construct-Entity.sparql

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CONSTRUCT
{
  # Augment CASE InvestigativeAction inputs and outputs as PROV Entities.
  # (Really, any UCO Item is a PROV Entity, but this query is a shortcut
  # that relieves us of needing to load all of the ontologies.
  # UcoObject would encompass UCO Actions, which would map to PROV
  # Activities.  In PROV, Activities can't be Entities.)
  ?nObject a prov:Entity .
  ?nObject rdfs:comment ?lDescription .
}
WHERE {
  ?nAction
    a case-investigation:InvestigativeAction ;
    (uco-action:object|uco-action:result) ?nObject ;
    .

  OPTIONAL {
    ?nObject
      uco-core:description ?lDescription ;
      .
  }
}