Wikidata:WikiProject Deprecate P642/Use cases

This page gives the recommended handling of statements using the property of (P642), which is set to be deprecated. It is managed by WikiProject Deprecate P642.

Replacing of (P642)

Basic process (please read!)

For any statement using of (P642), if you are not sure what to replace it with:

1. Get the parents of the subject item, property, main value (if it's an item), and qualifier value. (Most use cases depend only on the latter two.) Use these queries:

• Parent classes (replace "Q146" with the item ID)
• Parent properties (replace "P1065" with the property ID)

2. Search this page (see the Table of Contents) for use cases matching each part of the statement, and pick the most specific. (If you can't find a match, ask on the Talk page, and if you're inclined, see the guide on defining new use cases.) Assume (except where noted):

• "Main value" is equal to, a subclass of, or rarely, an instance of a listed class or its subclasses. ("Exactly" means equal to only.)
• "Qualifier value" is an instance, or sometimes a subclass, of a listed class or its subclasses.

3. Make sure the recommendation makes sense for the statement (if it doesn't, ask on the Talk page), and apply it.

When to replace with a main statement

Usually, of (P642) should be replaced by another qualifier on the same statement. However, it is sometimes more appropriate to use the replacement property as a main property instead, with the same value as the original qualifier. (In fact, many properties are not allowed to qualify instance of (P31).) A qualifier should usually be replaced with a main statement when two things are true:

1. The claim made by the qualifier applies directly to the subject item, rather than to a statement about the subject. This is usually true of qualifiers on the basic membership properties (instance of (P31), subclass of (P279) or part of (P361)), and often on certain other properties, including subject has role (P2868) and genre (P136).

2. The replacement property is allowed as a main property (i.e., it is not constrained to the qualifier scope).

For example:

YPaso Terra (Q65093014)instance of (P31)restaurant (Q11707)of (P642)seafood (Q192935) should be replaced with two statements:

YPaso Terra (Q65093014)instance of (P31)restaurant (Q11707), and YPaso Terra (Q65093014)cuisine (P2012)seafood (Q192935).

If the statement has other qualifiers (especially restrictive ones) or references, these should usually be copied to the new main statement.

When to remove without replacing

When a qualifier gives information that is always true of the relationship between the statement value and the qualifier value, that information should be stated on one or both of those two items, rather than as a qualifier on other items. For example:

YThe Star-Spangled Banner (Q44696)lyricist (P676)Francis Scott Key (Q320633)of (P642)United States of America (Q30)

That Key was a US citizen is always true, irrespective of his authorship of the national anthem. So, ensuring that Francis Scott Key (Q320633) has country of citizenship (P27)United States of America (Q30), we remove the qualifier from The Star-Spangled Banner (Q44696).

Also, if a qualifier gives information that is already given in a main statement on the same item, it can simply be removed. For example, the presence of the second statement below obviates the need for the qualifier on the first:

history of Canada (Q2945)instance of (P31)history of a country or state (Q17544377)of (P642)Canada (Q16)

history of Canada (Q2945)facet of (P1269)Canada (Q16)

Mass migration

Main page: Wikidata:WikiProject Deprecate P642/Migration process

Main value is, or is a subclass of....

academic discipline

Main value is, or is a subclass of, academic discipline

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
academic discipline (Q11862829)	country (Q6256)	Change main value to one more specific to the qualifier value, where such exists, e.g. history of Spain (Q7781), and remove the qualifier; otherwise, use qualifier country (P17)	cleared 2024-09-26
	era (Q6428674)	Change main value to one more specific to the qualifier value, where such exists, and remove the qualifier; otherwise, use qualifier time period (P2348)	cleared 2024-11-04
	any not covered above	Change main value to one more specific to the qualifier value, where such exists, and remove the qualifier; otherwise, use qualifier facet of (P1269)	many false positives

intellectual work or group of works

Main value is, or is a subclass of, intellectual work or group of works.

...and qualifier value is animate

Qualifier value is a person or group of people.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
audiovisual work (Q2431196)	producer (Q47541952)	producer (P162)	cleared 2024-10-03
	production company (Q11396960)	production company (P272)	cleared 2024-10-03
biographical work (Q15706467)	human (Q5)	main subject (P921)	cleared 2024-10-25
broadcasting program (Q11578774)	broadcaster (Q15265344)	broadcast by (P3301)	cleared 2024-10-03
illustration (Q178659) BUT NOT cover art (Q624903) photograph (Q125191) portrait (Q134307) probably some other subclasses of image (Q478798)	item(s) depicted	depicts (P180)	cleared listed main value classes 2024-10-09
data set (Q1172284) archive (Q166118)	organization (Q43229)	most appropriate of collection creator (P6241), operator (P137), owned by (P127), possibly others	use cases to be separated, handling TBD
discography (Q273057)	performing artist (Q713200) performing arts group (Q105815710)	performer (P175)	cleared 2024-10-02
work (Q386724) group of works (Q17489659)	media distributor (Q12540664)	distributed by (P750)	cleared 2024-10-07
	human (Q5) or group of humans (Q16334295) not captured above, that created the work	a sub-property of creator if one applies, otherwise creator (P170)

