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View lists of available properties with Federation v2 enabled
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Description

As a Wikibase editor, I want to find out more details about the local and remote properties available in the Wikibase so I know how to use them to make statements (e.g. by viewing scope, constraint definitions, usage examples).

Current State (Federation Not Enabled)
Currently, users can accomplish this by accessing Special:ListProperties to browse through properties in their local Wikibase.

Current State (Federation v1 Enabled)
In the federated properties MVP, we decided to point users to the corresponding Special:ListProperties on the federation source wiki. Navigating to Special:ListProperties displays the following intermediate screen.

listofproperties_fedv1.png (285×1 px, 27 KB)

Decisions Made:

  • The lists of available local and remote properties should be kept separate. When users access their local Special:ListProperties page, they will see the standard local properties list with an additional message that informs them Federated Properties are enabled and a list can be viewed on the source Wiki.
  • The UI text string that is displayed should be the same as in Federation v1 (as shown in the above screenshot).