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Add a new class to your local ontology 

Go to   'Hierarchy of Classes Defined in This Namespace’ > Add New Class

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Add your new class (see the example below)

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Class label:  Text, describes the class

Class Group:  None.  This allows the class to be used to define local People, Buildings, Organizations, and other entities.

Ontology:  Select your previously created local ontology from the drop down menu

Internal Name:  This word will be used in your SPARQL queries, along with the local ontology prefix to refer to your local class.  In this example, the complete reference in SPARQL would be vlocal:MyEntity.

Short definition to display publically:  Use language your users will understand

Example for ontology editors:  More detail.  Can be very technical.

Description for ontology editors:  Will appear in the ontology editor.  Remind future ontology editors of the purpose of the class and how one will know what entities should be in the class.

Display level:  Set to editor and above from the drop down

Update level:  Set to curator and Above from the drop down

Publish level:  All users including public

Once you are satisfied with the values, press Create New Record

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Assigning an Institutional Internal Class

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