...and qualifier value is inanimate

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
album contribution (Q48755281)	work (Q386724)	part of (P361)	clearing 2024-11-26
article (Q191067) BUT NOT Wikimedia duplicated page (Q17362920)	periodical (Q1002697) tertiary source (Q1063801) genre (P136) of qval=[ subclass of (P279)* tertiary source (Q1063801) ]	published in (P1433)		[ex]
bibliography (Q1631107)	any	main subject (P921)	cleared 2024-10-11
data set (Q1172284) archive (Q166118)	matter (Q26256810)	main subject (P921)	cleared 2024-10-25
	artificial object (Q16686448) (BUT NOT organization (Q43229) or matter (Q26256810))	contains (P4330) or has part(s) of the class (P2670) as appropriate
language binding (Q510878) tie-in (Q1187053) probably others	work (Q386724)	supplement to (P9234)	cleared 2024-10-18
derivative work (Q836950) BUT NOT mod (Q6020321)	work (Q386724)	based on (P144) or sometimes supplement to (P9234)	cleared 2024-10-17
mod (Q6020321)	work (Q386724)	mod of (P7075)	cleared 2024-10-15
version, edition or translation (Q3331189) video game edition (Q60997816)	work (Q386724)	edition or translation of (P629)	cleared 2024-12-20
	subclass of work (Q386724)	If main property is a basic membership property, remove the qualifier and make its value a value of the main property	cleared 2024-12-20
exactly erratum (Q1348305) exactly retraction notice (Q7316896)	work (Q386724)	main subject (P921)	cleared 2024-10-03
game expansion (Q107466928)	game (Q11410)	expansion of (P8646)	cleared 2024-10-15
exactly theme music (Q1193470)	work (Q386724)	used by (P1535)	cleared 2024-09-24

geographic entity

Main value is, or is a subclass of, geographic entity.

...and qualifier value is also a geographic entity

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
administrative centre (Q1306755)	geographic region (Q82794)	capital of (P1376)	cleared 2024-10-16
cemetery sector (Q56632662)	cemetery (Q39614)	part of (P361)	cleared 2024-11-07
cemetery (Q39614) grave (Q173387) BUT NOT memorial (Q5003624)	country of citizenship of those interred	TBD	Discussion
colony (Q133156)	administrative territorial entity (Q56061)	territory claimed by (P1336)	cleared 2024-11-08
dependent territory (Q161243) BUT NOT colony (Q133156)	administrative territorial entity (Q56061)	relative to (P2210) (qualifier only)	cleared 2024-11-08
former geographical object (Q96088545)	administrative territorial entity (Q56061) BUT NOT country (Q6256)	If the larger entity still exists, located in the present-day administrative territorial entity (P3842), otherwise, located in the administrative territorial entity (P131)
instance of junction (Q1777515)	thoroughfare (Q83620)	connects with (P2789)	cleared 2024-11-13
instance of transport facility (Q55006986)		connecting line (P81)	cleared 2024-12-10
largest city (Q51929311)	geographic region (Q82794)	See entry in Other use cases by main property
other geographic entity (Q27096213) (BUT NOT largest city (Q51929311) OR administrative centre (Q1306755))	administrative territorial entity (Q56061) BUT NOT country (Q6256)	located in the administrative territorial entity (P131), with qualifier subject has role (P2868) as necessary	cleared ward (Q1195098) 2024-11-12
	country (Q6256)	country (P17)

...and qualifier value is not a geographic entity

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
eating or drinking establishment (Q88985865) restaurant district (Q40553563)	See this entry
retail location (Q49416455) BUT NOT repair shop (Q111541200)	instance or subclass of product (Q2424752)	typically sells (P7163) if main property is subclass of (P279) otherwise, product, material, or service produced or provided (P1056)	cleared 2024-10-15
memorial (Q5003624)	any	commemorates (P547) (NOT conflict (P607))	cleared 2024-11-07	Gaza War Cemetery (Q17511203)
cemetery (Q39614) grave (Q173387) BUT NOT memorial (Q5003624)	era (Q6428674)	time period (P2348)	cleared 2024-11-07
	human (Q5) individual animal (Q26401003)	contains (P4330), often	cleared 2024-11-07
	group of humans (Q16334295) BUT NOT territory (Q183366)	used by (P1535), often	cleared 2024-11-13

number

Main value is, or is a subclass of, number.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
exactly multiple (Q1055293) number of entities (Q614112)	any except number (Q11563)	is a number of (P11279)	cleared 2024-11-21
	number (Q11563)	relative to (P2210)	cleared 2024-11-21
Exactly ordinal number (Q191780)	natural number (Q21199)	series ordinal (P1545) (qualifier only)	Replacement property to be identified

job title, occupation, or position

Main value is, or is a subclass of, job title, occupation, or position.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
leader of organization (Q25713832)	organization (Q43229)	organization directed by the office or position (P2389)	On hold; see discussion
instance or subclass of: job title (Q828803), occupation (Q12737077), or position (Q4164871) (BUT NOT official (Q599151) OR leader of organization (Q25713832))	employer (Q3053337) or company (Q783794) BUT NOT military unit (Q176799)	employer (P108)
	military unit (Q176799)	military unit (P7779)	cleared "occupation" 2024-10-02
	organization (Q43229) excluding above	member of (P463) if a member of the organization, otherwise affiliation (P1416)
	creative work (Q17537576)	If main property is instance of (P31) or position held (P39): Remove qualifier, and add main statement notable work (P800) (if sole contributor), or contributed to creative work (P3919) (if not), with qualifier subject has role (P2868) = [occupation/title]		Carl Sagan
instance of noble title (Q355567) official (Q599151) (BUT NOT representative (Q11997597) OR leader of organization (Q25713832))	political territorial entity (Q1048835)	new property "in service of"? (See failed proposal) applies to jurisdiction (P1001)?	Handling to be discussed
representative (Q11997597) BUT NOT leader of organization (Q25713832) OR papal legate (Q740369)	territory or entity represented by the position	represents (P1268)	cleared spokesperson (Q17221) and its subclasses 2024-10-22
ambassador (Q121998)	embassy (Q3917681)	work location (P937)	cleared 2024-11-01
papal legate (Q740369) except as below	geographic location (Q2221906)	work location (P937)	cleared 2024-11-01
nuncio (Q157037) where the position item names the country to which the nuncio is assigned	country (Q6256)	remove qualifier	cleared 2024-10-01	Eugene Nugent
scholar (Q2248623)	knowledge system (Q105948247)	field of work (P101)	cleared 2024-09-26
competition judge (Q52008309)	award (Q618779)	grants (P5460)	cleared 2024-10-28

occurrent (event or process)

Main value is, or is a subclass of, occurrent (event).

Caution: For some types of events, of (P642) may indicate more than one semantic role, whose values may belong to the same class. Such statements require additional interpretation of context to determine the role of each qualifier value; the tables suggest possibilities.

Note 1: If the same item both causes and undergoes an occurrence and is animate, it is considered an agent; if inanimate, it is considered an object.

...and qualifier value is its agent (animate cause)

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
acquisition (Q3604747)	organization (Q43229) doing the acquiring (NOT organization being acquired)	merged into (P7888)
animal attack (Q17450153) poisoning (Q114953)	taxon (Q16521) material (Q214609)	has cause (P828)	cleared 2024-10-07
award (Q618779)	agent (Q24229398) that confers the award (for winners, see this entry)	conferred by (P1027)
crime (Q83267) forced displacement (Q837556) violence (Q124490)	agent (Q24229398) that perpetrates the act (for targets or victims, see this entry)	perpetrator (P8031)
giving (Q16509017) or gift (Q184303)	agent (Q24229398) that gives	donated by (P1028)
legislation (Q49371)	governing body (Q895526)	legislated by (P467)	cleared 2024-10-25
procurement (Q829492)	agent (Q24229398) that buys	afterward owned by (P11812)	cleared human (Q5) 2024-11-26
selling (Q3380760)	agent (Q24229398) that sells	beforehand owned by (P11811)	cleared human (Q5) 2024-11-26
service (Q7406919)	agent (Q24229398) that provides the service	operator (P137)
translation (Q7553)	agent (Q24229398) that translates (for original creator, see these entries)	translator (P655)
TBD	other agent with a specific property	TBD, possibly one of these agent-valued properties
occurrent (Q67518978) with no specific agent property Note: For objects of occurrences, see the following table. If the same item both causes and undergoes an occurrence, see Note 1.	agent of the action (item the action is done by)	agent of action (P12995)		Captain Ahab
	class containing agents of the action	class of agent(s) of action (P12994)		crime
	role taken on by agents of the action	agents of action have role (P12993)		competition

...and qualifier value is its object (undergoer)

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
accreditation (Q705899)	curriculum (Q207137) curriculum (Q1402601)	criterion used (P1013)	cleared 2024-10-03
activity (Q1914636) BUT NOT creation (Q11398090)	instance or subclass of material (Q214609)	uses (P2283) or raw material processed (P10672)
advertising (Q37038)	entity advertised	advertises (P6291)
annexation (Q194465) conquest (Q1361229) blockade (Q273976) military occupation (Q188686)	geographic location (Q2221906)	target (P533)	cleared 2024-10-07
attempt (Q12897867) conspiracy (Q930164)	action (Q4026292)	has goal (P3712)	cleared 2024-10-17
award (Q618779)	human (Q5) or group of humans (Q16334295) that receives the award	winner (P1346)
crime (Q83267) forced displacement (Q837556) violence (Q124490)	human (Q5) or group of humans (Q16334295) that is the target or victim of the event	target (P533) or victim(s) (P8032) as appropriate
cultivation (Q357279)	useful plant (Q11992872) group or class of organisms (Q21871294)	harvested organism(s) (P10960)	cleared 2024-11-12
copying (Q1156791) historical reenactment (Q657069) parody (Q170539)	any	based on (P144) if appropriate, otherwise "object" properties listed in the last three rows of this table	cleared 2024-10-11
creation (Q11398090)	any	product, material, or service produced or provided (P1056) where appropriate, otherwise has effect (P1542)
failure (Q1121708)	product (Q2424752) physical structure (Q15710813) flight (Q15921555)	object of occurrence (P12912) for instances class of object(s) of occurrence (P12913) for classes	cleared product (Q2424752) 2024-11-15
forgery (Q1332286)	any	simulates (P12328)	cleared 2024-10-11
impeachment (Q480498) pardon (Q537151) trial (Q8016240)	person or organization (Q106559804) BUT NOT tribunal (Q1412224)	defendant (P1591)	cleared 2024-10-24
inquiry (Q21004260) research program (Q7315176) survey (Q3490295)	subject of inquiry	main subject (P921)
prohibition (Q1751943)	any	prohibits (P8739)	cleared 2024-10-28
test (Q1003030) medical diagnosis (Q177719)	item (e.g. person) tested For criteria tested against, and conditions tested for, see entry in the following table.	"object" property listed in the last three rows of this table	discussion
translation (Q7553) transcription (Q207714)	language (Q34770)	language of work or name (P407)	cleared 2024-11-12
	genre (Q483394) subclass of work (Q386724)	class of object(s) of occurrence (P12913)	cleared 2024-11-12
	human (Q5) whose work is translated	object of occurrence (P12912)	cleared 2024-12-20
	work (Q386724)	based on (P144)	cleared 2024-11-12
(more rows TBC for other types of occurrences with specific object properties)
occurrent (Q67518978) with no specific object property Note: For agents, see the preceding table. If the same item both causes and undergoes an occurrence, see Note 1.	object/undergoer (item the occurrence happens to) (items will NOT be instances of undergoer (Q111335542))	object of occurrence (P12912)		Quum memoranda
	class containing objects of the occurrence	class of object(s) of occurrence (P12913)		motive power depot
	role taken on by objects of the occurrence	objects of occurrence have role (P12992)		out

