In the app: Governance

Governance

Governance holds Attributes — the metadata fields your organization defines and requires, such as data owner, sensitivity or retention period. Define them once, group them, and apply them to schema objects, glossary terms and ontology entities.

Attributes

Custom attributes overview Custom attributes are your own typed metadata fields, defined once for the organization and filled in on schemas, terms, process documents, and ontologies. Attributes vs labels vs glossary terms Choose between organization labels, custom attributes, and glossary terms for the metadata you want to capture. Create attribute groups Create, rename, reorder, and delete attribute groups, which bundle related custom attributes for schemas, glossaries, Processes, and ontologies. Create attribute definitions Add attributes to a group: pick a data type, set choices, a default, and whether a value is required, then edit or retire them later. Reference attributes Use Reference attributes to link one item to another, such as a column to a glossary term, and pick targets with a cascading picker. Apply attribute values on schemas and their objects Assign attribute groups to a schema, choose which object types they cover, and fill in values on the schema, tables, columns, views, routines, and scripts. Apply attribute values on glossary terms Assign attribute groups to a glossary so its terms carry your custom fields, then fill in each term’s values on its Attributes tab. Apply attribute values on process documents Turn on attribute groups for all process documents, then fill in each document’s values on its Attributes tab. Apply attributes on ontology entities Assign attribute groups to an ontology and set custom attribute values on the ontology and its classes, relationships, attributes, and instances.