Ordering the output as in the XLS file

[gatemezing]

Hi, this is question.
During the conversion of an XSL file, the output Turtle is not always following the rows of the input file. Is it possible to instruct the Triplifly to output the result in the same order as in the file? Thank you.

[enridaga]

Hi! In general, RDF triples are not ordered by definition. The order of triples in a Turtle file is meaningless -- i.e. loading the triples will generate a Set and not a List. What kind of scenario do you have in mind? Could you provide an example of the input and the expected output?

[gatemezing]

Yes, I understand that the order in meaningful in Turtle. But for business, when they send their input (Excel sheet), they want to see the "order" as in their file.
In the following file:

<style> </style>

Code	Name of the contributing factor
CF.1	Performance relevant factor
CF.1.1	Dynamic situational factors
CF.1.1.1	Pressure

The expected output could be:

ex:CF.1 a skos:Concept ;
       skos:prefLabel "Performance relevant factor" .

ex:CF.1.1 a skos:Concept ;
       skos:prefLabel "Dynamic situational factors" .
ex:CF.1.1.1 a skos:Concept ;
     skos:prefLabel "Pressure"

It seems to me that declarative mapping engines preserve the order of the row in the output.

[justin2004]

@gatemezing an RDF serializer might be what you are looking for.
e.g. rdftoolkit and its source

if you make your IRIs approproately they'll get written in a stable order.
you could also alter the rdf toolkit code to change that ordering convention.

[gatemezing]

Thank you @justin2004 - That sounds like a solution