...and qualifier value is neither its agent or object

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
activity (Q1914636) BUT NOT creation (Q11398090)	instance or subclass of tool (Q123691918)	uses (P2283) or item operated (P121) or vehicle normally used (P3438)
disease outbreak (Q3241045)	disease (Q12136)	medical condition (P1050)	cleared 2024-11-12
public election (Q40231)	jurisdiction (Q5982983)	applies to jurisdiction (P1001)	cleared 2024-11-12
insurance (Q43183) protection (Q2251595)	subclass of occurrent (Q67518978) or problem (Q621184) (item being protected FROM or insured AGAINST)	relative to (P2210) (For items RECEIVING protection, use "object" properties listed in the preceding table)	cleared 2024-01-07
meeting (Q2761147)	organization (Q43229) BUT NOT administrative territorial entity (Q56061)	meeting of (P13188)	cleared 2024-12-18
sporting event (Q16510064) BUT NOT season (Q27020041)	recurring sporting event (Q18608583) sports competition (Q13406554) sports league (Q623109)	league or competition (P118)
season (Q27020041) BUT NOT sports season of a sports club (Q1539532)		sports season of league or competition (P3450)	clearing 2024-12-18
sports season of a sports club (Q1539532)		sports competition competed at (P5249)	cleared 2024-12-09
test (Q1003030) medical diagnosis (Q177719)	criterion tested against	criterion used (P1013)
	physiological condition (Q7189713)	medical condition (P1050)	cleared 2024-10-25 discussion
any human activity (Q61788060)	human (Q5) or group of humans (Q16334295) to which none of the above properties apply	participant (P710)
any occurrent (Q67518978)	property (Q937228) state (Q3505845) relation (Q930933)	criterion used (P1013)

person or group of people

Main value is, or is a subclass of, person or group of people.

For occupations, see Main value is a subclass of occupation.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
athlete (Q2066131) sports team (Q12973014)	country (Q6256)	country for sport (P1532)	cleared 2024-10-02
citizen (Q1020994)	country (Q6256)	country of citizenship (P27)	cleared 2024-09-26
fandom (Q773944)	any	dedicated to (P825)	cleared 2024-09-30
government employee (Q3796928) leader (Q1251441) official (Q599151)	administrative territorial entity (Q56061)	See table Main value is a subclass of occupation
instances of human (Q5) or group of humans (Q16334295)	geographic entity (Q27096213) or physical location (Q17334923)	Ensure the information is expressed on the statement value item, then remove qualifier
human population (Q33829)	geographic location (Q2221906) BUT NOT country (Q6256)	residence (P551)	cleared 2024-11-25
	country (Q6256)	country of citizenship (P27) where appropriate, otherwise residence (P551)	cleared 2024-11-25
military personnel (Q47064) military casualties of war (Q122527314)	conflict (Q180684)	conflict (P607)	cleared military casualties of war (Q122527314) 2024-9-30
victim (Q1851760) EXCEPT military casualties of war (Q122527314)	any	TBD	Handling TBD, probably multiple cases

product

Main value is, or is a subclass of, product.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
clothing (Q11460) (BUT NOT: badge (Q336533) decoration (Q11796413) regalia (Q119814))	human (Q5) group of humans (Q16334295) (BUT NOT territory (Q4835091)) individual animal (Q26401003)	worn by (P7376), or, rarely, designed by (P287)	cleared 2024-11-12
	country (Q6256)	country of origin (P495)	cleared 2024-11-12
	territory (Q4835091) BUT NOT country (Q6256)	location (P276)	cleared 2024-11-12
equipment (Q10273457) (BUT NOT creative work (Q17537576) OR funerary container (Q56612128) OR clothing (Q11460))	project (Q170584) industry (Q268592) BUT NOT human activity (Q61788060) human (Q5) group of humans (Q16334295) (BUT NOT ethnic group (Q41710) or manufacturer of the equipment)	used by (P1535) or operator (P137)	cleared 2024-11-12
	era (Q6428674)	See entry in Other use cases not dependent on main property
	human activity (Q61788060) excluding those above	has use (P366)	cleared 2024-10-08
product (Q2424752)	productive animal (Q1797813)	natural product of taxon (P1582)	cleared 2024-10-25
product model (Q10929058)	product (Q2424752)	subclass of (P279) (main only)	cleared 2024-11-12
product model (Q10929058)	organization (Q43229)	Most appropriate of: manufacturer (P176) developer (P178) creator (P170)	cleared 2024-11-12
service (Q7406919)	agent (Q24229398) that provides the service	See entry here

Wikimedia internal item

Main value is, or is a subclass of, Wikimedia internal item.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
Wikimedia country data template (Q108783631) probably other data templates	any	main subject (P921)	cleared 2024-11-14
Wikimedia duplicated category (Q111019629)	Wikimedia category (Q4167836)	said to be the same as (P460) (as qualifier)	cleared 2024-11-25
Wikimedia duplicated page (Q17362920)	any		cleared 2024-11-19

Qualifier value is a...

part of the subject item

Qualifier value is a part, or class of parts, of the subject item.

Subject item is an instance of	Qualifier value is an instance or subclass of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
architectural structure (Q811979)	architectural element (Q391414) building component (Q19603939) building division (Q56052926)	applies to part (P518) if main property is not a basic membership property; otherwise part of (P361)	cleared all but architectural element (Q391414) 2024-12-17

person, group of people, or individual animal

Qualifier value is a person, group of people (including political territories!), or individual animal.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
academic degree (Q189533)	educational organization (Q5341295)	conferred by (P1027)	cleared 2024-11-12
anatomical structure (Q4936952)	individual organism (Q110224119)	part of (P361)	cleared 2024-11-12
badge (Q336533) decoration (Q11796413) regalia (Q119814)	organization (Q43229)	conferred by (P1027)	cleared 2024-11-12
legal case (Q2334719) court decision (Q327000)	court (Q41487)	court (P4884)	cleared 2025-10-25
name (Q82799)	population group (Q851990)	culture (P2596)	cleared 2024-10-28	Kuhap (Q96650979)
flight number (Q133663), probably others	operator (Q29933786)	operator (P137)	cleared flight number (Q133663) 2024-12-11
income (Q1527264)	human (Q5) sometimes organization (Q43229)	destination of transfer (P12694)	cleared 2024-11-12
subsidiary entity (Q62079110)	organization (Q43229)	parent organization (P749)	clearing 2024-11-13
property (Q1400881)	human (Q5) organization (Q43229)	owned by (P127), often
any other	instance or subclass of human (Q5) sometimes instance of group of humans (Q16334295)	applies to people (P6001), often (Use a more specific property where feasible!)

place

Qualifier value is a place.

If main value is a person or group of people, see table in section Main value is a subclass of person or group of people.

If main value is also a place, see table in section Main value is a subclass of geographic entity.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
academic discipline (Q11862829)	country (Q6256)	See table Main value is a subclass of academic discipline
culture (Q11042) heritage (Q2434238) work (Q386724)	country (Q6256)	Change main value to one more specific to the qualifier value, where such exists, e.g. culture of Uzbekistan (Q195060), and remove the qualifier; otherwise, use qualifier country of origin (P495)	cleared culture (Q11042) 2024-11-26
diplomatic mission (Q213283) national personification (Q1142281)	country (Q6256)	represents (P1268)	cleared 2024-10-17
emblem (Q112110)	administrative territorial entity (Q56061)	symbol of (P8058)	cleared 2024-12-18
geographic entity (Q27096213)	geographic entity (Q27096213)	See table in section Main value is a subclass of geographic entity
government organization (Q2659904) (BUT NOT diplomatic mission (Q213283) or geographic region (Q82794)) legal form (Q12047392) nationality (Q231002) rule (Q1151067) technical standard (Q317623)	administrative territorial entity (Q56061)	applies to jurisdiction (P1001)	cleared all but rule (Q1151067) 2024-12-16
national symbol (Q1128637) (BUT NOT emblem (Q112110), national sports team (Q1194951) OR national personification (Q1142281)) possibly other subclasses of symbol (Q80071)		applies to jurisdiction (P1001)	cleared 2024-12-16
human population (Q33829)	geographic entity (Q27096213)	See entry in section Main value is a subclass of person or group of people
vessel (Q16391167)	country (Q6256)	country of registry (P8047)	cleared 2024-10-07
any EXCEPT instances of human (Q5) or group of humans (Q16334295)?	geographic entity (Q27096213) or physical location (Q17334923) BUT NOT country (Q6256)	Most appropriate of location (P276) or valid in place (P3005)	Scope and handling to be determined

taxon

Qualifier value is a taxon.

Purview of Wikidata:WikiProject Taxonomy.

Main value is	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
exactly basionym (Q810198)	taxon (Q16521) for botany	basionym of (P12766)	cleared 2024-10-28
subclass of homonym (Q902085)	taxon (Q16521)	homonymous taxon (P13177)	cleared 2024-12-16
exactly hybrid (Q42621)	taxon (Q16521)	hybrid of (P1531)	cleared 2024-12-02
exactly organisms known by a particular common name (Q55983715)	taxon (Q16521)	taxon known by this common name (P13176)	cleared 2024-12-16
exactly protonym (Q10640897)	taxon (Q16521) for zoology	protonym of (P12765)	cleared 2024-10-28
exactly replaced synonym (Q15709329)	taxon (Q16521)	replaced synonym of (P12764)	cleared 2024-10-28
exactly: synonym (Q1040689) homotypic synonym (Q42310380) heterotypic synonym (Q59511375) BUT NOT replaced synonym (Q15709329)	taxon (Q16521)	taxon synonym of (P12763)	cleared 2024-10-28
subclass of taxon (Q16521) BUT NOT hybrid (Q42621) or type (Q3707858)	taxon (Q16521)	Main statement using either: 1. parent taxon (P171) (if migrating from a basic membership property) or 2. the original main property (for all other properties) unless the target property already has the qualifier value or any child taxon of it as a value.	cleared 2024-12-03
subclass of type (Q3707858)	taxon (Q16521)	New property "nomenclatural type of" with qualifier subject has role (P2868)=holotype, syntype, lectotype, etc.	property proposal

temporal entity (event or time period)

