Types of direct relationships

AI Model

The following table lists the predefined relationships between AI Model assets and other assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
AI Model	AI Model	Contains	An AI model asset contains data of another AI Model asset.
AI Model	AI Model	is Used In	An AI model asset's data is used in another AI Model asset.
AI Model	Business Term	is Related to	An AI Model asset is related to a Business Term asset type.
AI Model	Data Element	is Generating (Target)	An AI model asset generates data that is of the Data Element asset type
AI Model	Data Element	is Using (Source)	An AI model asset uses a Data Element asset's data as source.
AI Model	Data Process	is Used in	An AI model asset's data is used in a Data Process asset.
AI Model	Data Set	is Generating (Target)	An AI model asset generates data that is of the Data Set asset type.
AI Model	Data Set	is Using (Source)	An AI model asset uses a Data Set asset's data as source.
AI Model	Data Set (Technical asset)	is Generating (Target)	An AI model asset generates data that is of the Data Set asset type.
AI Model	Data Set (Technical asset)	is Using (Source)	An AI model asset uses a Data Set asset's data as source.
AI Model	Domain	is Related to	An AI Model asset is related to a Domain asset type.
AI Model	Metric	is Related to	An AI Model asset is related to a Metric asset type.
AI Model	Notebooks or Scripts	is Used in	An AI model asset's data is used in a Notebooks or Scripts asset.
AI Model	Subdomain	is Related to	An AI Model asset is related to a Subdomain asset type.

Business Area

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Business Area assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Business Area	Business Area	is the Parent of	A Business Area asset type is the parent of another Business Area asset.
Business Area	Geography	is Related to	A Business Area asset is related to a Geography asset.
Business Area	Legal Entity	is Related to	A Business Area asset is related to a Legal Entity asset.

Business Term

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Business Term assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Business Term	Business Area	is Related to	A Business Term asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Business Term	Business Term	is Classified by	A Business Term asset is classified by another Business Term asset.
Business Term	Business Term	is Described by	A Business Term asset is described by another Business Term asset.
Business Term	Business Term	is Identified by	A Business Term asset is identified by another Business Term asset.
Business Term	Business Term	is Related to	A Business Term asset is related to another Business Term asset.
Business Term	Business Term	is Variant of	A Business Term asset is similar to but still different from another Business Term asset.
Business Term	Business Term	is the Parent of	A Business Term asset is the parent of another Business Term asset.
Business Term	Metric	is Classified by	A Business Term asset is classified by a Metric asset.
Business Term	Metric	is Described by	A Business Term asset is described by a Metric asset.
Business Term	Metric	is Identified by	A Business Term asset is identified by a Metric asset.
Business Term	Metric	is Related to	A Business Term asset is related to a Metric asset.
Business Term	Metric	is Variant of	A Business Term asset is similar to but still different from a Metric asset.
Business Term	Metric	is the Parent of	A Business Term asset is the parent of a Metric asset.
Business Term	System	is a Strategic source for	A System asset is an approved source of data that a Business Term asset represents.

Data Quality Rule Occurrence

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Data Quality Rule Occurrence assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Data Quality Rule Occurrence	Data Element	applies to	A data quality rule occurrence applies to a Data Element for generating data quality scores.

Data Quality Rule Template

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Data Quality Rule Template assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Data Quality Rule Template	Business Term	applies to	A data quality rule template applies to a business term for generating data quality scores.
Data Quality Rule Template	Metric	applies to	A data quality rule template applies to a Metric for generating data quality scores.

Data Set

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Data Set assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Data Set	Business Term	is Defined by	A Business Term asset subject area best describes the overall content of a Data Set asset.
Data Set	Data Set	is in Lineage with	A Data Set asset is in lineage with another Data Set asset.
Data Set	Data Set	is a Source for	A Data Set asset is a source for another Data Set asset.
Data Set	Domain	is Defined by	A Domain asset subject area best describes the overall content of a Data Set asset.
Data Set	Manual Data Element	is the Parent of	A Manual Data Element asset is the business representation of data that is not available in the catalog but which is essential to capture for governance purposes in your organization.
Data Set	Metric	is Defined by	A Metric asset subject area best describes the overall content of a Data Set asset.
Data Set	Subdomain	is Defined by	A Subdomain asset subject area best describes the overall content of a Data Set asset.
Data Set	Report	is Derived from	A Data Set asset is derived from a Report asset.

Domain

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Domain assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Domain	Business Area	is Related to	A Domain asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Domain	Business Term	is Related to	A Domain asset is related to a Business Term asset.
Domain	Business Term	is the Parent of	A Domain asset is the parent of a Business Term asset.
Domain	Data Set	is Defined by	A Data Set asset subject area best describes the overall content of a Domain asset.
Domain	Data Set	is Related to	A Domain asset is related to a Data Set asset.
Domain	Domain	is Related to	A Domain asset is related to another Domain asset type.
Domain	Metric	is the Parent of	A Domain asset is the parent of a Metric asset.
Domain	Subdomain	is Related to	A Domain asset is related to a Subdomain asset.
Domain	Subdomain	is the Parent of	A Domain asset is the parent of a Subdomain asset.

