Custom attributes are properties defined for technical or business assets to capture additional information. Custom attributes allow you to specify and store specific information relevant to your assets beyond the predefined attributes.
In Metadata Command Center, the organization administrator can create custom attributes for assets according to the governance requirements of your organization. The attributes that the organization administrator creates are displayed in Data Governance and Catalog when a user creates an asset. For more information on creating attributes, see the Administration help module in Metadata Command Center.
On a technical asset page, you can view the system and custom attributes on the Overview tab and Attributes tab. On a business asset page, you can view custom attributes on the Attributes section of the Overview tab.
Note: If the organization administrator creates a custom attribute for an asset in Metadata Command Center and defines a default value for it, the default value does not appear in Data Governance and Catalog if the asset existed before the attribute was created.
The following image shows the system and custom attributes on the Overview page of a technical asset:
To modify the custom attribute values, click Edit either on the Custom Attributes section of the Overview page or the Custom Attribute sub-tab of the Attributes page. You cannot edit the values of system attributes.
The following image shows the Attributes tab of a technical asset page:
