i2 Analyze Schema Designer Welcome to the i2 Analyze Schema Designer documentation, where you can find information about how to use i2 Analyze Schema Designer. SchemasA schema defines the structure of data that will be stored within your system. A schema must be designed in a way that effectively maps the data that you have, to the type of analysis that is going to be carried out.Schema validationTo ensure the schema functions and is safe to use in your production environment, there are restrictions your schema must comply with when you create and develop it. The number and types of restrictions that are imposed on your schema vary depending on what stage of the development it is in. Creating schemasWhen the data that you want to analyze is modeled in terms of entities, links, and properties, you can create a schema with schema components. The example schemas that come with i2 Analyze can be edited if you do not want to start from a blank schema.Semantic types and charting schemesAnalyst's Notebook Premium can interpret and use any items that are defined in a schema. However, there is additional information that can be used by Analyst's Notebook Premium to interpret data.Changing the grading schemeYou can grade your properties in i2 Analyze to indicate the level of confidence you have in property values. You can create and configure grade types within a grading scheme. Changing link strengthsYou can create link strengths to visually indicate how much confidence there is in the information that is represented by a particular link. Link strengths that you create in the schema can be applied to all link types.Parent topic: Configuring i2 AnalyzeGetting startedSchemasCharting schemesCommon tasksCreating entity typesCreating link typesChanging the grading schemeTroubleshooting and supporti2 Support