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**Author:** [@alex](https://forum.typedb.com/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 0
TypeDB discussion category --- ## [Visualize data as graph](https://forum.typedb.com/t/visualize-data-as-graph/698)
**Author:** [@Sumit](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Sumit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [18 July 2025 17:49 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/visualize-data-as-graph/698 "2025-07-18T17:49:24Z")
I want to visualize all relations/entities that a certain entity type is linked with, how can we write such a query ? Using typedb 3.3, I want relations with say configurable hops for eg I have a user with id 123 and wan… --- ## [Graph Visualizer discontinued from V3+. What is the alternative?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/graph-visualizer-discontinued-from-v3-what-is-the-alternative/669)
**Author:** [@samarth.agarwal](https://forum.typedb.com/u/samarth.agarwal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [21 May 2025 12:28 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/graph-visualizer-discontinued-from-v3-what-is-the-alternative/669 "2025-05-21T12:28:28Z")
Graph Visualizer discontinued from V3+. What is the alternative? --- ## [How to report errors in the docs?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-report-errors-in-the-docs/681)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Brown](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Jeff_Brown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 April 2025 16:22 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-report-errors-in-the-docs/681 "2025-04-29T16:22:06Z")
For instance, on this page\[1\] it says you should use apt to install typedb-studio. When I try that it fails, but typedb works. I don’t know who to tell so I’m putting that here. \[1\] TypeDB | Docs \> Home \> Install tools --- ## [Data Security - TypeDB Cloud](https://forum.typedb.com/t/data-security-typedb-cloud/671)
**Author:** [@samarth.agarwal](https://forum.typedb.com/u/samarth.agarwal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2025 14:52 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/data-security-typedb-cloud/671 "2025-03-20T14:52:22Z")
Please guide me about data security guidance followed for TypeDB Cloud solution. How secure is my client data if we use your TypeDB Cloud solution? --- ## [Is there a method to convert OWL files into a TypeDB-compatible format?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/is-there-a-method-to-convert-owl-files-into-a-typedb-compatible-format/663)
**Author:** [@Cool](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Cool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17 March 2025 17:58 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/is-there-a-method-to-convert-owl-files-into-a-typedb-compatible-format/663 "2025-03-17T17:58:40Z")
Hi everyone, We are looking to migrate traditional ontology OWL files into TypeDB. Are there any existing methods or tools available for conversion or direct import? Many thanks in advance! --- ## [Can typedb be run in-process?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/can-typedb-be-run-in-process/493)
**Author:** [@Dagon](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Dagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2025 19:15 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/can-typedb-be-run-in-process/493 "2025-02-28T19:15:32Z")
We are building a multi-LLM agent framework with dispatch via knowledge graph. Knowledge graphs involved are quite small, so we’d like to avoid the hassle of a separate process (currently using kuzu mainly because it’s e… --- ## [How to best treat multiple parent classes in original schema](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-best-treat-multiple-parent-classes-in-original-schema/606)
**Author:** [@c-lare](https://forum.typedb.com/u/c-lare)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [10 December 2024 12:26 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-best-treat-multiple-parent-classes-in-original-schema/606 "2024-12-10T12:26:40Z")
Hi all, We wanted to migrate from our old ontology to TypeDB but faced the problem of a couple of classes being defined with several parent classes. I know that ideally, one resolves this by making a very new schema des… --- ## [TypeDB 3.0 Release Timeline](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-3-0-release-timeline/483)
**Author:** [@Sumit](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Sumit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [16 September 2024 08:31 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-3-0-release-timeline/483 "2024-09-16T08:31:16Z")
I was considering using TypeDB in production for a green field project, but as per the GitHub repo says TypeDb3.0 is in works and will include changes that cannot be backwards compatibility. Since the Repo says “We’re a… --- ## [TypeDB 3.0 around the corner?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-3-0-around-the-corner/557)
**Author:** [@c-lare](https://forum.typedb.com/u/c-lare)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 August 2024 14:17 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-3-0-around-the-corner/557 "2024-08-16T14:17:56Z")
Hi there, as I’m eagerly waiting for the “struct” values I wanted to ask if TypeDB’s update comes in the next weeks or month? :slight\_smile: cheers! --- ## [How to get the unique identifier of a thing in the graph?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-get-the-unique-identifier-of-a-thing-in-the-graph/554)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Brown](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Jeff_Brown)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [10 August 2024 22:32 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-get-the-unique-identifier-of-a-thing-in-the-graph/554 "2024-08-10T22:32:24Z")
