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Browse for assets

If you want to look at how your data in the catalog is structured and want to explore data by asset type, you can explore assets on the Browse page. When you view an asset, you can easily drill down to see child assets that are associated with the asset.

Browse interface

The following image shows the interface of the Browse page:
The Browse page shows a panel with Glossary, Data Catalog, System, Process, Policy, Project, AI Model, AI System, Business Area, Legal Entity, Geography, and Regulation tabs. The System and Dataset page shows systems and datasets with sections including Name, Type, Description, Last Updated, and Stakeholders.
  1. 1Asset type tabs. Navigate the tabs to browse assets by type on the Browse page. On some tabs, you can filter the assets further by selecting a specific asset type. For example, on the Glossary tab, you can select from Business Term, Domain, Metric, or Subdomain assets to view on the page.
  2. 2Layouts. View the layouts assigned to you based on your user role. Select a layout from the list and apply it according to your business needs. The sections on the Browse page change based on the layout that you apply. You can also set a default layout by clicking the Set as Default icon. You can modify the tab settings on the Browse default layout, which will be updated to My Layout.
  3. 3Tab Settings. Use the Tab Settings option from the Actions menu to select the asset type tabs that you want to display on the Browse page. You can also specify the order in which you want the tabs to appear. You can apply tab settings only when using the Browse Default Layout.
  4. 4Settings. Use the Settings icon within each tab to show or hide asset-specific columns that apply only to that asset type. For example, the Data Element Classifications column is available only for technical assets and shows accepted data classifications. You can also save or reset your layout preferences.
  5. 5Preview pane. The preview pane enables you to view key details of a selected asset without opening that asset. This pane consists of the Overview tab and the Related Assets tab. The Overview tab shows basic attributes of the selected asset and the Related Assets tab displays the type of relationships that the asset has with other assets. To open an asset in a new page, click the asset.

Filter and sort assets

In each asset type tab, you can apply filters or sort columns. Sort the columns based on their name or when it was last updated.
Tabs also have asset-specific filters that you can apply to narrow down the list of assets. For example, on the Process tab, you can add a process type filter to view processes that belong only to the specific process type.
The following image shows the filter for the process asset types:
The Process tab shows sections such as Name, Description, Last Updated, Stakeholders, and Reference ID. The Process Type filter with option Process is highlighted.

Top-level and child-level assets

If an asset has child assets associated with it, an arrow appears next to the name of the asset. Click the arrow to expand that asset and see the associated child assets. You can also create child-level assets for business assets depending on the selected asset type. To create child-level assets for a business asset, select the asset row and click the Action menu on the selected row. The options that you see on the Action menu are contextual to the selected asset type. To see the allowed child-level assets that you can create for each business asset type, see Parent-child relationships.
For example, the following image shows the expanded system asset called Amazon Aurora, which contains two data sets Google Cloud Spanner, and NVARCHAR:
The System and Data Set tab on the Browse page with child assets expanded for one system asset.
The data set Google Cloud Spanner can be further expanded to view the data elements within it. The Action menu for the parent system asset shows options for creating a child-level system or a data set. A system asset can have a system or a data set as a child asset.

Find assets while browsing

The Find bar in every asset type tab enables you to find assets within that tab. In some asset type tabs, you can apply filters on the Find bar to view assets at different levels. To view all the assets in the tab, apply the All Assets filter. To view only the top-level assets, apply the Top-Level Assets filter.
The following image shows the filters menu for Find:
The filters menu for the Find field displays the options 'All Assets' and 'Top-Level Assets.' The 'All Assets' option is selected.
When you use the Find bar to search for assets, Data Governance and Catalog displays only the first 25 assets that match your query. To view more assets, click View More Assets.
If you want to find the child assets of a specific asset, use the Find bar that appears when you hover over the top-level asset. For an asset with child assets, you can view the number of child assets next to the top-level asset name.
The following image shows the Find option for the child assets of a top-level asset:
The Find bar next to a top-level asset.