<% end %> <%= render :partial => "class_select", :locals => { :f => f, :show_class_control => show_class_control } %> <%= render :partial => "type_select", :locals => { :f => f } %> <%= render :partial => "form_fields", :locals => { :f => f } %>

<%= f.submit "Create", :tabindex => "150" %>

<%= link_to 'Cancel, show item list', items_path, :rel => 'nofollow' -%>
<%= link_to 'Cancel, show connection list', connections_path, :rel => 'nofollow' -%>

<% if @item.sti_type.nil? %>

Category: "Category" is for groups of things, for concepts, and for the upper levels of <%= popup_help_icon 'Definition of hierarchies in a wontology', 'Help:GlossaryAtoO#anchor_Hierarchy', 'hierarchies' -%>. (Though a hierarchy made up entirely of concepts could be all Categories.) Categories can "contain" other categories and/or individuals.
Individual: "Individual" is for specific, concrete things. Individuals can "contain" other individuals, but cannot contain categories. ("Ford Model-T" might be an individual, but could still contain parts that are also individuals, like "Windshield" and "Tire".)
Property: "Property" is used to define <%= popup_help_icon 'Definition of relationships in a wontology', 'Help:GlossaryPtoZ#anchor_Relationship', 'relationships' -%> between other items. Once you create a new Property <%= popup_help_icon 'Definition of Item', 'Help:GlossaryAtoO#anchor_Item', 'item' -%>, you should create one or more <%= popup_help_icon 'Definition of Connection', 'Help:GlossaryAtoO#anchor_Connection', 'connections' -%> that relate that property to other existing properties. In general, you will use the "sub_property_of" property in order to create these connections. For example, if you were creating a description of famillial relations between people, you might create a new property named "spouseOf". To define what the creation of connections using this new property means, you can create the connection "spouseOf sub_property_of symmetric_relationship". This example will cause "spouseOf" to be treated as a "peer" <%= popup_help_icon 'Peer relationships in a wontology', 'Help:GlossaryPtoZ#anchor_Peer', 'relationship' -%> (rather than a hierarchical one), and as a symmetric <%= popup_help_icon 'Symmetric relationships in a wontology', 'Help:GlossaryPtoZ#anchor_Symmetric', 'relationship' -%>, so that creating a "spouseOf" connection from one item to another implies an connection going the other direction even if it is not defined explicitly.