Online I’m finding ways to get the automatically-generated unique identifier corresponding to an object – what I believe TypeDB calls, or at least used to call, an iid. For instance (according to a hodgepodge of personal… --- ## [How to correctly override a playing role?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-correctly-override-a-playing-role/481)
**Author:** [@c-lare](https://forum.typedb.com/u/c-lare)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [13 April 2024 16:26 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/how-to-correctly-override-a-playing-role/481 "2024-04-13T16:26:48Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to understand how to correctly override a “plays role”. In the documentation, it says: By default, a subtype of a relation type inherits all roles that were defined for its supertype. To override an… --- ## [Inheritance of relates roles \[TYW34\] Invalid Type Write](https://forum.typedb.com/t/inheritance-of-relates-roles-tyw34-invalid-type-write/500)
**Author:** [@c-lare](https://forum.typedb.com/u/c-lare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5 June 2024 09:39 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/inheritance-of-relates-roles-tyw34-invalid-type-write/500 "2024-06-05T09:39:23Z")
Hi all, I got an error which I do not completely understand: \[TYW34\] Invalid Type Write: The role type 'relation102:role10' cannot be used as an alias for the inherited role type 'relation100:role10' - use the inherite… --- ## [Inference taking forever, any suggestions?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/inference-taking-forever-any-suggestions/491)
**Author:** [@zack](https://forum.typedb.com/u/zack)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [17 May 2024 09:54 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/inference-taking-forever-any-suggestions/491 "2024-05-17T09:54:35Z")
Thanks to the update of typdeDB, I can use utf-8 as the variable name. Below is a complicated schema and related inserted data. When doing inference, it taks forever. After waiting for 15 mins, the studio is still runnni… --- ## [Why inference doesn't work?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/why-inference-doesnt-work/490)
**Author:** [@zack](https://forum.typedb.com/u/zack)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [15 May 2024 04:16 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/why-inference-doesnt-work/490 "2024-05-15T04:16:38Z")
When testing the rule-based inference, can’t get the expected answer, need some help to figure out why. shema: define ID sub attribute, value string; x sub attribute, value long; next sub relation, owns ID, relates l… --- ## [TypeDB replication and vertical partitioning](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-replication-and-vertical-partitioning/474)
**Author:** [@Tinker](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Tinker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2024 10:34 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-replication-and-vertical-partitioning/474 "2024-04-09T10:34:54Z")
I’m looking for selective replication and vertical partitioning, but I couldn’t figure it out from TypeDB 2.X documentation publicly available online. I saw some old discussions on Discord, but not sure what are the off… --- ## [The schema validation does not throw an error for a relation configuration that seems to be wrong to me. Correct behavior?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/the-schema-validation-does-not-throw-an-error-for-a-relation-configuration-that-seems-to-be-wrong-to-me-correct-behavior/475)
**Author:** [@c-lare](https://forum.typedb.com/u/c-lare)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [25 March 2024 11:35 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/the-schema-validation-does-not-throw-an-error-for-a-relation-configuration-that-seems-to-be-wrong-to-me-correct-behavior/475 "2024-03-25T11:35:43Z")
Hi all, I am testing several schema configurations and was interested whether a relation that inherits from another relation and overwrites one of the relates roles could a) still play a role in the parent relation and … --- ## [Typedb have problem or not active](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-have-problem-or-not-active/471)
**Author:** [@HungLe](https://forum.typedb.com/u/HungLe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [15 March 2024 02:16 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-have-problem-or-not-active/471 "2024-03-15T02:16:15Z")
Can help me, pls --- ## [Error: typedb dependencies not built for the arm64 CPU architecture: mpdecimal was built for x86\_64](https://forum.typedb.com/t/error-typedb-dependencies-not-built-for-the-arm64-cpu-architecture-mpdecimal-was-built-for-x86-64/467)
**Author:** [@alex](https://forum.typedb.com/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2024 15:31 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/error-typedb-dependencies-not-built-for-the-arm64-cpu-architecture-mpdecimal-was-built-for-x86-64/467 "2024-03-01T15:31:55Z")
When trying to install TypeDB via Homebrew, I get the error: typedb dependencies not built for the arm64 CPU architecture: mpdecimal was built for x86\_64 How do I fix this error? --- ## [Doubt reg the parser](https://forum.typedb.com/t/doubt-reg-the-parser/464)
**Author:** [@spal](https://forum.typedb.com/u/spal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [29 February 2024 11:58 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/doubt-reg-the-parser/464 "2024-02-29T11:58:39Z")
Hi, I’m new to TypeDB and while going through the github and looking into the code i got a doubt. Is the parser doing the STIX conversion from JSON and then inserting into TypeDB or it’s two different things. Please hel… --- ## [Could we use Chinese or other 'utf-8' characters as the variable names?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/could-we-use-chinese-or-other-utf-8-characters-as-the-variable-names/400)
