Business Term Links
You can link data assets or rule assets to business terms. Data assets and rule assets are not part of the glossary but are assets in the Analyst tool. You can also link to external reference tables that contains the values which are valid for a business term.
Rule assets and data assets contain information to support business operations within the enterprise. Glossary consumers who want to understand information in assets linked to the business term can view the linked data asset or rule asset in the Library workspace. To view data assets, click Data Objects in the Assets panel of the Library Navigator. To view rule assets, click Rules in the Assets panel of the Library Navigator.
For example, if the current business term defines Social Security number, glossary consumers can look up the data asset to view the domain where the Social Security number is available. Glossary consumers can view the business logic that is used to mask Social Security numbers in the rule asset.
Data Asset
A data asset represents the source that contains metadata.
Business terms can contain links to the following types of data assets:
- •Data domains. A predefined or user-defined Model repository object that represents the functional meaning of a column based on the column data or column name. Examples are Social Security number, credit card number, and email ID.
- •Data objects. Sources used to extract metadata for analysis.
For example, sensitive data such as Social Security numbers are stored in a data domain. The data asset for the business term "sensitive data" contains a link to the data domain location. An auditor who reads the business term can see the location where sensitive data is stored.
Rule Asset
A rule is business logic that defines conditions applied to data when you run a profile.
Business terms can contain links to the following types of rule assets:
- •Mapplet. A reusable asset in repositories that contains a set of transformations.
- •Rule definition. Business logic that defines conditions applied to data when you run a profile.
For example, the organization requires sensitive information such as Social Security number to be masked. A mapplet defines how a Social Security number is masked. The mapplet is linked as a rule asset to the business term "Social Security number." An auditor who reads the business term can also see the mapplet rule used to mask the data.
Reference Table URL
You can add a link to an external reference table that contains the values that are valid for a business term.
Consider the business term "discount voucher" in the glossary of a retail organization. You can add a link to a table that provides the percentage of discounts allowed for vouchers.