From Embedded Properties to Trait Nodes: A Design Method for Identifying Reusable Metadata in Property Graph Schemas (opens in new tab)

Property-graph schemas often contain descriptive properties that recur across heterogeneous nodes and edges, yet schema designers lack a clear method for deciding whether such properties should remain embedded or be treated as reusable metadata structures. This paper addresses this design-stage problem within a 5GNF-oriented modeling perspective by proposing a method for identifying metadata candidates based on five criteria: cross-element occur...