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Class: Observation

Describes an individual observation.

URI: oscal:Observation

 classDiagram
    class Observation
    click Observation href "../Observation/"
      OscalCommon <|-- Observation
        click OscalCommon href "../OscalCommon/"
      
      Observation : collected
        
      Observation : description
        
      Observation : expires
        
      Observation : links
        
          
    
        
        
        Observation --> "*" Link : links
        click Link href "../Link/"
    

        
      Observation : methods
        
      Observation : origins
        
          
    
        
        
        Observation --> "*" Origin : origins
        click Origin href "../Origin/"
    

        
      Observation : props
        
          
    
        
        
        Observation --> "*" Property : props
        click Property href "../Property/"
    

        
      Observation : relevant_evidence
        
          
    
        
        
        Observation --> "*" RelevantEvidence : relevant_evidence
        click RelevantEvidence href "../RelevantEvidence/"
    

        
      Observation : remarks
        
      Observation : subjects
        
          
    
        
        
        Observation --> "*" SubjectReference : subjects
        click SubjectReference href "../SubjectReference/"
    

        
      Observation : title
        
      Observation : types
        
      Observation : uuid

Inheritance

Section titled “Inheritance”

Slots

Section titled “Slots”
Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
uuid 1
UUIDType		 A machine-oriented, globally unique identifier with a cross-instance scope direct
title 0..1
MarkupLineType		 A human-readable name or title direct
description 1
MarkupMultilineType		 A human-readable description direct
methods 1..*
String or 
ObservationMethodEnum		 Identifies how the observation was made direct
types *
String or 
ObservationTypeEnum		 Identifies the nature of the observation direct
origins *
Origin		 Identifies the source of observations, findings, or risks direct
subjects *
SubjectReference		 Assessment subjects or subject references for this object direct
relevant_evidence *
RelevantEvidence		 Links the observation to relevant evidence direct
collected 1
DateTimeWithTimezoneType		 Date/time stamp identifying when the finding information was collected direct
expires 0..1
DateTimeWithTimezoneType		 Date/time identifying when the finding information is no longer considered va… direct
remarks 0..1
MarkupMultilineType		 Additional commentary about the containing object OscalCommon
props *
Property		 A list of properties HasPropsAndLinks
links *
Link		 A list of links HasPropsAndLinks

Usages

Section titled “Usages”
used by used in type used
Result observations range Observation
PlanOfActionAndMilestones observations range Observation

In Subsets

Section titled “In Subsets”

Identifier and Mapping Information

Section titled “Identifier and Mapping Information”

Schema Source

Section titled “Schema Source”

Mappings

Section titled “Mappings”
Mapping Type Mapped Value
self oscal:Observation
native oscal:Observation

LinkML Source

Section titled “LinkML Source”

Direct

Section titled “Direct”
name: Observation
description: Describes an individual observation.
in_subset:
- assessment_common
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
mixins:
- OscalCommon
slots:
- uuid
- title
- description
- methods
- types
- origins
- subjects
- relevant-evidence
- collected
- expires
slot_usage:
  uuid:
    name: uuid
    required: true
  description:
    name: description
    required: true
  subjects:
    name: subjects
    range: SubjectReference
  methods:
    name: methods
    required: true
  collected:
    name: collected
    required: true