**Author:** [@zack](https://forum.typedb.com/u/zack)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [1 February 2024 08:49 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/could-we-use-chinese-or-other-utf-8-characters-as-the-variable-names/400 "2024-02-01T08:49:13Z")
Problem to Solve Use Chinese characters as the variable names, since it’s more readable in application and more mantenable in development. Current Workaround No good solusion yet. Like the Python supports any utf-8 as t… --- ## [TypeDB Lecture: Why We Need a Polymorphic Database](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-lecture-why-we-need-a-polymorphic-database/430)
**Author:** [@Newone](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Newone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [19 January 2024 09:55 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-lecture-why-we-need-a-polymorphic-database/430 "2024-01-19T09:55:59Z")
Seeing the lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S0zPXQCy0U&t=1541s on Why We Need a Polymorphic Database, does this meen that TypeDB will support graphs without a schema? --- ## [Windows TypeDB Export](https://forum.typedb.com/t/windows-typedb-export/441)
**Author:** [@Ruetha](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Ruetha)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [12 January 2024 17:57 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/windows-typedb-export/441 "2024-01-12T17:57:50Z")
Dear TypeDB community, I am trying to use the following command from my PowerShell on Windows (with admin privileges) typedb server export --database=test\_extended --port=1729 --data=data\_export\_20240104.typedb --schema… --- ## [RDF URIs as attributes of all types](https://forum.typedb.com/t/rdf-uris-as-attributes-of-all-types/433)
**Author:** [@bartkl](https://forum.typedb.com/u/bartkl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 December 2023 13:48 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/rdf-uris-as-attributes-of-all-types/433 "2023-12-23T13:48:05Z")
I’ve watched the TypeDB video on YT: Comparing Semantic Web Technologies to TypeDB. It’s a great video, and one of the things it showcases is how you can map RDF URIs on data elements by using a uri attribute that can b… --- ## [Typedb server doesn't run](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-server-doesnt-run/413)
**Author:** [@Paul](https://forum.typedb.com/u/Paul)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [10 November 2023 16:38 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/typedb-server-doesnt-run/413 "2023-11-10T16:38:51Z")
WTF? --- ## [Plans for support of ordered set?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/plans-for-support-of-ordered-set/358)
**Author:** [@pdurusau](https://forum.typedb.com/u/pdurusau)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [22 August 2023 12:09 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/plans-for-support-of-ordered-set/358 "2023-08-22T12:09:11Z")
I saw the release of 2.19, hurray, but thought to ask, are ordered sets on the drawing board for a future release? I ask because using TypeDB to represent hypergraphs of texts will require me to create a ordered relatio… --- ## [Schema with rules error](https://forum.typedb.com/t/schema-with-rules-error/369)
**Author:** [@ebs567](https://forum.typedb.com/u/ebs567)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [26 July 2023 18:46 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/schema-with-rules-error/369 "2023-07-26T18:46:11Z")
I have following schema with: define token sub entity; TEXT sub attribute, value string; token sub entity, owns TEXT; POS sub attribute, value string; token sub entity, owns POS ; DEP sub attribute, value string; … --- ## [Best way to report editorial nits?](https://forum.typedb.com/t/best-way-to-report-editorial-nits/362)
**Author:** [@pdurusau](https://forum.typedb.com/u/pdurusau)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [10 July 2023 12:47 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/best-way-to-report-editorial-nits/362 "2023-07-10T12:47:46Z")
Kudos on the typedb 2.19.0 release! Where should I report editorial nits? Ex: typedb-all-linux-2.19.0.tar.gz uppacks to: typedb-all-linux-2.19.0 compare: typedb-studio-linux-2.18.0.tar.gz unpacks to typedb-studio-linu… --- ## [Running TypeDB on an M1 MacBook](https://forum.typedb.com/t/running-typedb-on-an-m1-macbook/53)
**Author:** [@alex](https://forum.typedb.com/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [6 July 2023 09:41 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/running-typedb-on-an-m1-macbook/53 "2023-07-06T09:41:42Z")
I tried running TypeDB on my M1 MacBook using ./typedb server, but it results in the following error: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Can't load library: /var/folders/5v/95\_mbj013y93vsmc8xps0s… --- ## [Hardware requirements for several small databases on the server](https://forum.typedb.com/t/hardware-requirements-for-several-small-databases-on-the-server/324)
**Author:** [@mike](https://forum.typedb.com/u/mike)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [12 April 2023 11:54 UTC](https://forum.typedb.com/t/hardware-requirements-for-several-small-databases-on-the-server/324 "2023-04-12T11:54:48Z")
Hi everyone, I have a question regarding hardware requirements. In my case, I plan to run hundreds of relatively tiny databases (thousands of edges, megabytes in size for each database) on a single server. The document… [Next page](https://forum.typedb.com/c/typedb/6.md?page=1)