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
temporal entity (Q26907166)	temporal entity (Q26907166) BUT NOT month (Q5151)	part of (P361)	Scope needs validation
	month (Q5151)	month of the year (P2922)	Scope needs validation
battlefield (Q4895508) military activity (Q68482296) naval vessel (Q177597) possibly others	violent conflict (Q115431196)	conflict (P607)
any	recurring sporting event (Q18608583) sports competition (Q13406554)	See this entry
any	era (Q6428674) (BUT NOT: archaeological culture (Q465299) culture (Q11042) violent conflict (Q115431196) political entity (Q16562419))	time period (P2348), often, unless valid in period (P1264) applies	cleared 2024-12-05

word or name

Qualifier value is a word or name.

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
abbreviation (Q102786) transliterated text (Q108102023) transliteration (Q134550)	lexical item (Q2944660)	based on (P144)	cleared 2024-11-22
amalgamated name (Q4739381) complex word (Q109316367)	lexical item (Q2944660)	has part(s) (P527)	cleared 2024-11-22
anthroponym from a specific origin (Q33274034) diminutive (Q108709) kunya (Q1285470) matriname (Q6787830) nickname (Q49614), usually occupational surname (Q829026) patriname (Q122848517) possibly others	anthroponym (Q10856962)	based on (P144)	cleared 2024-11-22
family name named after given name (Q98775491) name without diacritical marks (Q89410507) possibly others	anthroponym (Q10856962)	named after (P138)	cleared 2024-11-22

Other use cases with any main property

Main value is a subclass of	Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
exactly absence (Q19829125)	any	If statement property is has characteristic (P1552), see this entry. Otherwise, TBD.	Discussion
academic degree (Q189533) education (Q8434)	knowledge system (Q105948247)	field of work (P101) or academic major (P812)
aspect (Q21040055) concept (Q151885) events in a specific year or time period (Q18340514)	knowledge system (Q110402795) topic	facet of (P1269)	cleared events in a specific year or time period (Q18340514) 2024-11-13	line frequency (Q184893)
collective entity (Q99527517)	any	has part(s) (P527) or has part(s) of the class (P2670) as appropriate		atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Q488)
instance or subclass of: eating or drinking establishment (Q88985865) food (Q2095) food delivery service (Q10932402) food preparation technique (Q1039303) grocery store (Q1295201) retail chain (Q507619) restaurant district (Q40553563)	cuisine (Q1778821)	cuisine (P2012)	cleared 2024-12-06
extension (Q108910022)	any	relative to (P2210) (as qualifier only)	cleared 2024-12-05
fear (Q44619)	any	main subject (P921)	cleared 2024-10-15
instance or subclass of fundamental state of matter (Q15831576)	reference point (Q23008367)	relative to (P2210) (as qualifier only)	cleared instances 2024-10-16	radon (Q1133)
gift (Q184303)	see entry here
health problem (Q2057971)	anatomical structure (Q4936952)	anatomical location (P927)
exactly list (Q12139612) probably other classes with "list" in their name	any	If main property is instance of (P31), see this entry, Otherwise, use has part(s) (P527) (qualifier only).	cleared 2024-10-18
part (Q15989253) particle (Q1621273) anatomical structure (Q4936952) BUT NOT extension (Q108910022)	instance or subclass of material (Q214609)	made from material (P186)	cleared fragment (Q11086567) 2024-11-14
	NOT instance or subclass of material (Q214609)	part of (P361), often	cleared fragment (Q11086567) 2024-11-14
physical container (Q987767) BUT NOT fruit (Q1364)	physical object (Q223557) physical substance (Q28732711) BUT NOT architectural structure (Q811979)	contains (P4330)	cleared 2024-10-15
property (Q937228) type of property (Q96253971) point of view (Q12558574) (BUT NOT aspect (Q21040055)) policy (Q1156854) eponym (Q204335), usually name (Q82799), sometimes	part (or aspect?) of the subject item	applies to part (P518), unless anatomical location (P927) applies
	form of the subject item	applies to part (P518)?	Wait for outcome of RfC	nitrogen
	NOT a part or form of the subject item	characteristic of (P13044), often (Use a more specific property where feasible!)	Lots of false positives, scope needs narrowing	terminal velocity
exactly protein family associated with domain (Q81505329)	protein domain (Q898273)	has part(s) (P527)	cleared 2024-11-25 Discussion
replacing entity (Q45025415) (BUT NOT reconstructed structure (Q117859862) OR simulacrum (Q1412596))	human (Q5) job title (Q828803) occupation (Q12737077) position (Q4164871) possibly others	replaces (P1365)	cleared 2024-12-20
	organization (Q43229) BUT NOT administrative territorial entity (Q56061)	member of (P463) or organization directed by the office or position (P2389) as appropriate
reconstructed structure (Q117859862)	artificial physical structure (Q11908691)	structure replaces (P1398)	cleared 2024-10
simulacrum (Q1412596)	any	simulates (P12328)	cleared 2024-10-11
subset (Q177646)	any	part of (P361)	Lots of false positives
any	any, where: [subject item]has part(s) (P527) or has part(s) of the class (P2670)[qualifier value]	applies to part (P518)
any	belief system (Q5390013) point of view (Q12558574), often religious movement (Q1826286)	religion or worldview (P140)	cleared 2024-9-30 except point of view (Q12558574)
any	archaeological culture (Q465299) culture (Q11042) BUT NOT cuisine (Q1778821)	culture (P2596), often
any	subclass of sport (Q349)	sport (P641)	discussion
any	work (Q386724)	applies to work (P10663), often Use a more specific property (see e.g. this section) where feasible!

