Specification

https://w3c.github.io/data-shapes/shacl12-sparql/

Explainer

https://w3c.github.io/data-shapes/shacl12-overview/#whatsnew

Links

• The WG's request for this TAG review: https://www.w3.org/2025/11/03-data-shapes-minutes.html
• TAG review of the previous version of this specification, if any: Ths content was mostly part of the original SHACL release in 2017 (https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/REC-shacl-20170720/) but I can't find links to the review back in 2017
• A description of what has changed since our previous review: As per the features below.

Feature 1:
Cleaner Separation between Core and SPARQL
We now have a cleaner separation of Core and SPARQL concerns into separate specifications. This helps indicate SHACL Core is not dependent on SPARQL, clarify other dependencies, and make some implementations easier.

The specification

• Follows the Web Platform Design Principles.
• Includes Security and Privacy Considerations sections based on answers to the Security/Privacy Questionnaire.

Where and by whom is the work is being done?

• GitHub repo: https://github.com/w3c/data-shapes/
• Primary contacts:
  • @HolgerKnublauch, Top Quadrant, main editor
  • @ashleysommer, Aust. Government, DCCEEW, secondary editor
  • @nicholascar, KurrawongAI, WG co-chair
  • @PapoutsoglouE, Y.digital, WG co-chair
• Organization/project driving the specification: Top Quadrant, Aust. Gov., KurrawongAI, Y.digital, INRIA
• This work is being funded by: in-kind only from editors' & co-charis' orgs
• Primary standards group developing this feature: Data Shapes WG
• Incubation and standards groups that have discussed the design: This is build on top of RDF 1.2 work and we have members in common with that WG and discussed it with them

Feedback so far

• Active horizontal reviews: Just started, as per https://github.com/w3c/data-shapes/issues/635
• Multi-stakeholder feedback:
  • none yet
• Major unresolved issues with or opposition to this specification:
  • none that we know of: this is just a spec refinement/update of the previous SHACL spec
• Status/issue trackers for implementations: https://w3c.github.io/data-shapes/data-shapes-test-suite/

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