How to save an Ontology?

The Export dialog allows you to save an ontology into a different file (and possibly in a different format).

To export an ontology, proceed as follows:

  1. Select an ontology.
    Select an ontology in the Ontology Navigator.
  2. Export an ontology.
    Right-click the ontology and select Export. The Export wizard opens. Choose the "OWL2 Ontology to Filesystem" option in the Ontologies section.

  3. Specify the ontology to be exported.
    Enter the following information:
    • Select Project. Select the project from which you want to export the ontology.
    • Select Ontology. Select the ontology you want to export.
    • To File. Select a file name and file type of the ontology to be exported. It is best to use the "Browse" button to open the file chooser.
      In the file chooser a variety of file types are available:
      • OWL/RDF – The official OWL2 W3C recommendation in RDF/XML.
      • OWLX – An OWL2-XML presentation of the official OWL 2 W3C recommendation.
      • OWL2 – The functional syntax of the official OWL 2 W3C recommendation.
      • OMN – The Manchester syntax for OWL 2.
      • TTL – A Turtle serialisation format for the RDF graph of the OWL 2 ontology.

    Export Ontology Dialog

  4. Click Finish.
    The ontology will be exported. To discard your changes, click Cancel.