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Feature:AllNamedGraphs

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Feature: All Named Graphs

See: Composite Datasets

Feature description

The motivation of this feature is the same as with Composite Datasets but this just covers the base case alone.

Example

   PREFIX trial: <tag:info@example.com,2008#Cohorts>
   SELECT ...
   FROM *
   WHERE {
      ... basic graph pattern ....
      # The pattern above ranges over the default graph which is the RDF merge 
      # of *all* named graphs in the dataset
   }

Existing Implementation(s)

See: Composite Datasets

Existing Specification / Documentation

Compatibility

This feature is fully backwards compatible

Links to postponed Issues

Related Features

The Parameterized Inference feature mentions the need for this capability for answering queries such as:

 SELECT NAMES OF ALL PEOPLE I KNOW OR NAMES OF PEOPLE KNOWN BY THESE PEOPLE

Champions

Chimezie Ogbuji Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Use cases

See: Composite Datasets

References