Geography

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Geography assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Geography	Geography	is the Parent of	A Geography asset is the parent of another Geography asset.

Legal Entity

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Legal Entity assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Legal Entity	Geography	is Related to	A Legal Entity asset is related to a Geography asset.
Legal Entity	Legal Entity	is the Parent of	A Legal Entity asset type is the parent of another Legal Entity asset.

Manual Data Element

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Manual Data Element assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Manual Data Element	Manual Data Element	is in Manual Lineage with	A Manual Data Element asset is in lineage with another Manual Data Element.
Manual Data Element	Technical Data Element	is in Manual Lineage with	A Manual Data Element asset is in lineage with a Technical Data Element.

Note: The is in Manual Lineage with relationship type is created by Data Governance and Catalog when you create a manual lineage in the Lineage tab of an asset.

Metric

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Metric assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Metric	Business Area	is Related to	A Metric asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Metric	Business Term	is Classified by	A Metric asset is classified by a Business Term asset.
Metric	Business Term	is Described by	A Metric asset is described by a Business Term asset.
Metric	Business Term	is Identified by	A Metric asset is identified by a Business Term asset.
Metric	Business Term	is Related to	A Metric asset is related to a Business Term asset type.
Metric	Business Term	is Variant of	A Metric asset is similar to but still different from a Business Term asset.
Metric	Business Term	is the Parent of	A Metric asset is the parent of a Business Term asset.
Metric	Data Set	is Related to	A Metric asset is related to a Data Set asset.
Metric	Metric	Is Classified by	A Metric asset is classified by another a Metric asset type.
Metric	Metric	is Described by	A Metric asset is described by another Metric asset type.
Metric	Metric	is Identified by	A Metric asset is identified by another Metric asset type.
Metric	Metric	is Related to	A Metric asset is related to another Metric asset type.
Metric	Metric	is Variant of	A Metric asset is similar to but still different from another Metric asset.
Metric	Metric	is the Parent of	A Metric asset is the parent of another Metric asset.
Metric	Metric	Semantic Relationship	A Metric asset has semantic relationship with another Metric asset.
Metric	System	is a Strategic source for	A System asset is an approved source of the data that a Metric asset represents.

Policy

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Policy assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Policy	AI Model	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of an AI model asset.
Policy	Business Area	is Related to	A Policy asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Policy	Business Term	is Regulating	A Policy asset exerts a regulatory influence over a Business Term asset.
Policy	Data element	is Regulating	A Policy asset exerts a regulatory influence over a data element.
Policy	Data Set	Policy defined by Business	A Policy asset defines some aspects of a Data Set asset.
Policy	Data Set	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Data Set asset.
Policy	Domain	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Glossary asset.
Policy	Geography	is Related to	A Policy asset is related to a Geography asset.
Policy	Legal Entity	is Related to	A Policy asset is related to a Legal Entity asset.
Policy	Manual Data Element	is Related to	A Policy asset is related to a Manual Data Element asset.
Policy	Metric	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Glossary asset.
Policy	Policy	is the Parent of	A Policy asset is the parent of another Policy asset.
Policy	Process	is Related to	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Process asset.
Policy	Process	is Compliant with	A Process asset adheres to a Policy asset in whole or in part.
Policy	Subdomain	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Glossary asset.
Policy	System	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a System asset.
Policy	Policy	support Implementation of	A Policy asset supports some aspect of implementation to another Policy asset.
Policy	Report	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Report asset.
Policy	Report Element	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Report Element asset.
Policy	Classification	is Regulating	A Policy asset influences some aspects of a Classification asset.

Process

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Process assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Process	AI Model	is Related to	A Process asset type is related to an AI model asset type.
Process	Business Area	is Related to	A Process asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Process	Business Term	is using CDE	A Process asset uses a Critical Data Element of a Business Term asset.
Process	Business Term	is Related to	A Business Term asset is relevant to the execution of a Process asset.
Process	Data Element	is Related to	A Data Element is relevant to the execution of a Process asset.
Process	Data Element	is Using	A Process asset uses a Data Element asset's data.
Process	Data Set	is Related to	A Data Set asset is relevant to the execution of a Process asset.
Process	Data Set	is Using Data from	A Data Set asset is dependent on the Process asset data.
Process	Domain	is used for Process	A Process asset's data is used in a Domain asset.
Process	Geography	is Related to	A Process asset is related to a Geography asset.
Process	Legal Entity	is Related to	A Process asset is related to a Legal Entity asset.
Process	Manual Data Element	is Related to	A Process asset is related to a Manual Data Element asset.
Process	Metric	is Related to	A Metric asset is relevant to the execution of a Process asset.
Process	Metric	is Using CDE	A Process asset uses a Critical Data Element of a Metric asset.
Process	Policy	is Related to	A Process asset evidences execution of, or adherence to, a Policy asset.
Process	Process	is Predecessor To	A source Process asset precedes a target Process asset.
Process	Process	is Related to	Different processes or process steps are complimentary or otherwise related to other business activities.
Process	Process	is the Parent of	A Process asset is the parent of another Process asset.
Process	Subdomain	is using CDE	A Process asset uses a Critical Data Element of a Subdomain asset.
Process	Subdomain	is Related to	A Subdomain asset is relevant to the execution of a Process asset.
Process	System	is Related to	A Process asset is related to a System asset.
Process	System	is Using Data from	A Process asset is dependent on a System asset's data.
Process	System	Process Applicable System	A Process asset creates or consumes data relevant to a System asset.

