# foundryts.search.ontology

## foundryts.search.ontology(name, should\_normalize=False, force\_analyze=False)

Creates an Ontology property reference for search.

Use this for creating an Ontology property that you can compare values to in [`Search.series()`](../search-search/index.md#abstract-seriesquery-maxresults10000-kwargs).

* **Parameters:**
  * **name** ([*str*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)) – Name of the Ontology property as it appears in the Ontology.
  * **should\_normalize** ([*bool*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) *,* *optional* \*(\**default is False* *)*) – Whether to normalize the name of the Ontology property.
  * **force\_analyze** ([*bool*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) *,* *optional*) – (DEPRECATED) Whether to reference raw properties. (default is False).
* **Returns:**
  The Ontology property reference that can be used in [`Search.series`](../search-search/index.md).
* **Return type:**
  [`Property`](../search-property/index.md#foundryts.search.Property)

:::callout{theme="success" title="See Also"}
[`Search.series()`](../search-search/index.md#abstract-seriesquery-maxresults10000-kwargs)
:::

## Examples

```pycon
>>> from foundryts.search import ontology
>>> ontology('some-property-name')
Property['some-property-name']
>>> fts.search.series(ontology('my_prop') == 'my_value')
NodeCollection([...](1000))
```