To Create and Publish a ClassificationScheme Object

A ClassificationScheme object represents a taxonomy used to classify objects. In an internal ClassificationScheme, all taxonomy elements are defined in the registry as Concept instances. In an external ClassificationScheme, the values are not defined in the registry as Concept instances but instead are referenced by their String representations.

1. Execute Steps 1–6 in To Create and Publish a New Registry Object. In Step 2, select ClassificationScheme.

   The External Classification Scheme checkbox is selected, to indicate that the scheme has no concepts. If you add concepts to the classification scheme, the checkbox will no longer be selected.

2. Select a value from the Value Type combo box:

   • Unique. Indicates that each node of the taxonomy has a unique code assigned to it.

   • Embedded Path. Indicates that the unique code assigned to each node of the taxonomy also encodes its path.

   • Non-Unique. Indicates that nodes are not unique and that it is necessary to use the full path (from the ClassificationScheme to the node of interest) to identify the node.

   The default is Unique.

3. Execute Steps 8–10 in To Create and Publish a New Registry Object.