Project

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Project assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Project	AI Model	is Related to	A Project asset type is related to an AI model asset type.
Project	Business Area	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Project	Business Term	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Business Term asset.
Project	Data Set	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Data Set asset.
Project	Domain	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Domain asset.
Project	Geography	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Geography asset.
Project	Legal Entity	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Legal Entity asset.
Project	Manual Data Element	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Manual Data Element asset.
Project	Metric	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Metric asset.
Project	Policy	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Policy asset.
Project	Project	is the Parent of	A Project asset type is the parent of another Project asset type.
Project	Process	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Process asset.
Project	Regulation	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Regulation asset.
Project	Subdomain	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a Subdomain asset.
Project	System	is Related to	A Project asset is related to a System asset.

Regulation

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Regulation assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Regulation	Business Area	is Related to	A Regulation asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Regulation	Geography	is Related to	A Regulation asset is related to a Geography asset.
Regulation	Legal Entity	is Related to	A Regulation asset is related to a Legal Entity asset.
Regulation	Policy	is Related to	A Regulation asset is related to a Policy asset.
Regulation	Regulation	is the Parent of	A Regulation asset type is the parent of another Regulation asset type.

Subdomain

The following table lists the predefined relationships between Subdomain assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Subdomain	Business Area	is Related to	A Subdomain asset is related to a Business Area asset.
Subdomain	Business Term	is Classified by	A Subdomain asset type is classified by a Business Term asset type.
Subdomain	Business Term	is Described by	A Subdomain asset type is described by a Business Term asset type.
Subdomain	Business Term	is Identified by	A Subdomain asset type is identified by a Business Term asset type.
Subdomain	Business Term	is Related to	A Subdomain asset type is related to a Business Term asset type.
Subdomain	Business Term	is Variant of	A Subdomain asset is similar to but still different from a Business Term asset.
Subdomain	Business Term	is the Parent of	A Subdomain asset type is the parent of a Business Term asset type.
Subdomain	Data Set	is Related to	A Subdomain asset type is related to a Data Set asset type.
Subdomain	Data Set	Subdomain defined by Data	A Subdomain asset may indicate the contents or primary purpose of a Data Set asset.
Subdomain	Metric	is Classified by	A Subdomain asset type is classified by a Metric asset type.
Subdomain	Metric	is Described by	A Subdomain asset type is described by a Metric asset type.
Subdomain	Metric	is Identified by	A Subdomain asset type is identified by a Metric asset.
Subdomain	Metric	is Related to	A Subdomain asset is the related to a metric asset type.
Subdomain	Metric	is Variant of	A Subdomain asset is similar to but still different from a Metric asset.
Subdomain	Metric	is the Parent of	A Subdomain asset is the parent of a Metric asset type.
Subdomain	Subdomain	is Related to	A Subdomain asset is related to another Subdomain asset type.
Subdomain	Subdomain	is the Parent of	A Subdomain asset type is the parent of another Subdomain asset type.

System

The following table lists the predefined relationships between System assets and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
System	Business Area	is Related to	A System asset is related to a Business Area asset.
System	Data Set	is a Strategic Source for	A System asset is a strategic source for a Data Set asset.
System	DataSource (Technical Asset)	is Derived from	A System asset is derived from a DataSource asset.
System	Geography	is Related to	A System asset is related to a Geography asset.
System	Legal Entity	is Related to	A System asset is related to a Legal Entity asset.
System	System	is the Parent of	A System asset type is the parent of another System asset type.
System	System	is a Source for	A System asset is a source for another System asset.

Technical Data Element

The following table lists the predefined relationships between technical data elements and target assets.

Source Asset Type	Target Asset Type	Relationship Type	Meaning of Relationship Type
Technical Data Element	Manual Data Element	is in Manual Lineage with	A technical data element is in lineage with a Manual Data Element asset.
Technical Data Element	Technical Data Element	is in Manual Lineage with	A technical data element is in lineage with a technical data element.

Note: The is in Manual Lineage with relationship type is created by Data Governance and Catalog when you create a manual lineage in the Lineage tab of an asset.