Main property is...

Item-valued properties

creator (P170) and its sub-properties

Qualifier value	Recommended replacement approach	Status	Example/query
creative work (Q17537576) or or one of its subclasses	applies to part (P518), often (qualifier only)
instance of country (Q6256)	Ensure the item for the creator has a main statement country of citizenship (P27), then remove this qualifier
instance of creative work (Q17537576)	Ensure the item for the work has a main statement identifying its creator, then remove this qualifier

has characteristic (P1552)

Main value is exactly	Qualifier value	Recommended replacement approach	Status	Example/query
absence (Q19829125)	part of subject	Main statement does not have part (P3113)
	characteristic of subject	Main statement does not have characteristic (P6477)
occupational surname (Q829026)	occupation (Q12737077)	used by (P1535)	cleared 2024-11-13
any other	any	see entry for property-valued statements

instance of (P31)

Note: Most statements using instance of (P31) will belong to use cases that do not depend on the main property, which are listed in the sections above.

Main value	Qualifier value	Recommended replacement approach	Status	Example/query
exactly class (Q16889133)	any	Main statement subclass of (P279)	cleared 2024-09-26
exactly second-order class (Q24017414)	any	Main statement is metaclass for (P8225)	cleared 2024-11-21
exactly largest city (Q51929311)	geographic region (Q82794)	Remove statement, and instead create a "most populous settlement" statement on the parent region	property proposal
exactly list (Q12139612) exactly Wikimedia list article (Q13406463) probably other classes with "list" in their name	any class	is a list of (P360)	cleared 2024-11-19

winner (P1346)

Qualifier value	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
instance or subclass of: award (Q618779) class of award (Q38033430)	award received (P166)	Ongoing discussion; Do not migrate until Module:Cycling race is updated. Add an allowed qualifiers constraint to winner (P1346). ~150k statements.	2019 Pulitzer Prize (Q63185624)
instance or subclass of rank (Q4120621) subclass of: winner (Q18560095) runner-up (Q3275569)	results (P2501)		2008 Tour de France, Stage 8 (Q265672)
role of competitors within a competition, e.g.: driver (Q352388), co-driver (Q2465611), and team (Q327245)	object of statement has role (P3831)
instance of country (Q6256)	country for sport (P1532) (as long as the subject item is a sport competition)
subclass of a larger competition, e.g.: by age, gender, distance, team size, vehicle type, etc.	competition class (P2094)
any not covered above	TBD (see all qualifiers used with this property)

Other item-valued properties

Statement property	Main value	Qualifier value	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
connects with (P2789)	instance of thoroughfare (Q83620)	junction (Q1777515) transport facility (Q55006986)	via (P2825)	cleared 2024-12-06 Discussion allowed quals constrained	Airport branch line of Narita Line
		populated place (Q123964505)	located in the administrative territorial entity (P131)	cleared 2024-12-06 allowed quals constrained
has use (P366)	any	any	Most appropriate of: used by (P1535) object of occurrence (P12912) class of object(s) of occurrence (P12913) objects of occurrence have role (P12992) or possibly others	May be possible to separate use cases
head coach (P286)	any	sports team (Q12973014)	coach of sports team (P6087)	discussion
instrumentation (P870)	any	human (Q5)	performer (P175)	cleared 2024-11-13
made from material (P186)	any	building component (Q19603939)	applies to part (P518)	cleared 2024-12-13 allowed quals constrained
		material (Q214609)	made from material (P186)	cleared 2024-12-13 allowed quals constrained
	material (Q214609) anatomical structure (Q4936952)	taxon (Q16521)	natural product of taxon (P1582)	cleared 2024-12-13 allowed quals constrained
measured physical quantity (P111)	any	any	characteristic of (P13044)	cleared 2024-10-25 allowed quals constrained
medical condition (P1050)	exactly amputation (Q477415)	anatomical structure (Q4936952)	applies to part (P518)	cleared 2024-12-07 allowed quals constrained
	any except amputation (Q477415)		anatomical location (P927)	cleared 2024-12-07 allowed quals constrained
military or police rank (P410) occupation (P106) position held (P39)	any	any	see table for occupation-valued statements
related category (P7084)	exactly Wikimedia category (Q4167836)	metaclass (Q19361238)	category contains (P4224)	cleared 2024-12-06 discussion allowed quals constrained
union of (P2737) disjoint union of (P2738)	exactly list of values as qualifiers (Q23766486)	any	list item (P11260)	cleared 2024-11-13 allowed quals constrained

