can be implemented by a Method. Properties can be referenced by Parameters in its expressions. | no | | [SiteOrSponsorComment](../classes/SiteOrSponsorComment.md) | A feedback element that contains comments from a site or sponsor, distinct from the general Comment class | no | | [NominalOccurrence](../classes/NominalOccurrence.md) | An event element that represents occurrences such as planned or unplanned encounters or adverse events | no | | [DataStructureDefinition](../classes/DataStructureDefinition.md) | A structural element that defines the organization of a data cube for analysis, including dimensions, attributes, and measures | no | | [Dataflow](../classes/Dataflow.md) | An abstract representation that defines data provision for different reference periods, where a Distribution and its Dataset are instances | no | | [CubeComponent](../classes/CubeComponent.md) | An abstract data field that represents a component in a data structure definition, referencing an Item for its definition | no | | [Measure](../classes/Measure.md) | A data cube property that describes a measurable quantity or value | no | | [Dimension](../classes/Dimension.md) | A data cube property that describes a categorical or hierarchical dimension | no | | [DataAttribute](../classes/DataAttribute.md) | A data cube property that describes additional characteristics or metadata about observations | no | | [DataProduct](../classes/DataProduct.md) | A governed collection that represents a purpose-driven assembly of datasets and services with an owning team and lifecycle. The DataProduct defines the boundary of accountability between data producers and consumers. | no | | [ProvisionAgreement](../classes/ProvisionAgreement.md) | An agreement element that describes the contractual relationship between a Data Provider and a Data Consumer regarding data provision | no | | [Analysis](../classes/Analysis.md) | Analysis extends Method to capture analysis-specific metadata including the reason for analysis, its purpose, and data traceability for the results used.
Expressions and parameters from Method can be generic or implementation-specific. | no | | [Display](../classes/Display.md) | A rendered output of an analysis result. | no | ## Properties ### Type and Range | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Range | NONE or 
[String](../types/String.md) or 
[TranslatedText](../classes/TranslatedText.md) | | Domain Of | [Governed](../classes/Governed.md) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- | ### Slot Characteristics | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Owner | [Governed](../classes/Governed.md) |

Expressions & Logic

#### Any Of Value must satisfy at least one of: - AnonymousSlotExpression({'range': 'string'}) - AnonymousSlotExpression({'range': 'TranslatedText'})

## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://cdisc.org/dds ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | odm:purpose | | native | odm:purpose | ## LinkML Source

name: purpose
description: Purpose or rationale for this data element
from_schema: https://cdisc.org/dds
rank: 1000
owner: Governed
domain_of:
- Governed
any_of:
- range: string
- range: TranslatedText