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Data collections

A data collection is a grouping of one or more related data assets. Use the Marketplace - Data Collection Template.xlsx file or your own Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to create data collections in Data Marketplace.

Prerequisites

Before you can create data collections, verify the following prerequisites:
Verify the privileges and permissions
Verify one of the following:
Verify the categories
Ensure that the categories within which you want to create the data collections are already present in Data Marketplace.

Column description

The following table describes the fields in the Marketplace - Data Collection Template.xlsx file and the values that you can enter:
Field
Description
Example
Reference ID
Enter a reference identifier for the data collection.
Field Type: Free text; optional
Guidelines: If you don't specify a reference identifier, Data Marketplace automatically assigns a unique value to the object.
If you want to specify a reference identifier, enter a unique alphabetical, numeric or alphanumeric value. You can also use special characters when you enter a reference identifier value. Ensure that the value that you enter doesn’t use a prefix value that is configured in Metadata Command Center.
For more information about reference IDs, see the Manage reference IDs of objects topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.
You can specify DCollection01 or DC-1 as the reference ID of a data collection. However, if DCL- is a reference ID prefix that is configured in your Metadata Command Center, you cannot use DCL-1.
Name
Enter a name for the data collection as you want it to appear in Data Marketplace.
Field Type: Free text; required
Guidelines: Enter a name that represents the data that it contains. You could choose a name that is similar to or is a combination of the data assets within the data collection.
Customer Address and Profile Data
Purpose
Enter a description for the data collection.
Field Type: Free text; required
Guidelines: Enter a descriptive text so that so that Data Users can easily find the data collection. You can explain the nature of the data and the purpose for which it was created so that users can decide whether it meets their business requirements.
If you use a CSV file to upload data collections, do not enter commas in the description. Commas are used as column separators. Consider rephrasing the description to avoid commas.
Data collection featuring two data assets. One is a customer address data set with location details. The other is a customer profile data set with demographics. Originally created for marketing purposes.
Category
Specify the category within which you want to create the data collection.
Field Type: Fixed value; required
Guidelines: Enter the category name exactly as it appears in the Data Marketplace user interface.
Customer
Certified Uses
Specify the most suitable use for the data.
Field Type: Fixed value; optional; multi-select
Guidelines: Enter a value that represents the usage context accurately.
Analytics
Data Owners
Enter the email addresses of the individuals or the names of the groups that you want to assign as stakeholders of the data collection with the Data Owner stakeholder role.
Field Type: Fixed value; optional
Guidelines: Use semi-colons to separate your entries, and do not enter a space between each entry.
Ensure that the users are aware of their responsibilities before you assign them the Data Owner role. Additionally, ensure that the users are already assigned the Data Owner user role in the Administrator. For more information about the responsibilities of a Data Owner, see the Data Owner topic in the Introduction and Getting Started help.
jdoe@informatica.com;Marketing
Technical Owner
Enter the email addresses of the individuals or the names of the groups that you want to assign as stakeholders of the data collection with the Technical Owner stakeholder role.
Field Type: Fixed value; optional
Guidelines: Use semi-colons to separate your entries, and do not enter a space between each entry.
Ensure that the users are aware of their responsibilities before you assign them the Technical Owner role. Additionally, ensure that the users are already assigned the Technical Owner user role in the Administrator. For more information about the responsibilities of a Technical Owner, see the Technical Owner topic in the Introduction and Getting Started help.
janeD@informatica.com;Sales
Status
Select a status for the data collection. The status determines whether the data collection is discoverable by Data Users when they search for it.
Field Type: Fixed value; required
Enter one of the following values:
  • - To make the data collection discoverable to Data Users, set the status to PUBLISHED.
  • - To make the data collection not discoverable to Data Users, set the status to UNPUBLISHED.
Guidelines: Typically, the data collections you create should be in the published state. If you are creating unpublished data collections, ensure that you have a valid reason for doing so, or create the data collections at a later time.
PUBLISHED
If your Administrator has configured custom attributes in Metadata Command Center for the data collections in Data Marketplace, you can view these additional fields in the Marketplace - Data Collection Template.xlsx file that you download. You can use these fields to specify additional information about the data collections that you want to create.
Note: When the Marketplace - Data Collection Template.xlsx file that you use contains a mandatory custom attribute that accepts only date values, ensure that you provide a valid input value. If you enter an invalid date value, Data Marketplace will not replace your invalid input with the default date value configured for the custom attribute in Metadata Command Center.
For more information about custom attributes, see the Create custom attributes for objects topic in the Set Up Data Marketplace help.