Non-item-valued properties

Property with a date/time value

Query of time-valued properties ordered by number of statements using P642

Statement property	Qualifier value	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
publication date (P577)	instance of periodical (Q1002697)	published in (P1433)	cleared 2024-10-15
	any other than above	TBD (see allowed qualifiers of this property)
work period (start) (P2031) possibly others	instance of occupation (Q12737077)	occupation (P106)	cleared 2024-12-10 allowed quals constrained

Property with a numeric value

Query of numeric-valued properties ordered by number of statements using P642

Statement property	Qualifier value is an instance of...	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
highest break (P6590)	human (Q5)	agent of action (P12995)	cleared 2024-12-06 allowed quals constrained
length (P2043) width (P2049) height (P2048)	subclass of distance (Q126017) any other part, aspect, form, or item contained within the subject item	applies to part (P518)?	cleared 2024-10-29 Wait for outcome of RfC
mass (P2067)	subclass of: mass (Q11423) takeoff (Q854248) landing (Q844947) cargo (Q319224) any other part, aspect, form, or item contained within the subject item	applies to part (P518)?	cleared 2024-10-25 Wait for outcome of RfC
number of platform faces (P5595)	thoroughfare (Q83620)	connecting line (P81)	cleared 2024-12-10 allowed quals constrained
port (P1641)	communication protocol (Q132364)	protocol (P2700)	cleared 2024-11-13 discussion allowed quals constrained
precipitation height (P3036)	subclass of precipitation (Q25257)	applies to part (P518)	cleared 2024-11-13 discussion allowed quals constrained
various sports statistics: number of matches played/races/starts (P1350) number of points/goals/set scored (P1351) ranking (P1352) number of wins (P1355) number of losses (P1356) number of draws/ties (P1357) points for (P1358) number of points/goals conceded (P1359) stage reached (P2443) total goals in career (P6509) total shots in career (P6543) total points in career (P6544) total assists in career (P6545) penalty minutes in career (P6546) career plus-minus rating (P6547) pole positions (P10640) podium finishes (P10648) sport number (P1618)	recurring sporting event (Q18608583) sports league (Q623109)	league or competition (P118)	cleared 2024-10-29 superseded by this entry
any Wikidata property for number of people especially number of participants (P1132)	instance or subclass of: job title (Q828803) occupation (Q12737077) position (Q4164871) subclass of: human (Q5) group of humans (Q16334295), often	is a number of (P11279)	cleared 2024-12-05 Discussion re: P1132
	instance of group of humans (Q16334295)	applies to people (P6001), often	cleared 2024-12-05
any other numeric-valued property	era (Q6428674)	See this entry
	geographic location (Q2221906) physical location (Q17334923)	See this entry
	instance or subclass of human (Q5)	See this entry
	subclass of: maximum (Q10578722) minimum (Q10585806)	object of statement has role (P3831)	cleared 2024-12-05
	work (Q386724)	See this entry
	any others	applies to part (P518), often	May contain additional cases

Property with a string value

Query of string-valued properties ordered by number of statements using P642

Statement property	Qualifier value	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
sport number (P1618)	sports organization (Q4438121)	member of sports team (P54)	cleared 2024-11-20 discussion allowed quals constrained
series ordinal (P1545)	thoroughfare (Q83620)	relative to (P2210)	cleared 2024-11-20	Joyo junction
	country (Q6256)	country (P17)	cleared 2024-11-20	Gerboise bleue
postal code (P281)	any	applies to part (P518)	cleared 2024-11-21	Uzwil
instance of Wikidata property for an identifier (Q19847637)	any	applies to part (P518), often

Property with a URL value

(URL (P2699) or one of its sub-properties)

Query of URL-valued properties ordered by number of statements using P642

Qualifier value is an instance of	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
(identical to subject item)	remove qualifier	cleared 2024-12-03
file format (Q235557)	file format (P2701)	cleared 2024-12-02
subclass of: collection (Q2668072) data (Q42848) database (Q8513) document (Q49848)	contains (P4330)	cleared 2024-12-03
instance of: collection (Q2668072) database (Q8513)	collection (P195) or content deliverer (P3274)	Try to separate cases Cleared 2024-09-25
periodical (Q1002697)	published in (P1433) (as a main statement only) or content deliverer (P3274)	Try to separate cases Cleared 2024-09-25
publishing company (Q2085381)	publisher (P123)	Cleared 2024-09-25
online publication (Q1714118) web service (Q193424)	part of (P361) or publisher (P123)	Try to separate cases
person or organization (Q106559804) not included above	owned by (P127) or publisher (P123)	Try to separate cases
any except above	Most appropriate of: applies to part (P518) contains (P4330) main subject (P921) object of statement has role (P3831)	Try to separate cases	Maryland (Q1391)

Other non-item-valued properties

• Query of MonlingualText-valued properties ordered by number of statements using P642
• Query of CommonsMedia-valued properties ordered by number of statements using P642

Main property	Qualifier value	Recommended replacement property	Status	Example/query
coordinate location (P625) any other with value type "GlobeCoordinate"	subclass of: geographic location (Q2221906) or physical location (Q17334923)	applies to part (P518)	cleared 2024-11-27
image (P18)	any	depicts (P180), often	allowed quals constrained

See also

• User:Lucas Werkmeister/P642 considered harmful (essay that precipitated efforts to deprecate P642)