Property talk:P214

Format: value must be formatted using this pattern (PCRE syntax).
\d{2,9}|\-

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Format, SPARQL

Single value: this property generally contains a single value.

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Single value, SPARQL

Distinct values: this property likely contains a value that is different from all other items.

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: , SPARQL (every item), SPARQL (by value),

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VIAF ID
identifier for the Virtual International Authority File database [format: up to 22 digits]

Represents	VIAF ID (Q19832964)
Applicable "stated in" value	Virtual International Authority File (Q54919)
Data type	According to this template: string According to statements in the property: External identifier When possible, data should only be stored as statements
Corresponding template	Template:VIAF (Q25937159)
Domain	persons (note: this should be moved to the property statements)
Allowed values	[1-9]\d(\d{0,7}|\d{17,20}) (2 or more digits (not starting by 0), or none)
Example	Stan Lauryssens (Q447070) → 120062731 (RDF) Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (Q8056) → 15 (RDF) Boeing (Q66) → 150088538 (RDF) Cairo (Q85) → 240782041 (RDF) Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell (Q951104) → 9972147907520779210008 (RDF) Jean-Louis Foncine (Q3166765) → 44298806 (RDF) 214796741 (RDF) 198592695 (RDF) Baranagar (Q712504) → 141940265 (RDF)
Source	https://viaf.org
Formatter URL	https://viaf.org/viaf/$1/
Tracking: differences	Category:VIAF ID different on Wikidata (Q16300230)
Tracking: usage	Category:Pages with VIAF identifiers (Q8709085)
Tracking: local yes, WD no	Category:VIAF not on Wikidata (Q16300231)
See also	WorldCat Entities ID (P10832)
Lists	Items with no other external identifier Items with no other statements Most recently created items Items with novalue claims Items with unknown value claims Usage history (total) Usage history (main statement) Mix'n'match (Report) Database reports/Constraint violations/P214 Map Random list
Proposal discussion	Proposal discussion
Current uses	Total 8,377,631 Main statement 3,525,028 out of 33,656,281 (10% complete) 42.1% of uses Qualifier 67 <0.1% of uses Reference 4,852,536 57.9% of uses
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Explanations [Edit]

Not all VIAF numbers are valid. Please note:

VIAF changes numbers with dashes

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Q268072)

1. GND 1026669-0 (correct)
2. VIAF-GND 004164695 ("404 Not Found")

Similar problem with Bibliothèque nationale de France ID (P268): VIAF has problems with IDs containing numbers and letters.

VIAF identifier

1. VIAF 120062731 Stan Lauryssens = Yes
2. VIAF 293348885 Stan Lauryssens ("undifferentiated") = No

Compare: GND identifier (Help:P227)

1. GND 1019646128: Stan Lauryssens (b. 1946), type p (person) = Yes
2. unvalid ID 122968751: Stan Lauryssens (no info), type n (name) = No

Allowed entity types are Wikibase item (Q29934200): the property may only be used on a certain entity type (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Entity types, hourly updated report

Scope is as main value (Q54828448), as reference (Q54828450): the property must be used by specified way only (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Scope, hourly updated report, SPARQL

Format “([1-9]\d{1,8}|[1-9]\d{18,21}|)”: value must be formatted using this pattern (PCRE syntax). (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Format, hourly updated report, SPARQL

Qualifiers “retrieved (P813), pseudonym (P742), married name (P2562), birth name (P1477), subject named as (P1810), reason for deprecated rank (P2241), official name (P1448), different from (P1889), applies to name of subject (P5168), identifier shared with (P4070), applies to part (P518), intended subject of deprecated statement (P8327), reason for preferred rank (P7452), alternative name (P4970), start time (P580), end time (P582)”: this property should be used only with the listed qualifiers. (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#allowed qualifiers, hourly updated report, SPARQL

Conflicts with “instance of (P31): Wikimedia disambiguation page (Q4167410), Wikimedia category (Q4167836), Wikimedia list article (Q13406463), discography (Q273057), family name (Q101352)”: this property must not be used with the listed properties and values. (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Conflicts with P31, hourly updated report, SPARQL

Conflicts with “subclass of (P279)”: this property must not be used with the listed properties and values. (Help)

List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Conflicts with P279, hourly updated report, search, SPARQL

Distinct values: this property likely contains a value that is different from all other items. (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303). Known exceptions: Mohican State Forest (Q49330830), Mohican State Park (Q6894163), British Ceylon (Q918153), Dominion of Ceylon (Q2670092)
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P214#Unique value, SPARQL (every item), SPARQL (by value)

This property is being used by: it:Template:Controllo di autorità oc:Modèl:Infobox identificacions autoritats Please notify projects that use this property before big changes (renaming, deletion, merge with another property, etc.)

Usage note

VIAF identifier

1. VIAF 120062731 Stan Lauryssens = Yes
2. VIAF 293348885 Stan Lauryssens (undifferentiated) = No

Compare: GND identifier (Property:P227)

1. GND 1019646128: Stan Lauryssens (b. 1946), type p (person) = Yes
2. GND 122968751: Stan Lauryssens (no info), type n (name) = No

Compare: GND main type (Property:P107)

1. person
2. name (disambiguation)

item constraints

same as Property talk:P213: should also match organizations/places. removed the constraint. --Akkakk 17:26, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

and removed sex --Akkakk 17:28, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Exceptions are possible, but generally not desirable. Usually these exceptions are errors. is not true. --FA2010 (talk) 17:33, 19 August 2013 (UTC)