Induced

Section titled “Induced”
name: Observation
description: Describes an individual observation.
in_subset:
- assessment_common
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
mixins:
- OscalCommon
slot_usage:
  uuid:
    name: uuid
    required: true
  description:
    name: description
    required: true
  subjects:
    name: subjects
    range: SubjectReference
  methods:
    name: methods
    required: true
  collected:
    name: collected
    required: true
attributes:
  uuid:
    name: uuid
    description: A machine-oriented, globally unique identifier with a cross-instance
      scope.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Catalog
    - Location
    - Party
    - Action
    - Property
    - Resource
    - Profile
    - AssessmentPlan
    - AssessmentSubjectPlaceholder
    - AssessmentPlatform
    - AssessmentMethod
    - Activity
    - Step
    - Task
    - AssessmentPart
    - SystemComponent
    - Protocol
    - SystemUser
    - InventoryItem
    - Observation
    - Finding
    - Risk
    - MitigatingFactor
    - Response
    - RequiredAsset
    - RiskLogEntry
    - SystemSecurityPlan
    - InformationType
    - Diagram
    - LeveragedAuthorization
    - SspImplementedRequirement
    - SspStatement
    - ByComponent
    - ProvidedControlImplementation
    - ControlResponsibility
    - InheritedControlImplementation
    - SatisfiedControlImplementation
    - AssessmentResults
    - Result
    - AssessmentLogEntry
    - ComponentDefinition
    - DefinedComponent
    - Capability
    - ControlImplementationSet
    - ImplementedRequirement
    - ImplementedControlStatement
    - MappingCollection
    - Mapping
    - Map
    - GapSummary
    - PlanOfActionAndMilestones
    - PoamItem
    range: UUIDType
    required: true
  title:
    name: title
    description: A human-readable name or title.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Group
    - Control
    - Metadata
    - Revision
    - Role
    - Location
    - Resource
    - Part
    - ProfileGroup
    - Addition
    - SubjectReference
    - AssessmentPlatform
    - Activity
    - Step
    - Task
    - AssessmentPart
    - ControlPart
    - SystemComponent
    - Protocol
    - SystemUser
    - AuthorizedPrivilege
    - Observation
    - Finding
    - FindingTarget
    - Risk
    - Response
    - RequiredAsset
    - RiskLogEntry
    - InformationType
    - LeveragedAuthorization
    - Result
    - AssessmentLogEntry
    - DefinedComponent
    - PoamItem
    range: MarkupLineType
  description:
    name: description
    description: A human-readable description.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Role
    - Resource
    - ParameterConstraint
    - ReviewedControls
    - ControlSelection
    - ControlObjectiveSelection
    - AssessmentSubject
    - AssessmentSubjectPlaceholder
    - LocalObjective
    - AssessmentMethod
    - Activity
    - Step
    - Task
    - SystemComponent
    - SystemUser
    - AuthorizedPrivilege
    - InventoryItem
    - Observation
    - RelevantEvidence
    - Finding
    - FindingTarget
    - Risk
    - MitigatingFactor
    - Response
    - RequiredAsset
    - RiskLogEntry
    - SystemCharacteristics
    - InformationType
    - AuthorizationBoundary
    - Diagram
    - NetworkArchitecture
    - DataFlow
    - SspControlImplementation
    - ByComponent
    - Export
    - ProvidedControlImplementation
    - ControlResponsibility
    - InheritedControlImplementation
    - SatisfiedControlImplementation
    - Result
    - AssessmentLogEntry
    - DefinedComponent
    - Capability
    - IncorporatesComponent
    - ControlImplementationSet
    - ImplementedRequirement
    - ImplementedControlStatement
    - QualifierItem
    - PoamItem
    range: MarkupMultilineType
    required: true
  methods:
    name: methods
    description: Identifies how the observation was made. Recommended values are in
      ObservationMethodEnum; other values are permitted (OSCAL allow-other="yes").
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: string
    required: true
    multivalued: true
    any_of:
    - range: ObservationMethodEnum
    - range: string
  types:
    name: types
    description: Identifies the nature of the observation. Recommended values are
      in ObservationTypeEnum; other values are permitted (OSCAL allow-other="yes").
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: string
    multivalued: true
    any_of:
    - range: ObservationTypeEnum
    - range: string
  origins:
    name: origins
    description: Identifies the source of observations, findings, or risks.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    - Finding
    - Risk
    - Response
    - PoamItem
    range: Origin
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  subjects:
    name: subjects
    description: Assessment subjects or subject references for this object.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Task
    - AssociatedActivity
    - RelatedTask
    - IdentifiedSubject
    - Observation
    - MitigatingFactor
    - RequiredAsset
    range: SubjectReference
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  relevant-evidence:
    name: relevant-evidence
    description: Links the observation to relevant evidence.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    alias: relevant_evidence
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: RelevantEvidence
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  collected:
    name: collected
    description: Date/time stamp identifying when the finding information was collected.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: DateTimeWithTimezoneType
    required: true
  expires:
    name: expires
    description: Date/time identifying when the finding information is no longer considered
      valid.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: DateTimeWithTimezoneType
  remarks:
    name: remarks
    description: Additional commentary about the containing object.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - OscalCommon
    - Property
    - Resource
    - ConstraintTest
    - ControlMatching
    - Removal
    - ImportSSP
    - LocalDefinitions
    - SelectObjectiveById
    - AssessmentSubjectSource
    - OnDateCondition
    - WithinDateRange
    - AtFrequency
    - TaskDependency
    - SetParameter
    - ComponentStatus
    - PortRange
    - ImplementationStatus
    - ObjectiveStatus
    - RelatedObservation
    - AssociatedRisk
    - LoggedBy
    - ImportProfile
    - SystemCharacteristics
    - SystemStatus
    - AuthorizationBoundary
    - Diagram
    - NetworkArchitecture
    - DataFlow
    - SystemImplementation
    - LeveragedAuthorization
    - SspImplementedRequirement
    - SspStatement
    - ByComponent
    - ProvidedControlImplementation
    - ControlResponsibility
    - InheritedControlImplementation
    - SatisfiedControlImplementation
    - ImportAssessmentPlan
    - AssessmentResultsLocalDefinitions
    - ImportComponentDefinition
    - ImplementedRequirement
    - ImplementedControlStatement
    - QualifierItem
    - PoamLocalDefinitions
    - RelatedFinding
    range: MarkupMultilineType
  props:
    name: props
    description: A list of properties.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - HasPropsAndLinks
    - Resource
    - Addition
    - SystemCharacteristics
    - SystemInformation
    - InformationType
    - ImpactLevel
    - AuthorizationBoundary
    - Diagram
    - NetworkArchitecture
    - DataFlow
    - SystemImplementation
    - LeveragedAuthorization
    - SspImplementedRequirement
    - SspStatement
    - ByComponent
    - Export
    - ProvidedControlImplementation
    - ControlResponsibility
    - InheritedControlImplementation
    - SatisfiedControlImplementation
    range: Property
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  links:
    name: links
    description: A list of links.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
    rank: 1000
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - HasPropsAndLinks
    - Addition
    - SystemCharacteristics
    - SystemInformation
    - InformationType
    - ImpactLevel
    - AuthorizationBoundary
    - Diagram
    - NetworkArchitecture
    - DataFlow
    - SystemImplementation
    - LeveragedAuthorization
    - SspImplementedRequirement
    - SspStatement
    - ByComponent
    - Export
    - ProvidedControlImplementation
    - ControlResponsibility
    - InheritedControlImplementation
    - SatisfiedControlImplementation
    range: Link
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true