Role

Summary

A Role defines a specific position, function, or capacity that an entity may assume within any relevant context.

Description

A Role defines a specific position, function, or capacity that an entity may assume within any relevant context. This context is intentionally broad and adaptable, capable of representing environments including, but not limited to, software builds, system architectures, project management structures, distribution channels, supply chain operations, lifecycle stages, or any other domain where entities perform specific functions. The Role class provides a structured mechanism to model these functional assignments independently of the entities themselves, allowing for reusable and standardized definitions of responsibilities and privileges across different SPDX documents and ecosystems.

Metadata

https://spdx.org/rdf/3.1/terms/Core/Role

Name	Role
Instantiability	Concrete
SubclassOf	Element

Class hierarchy

/Core/Element
       /Core/Role

Properties

Property	Type	minCount	maxCount
authorization	xsd:string	0	*
referenceSpecification	DefinedType	0	*
responsibility	Requirement	0	*
roleQualification	Requirement	1	*

External properties cardinality updates

Property	minCount	maxCount
name from /Core/Element	1

All properties

Property	Type	minCount	maxCount
authorization	xsd:string	0	*
comment	xsd:string	0	1
creationInfo	CreationInfo	1	1
description	xsd:string	0	1
extension	Extension	0	*
externalIdentifier	ExternalIdentifier	0	*
externalRef	ExternalRef	0	*
name	xsd:string	1	1
referenceSpecification	DefinedType	0	*
responsibility	Requirement	0	*
roleQualification	Requirement	1	*
spdxId	xsd:anyURI	1	1
summary	xsd:string	0	1
verifiedUsing	IntegrityMethod	0	*