Update a data asset
Edit catalog asset metadata to add business context, improve discoverability, and provide additional information.
Before you begin
Role required: data steward (df_data_steward)
About this task
Enrich assets with descriptions, business context, and organizational metadata to help users understand what the data represents and how to use it. Some fields are auto-populated from source systems and are read-only to maintain data integrity with the source.
Procedure
Navigate to All > Workflow Data Fabric > Workflow Data Fabric Home.
Select the Data catalog icon.
Select a data asset to open its details page.
From the form context menu, select Edit.
Update the general details.
- Name: Name of the data asset.
- Description: Description of the asset.
- Summary: Brief summary of the asset.
Update the governance details.
Lifecycle status: Current state of the data asset. Possible values are: Approved, Deprecated, Draft, In review, Rejected.
- Status message: Description of why the data asset is in its current status.
- Owner: Person responsible for business decisions about the data. Adding or removing an owner sends the owner an email notification.
- Steward: Person responsible for data quality and governance. Adding or removing a steward sends the steward an email notification.
Update the classification details.
Domain: Terms that represent the logical grouping of related data assets (like customer or product data). For details about creating domains, see Create catalog domains.
- Tags: Non-hierarchical label or keyword that provides context and descriptive metadata, making data easier to organize, locate, and manage. For details about creating tags, see Create catalog tags.
- Related terms: Glossary terms connected to this data asset.
- Select Save.
Data asset form showing editable fields and the Save button
Parent Topic:Governing the Data Catalog