Glossary Assets
Business terms, categories, and policies are Glossary assets that data stewards create in glossaries to document business data for Glossary consumers.
Glossary consumers identify Glossary assets by name. A glossary can contain multiple assets with the same name. The properties of the asset provide a definition to the asset, and describe their purpose. Glossary assets can be linked with one another to form meaningful relationships. The glossary structure is defined by the relationships between assets. Each type of asset has a specific purpose. You can assign a data steward, stakeholder, and owner to each asset.
Categories
A category is a descriptive classification of business terms and policies. Glossary consumers can browse categories in the Library workspace to view business terms and policies associated with the category.
Use categories to define a structure for the glossary. As a content manager, identify categories that will help glossary consumers look up content easily. The data steward links categories to business terms or policies when defining the business term or policy. The linked category must be from the same glossary as the business term or policy.
Policies
Policies define the business purpose, process, or protocol that govern business practices that are related to business terms. Glossary consumers can view policies when they browse the glossary. Glossary consumers can open policies linked to a business term when they view the term to understand the business process or protocol that governs the term.
Create the policy before you define business terms. You link a policy to the term when you configure the term. The policy that you link to a term can be in any glossary.
When you define the policy, you can specify compliance criteria in the rule intent property. Glossary consumers understand the parameters that measure the compliance of business terms when they read the rule intent.
Business Terms
A business term is a word or phrase that uses business language to define relevant concepts for business users in an organization. A business term contains properties such as name, description, and usage. Glossary consumers understand business concepts, requirements, and definitions from the information in the business term.
Content managers can provide basic or complex information in the business term. Simple properties are name, description, and context. Business terms can also contain default and custom relationships to other terms. Linked business terms and policies can be from any glossary. Glossary consumers can click a link to open related business terms or policies that you link to the business term.
Business analysts who manage data assets and rule assets can link to business concepts or business language defined by a business term. Business users such as auditors can see linked assets to understand the location where data resides or technical implementation of rules defined in the business term.
Category Properties