Frequently Asked Questions

As a data steward, how can I add content to a glossary?

Create business terms, categories, and policies to add content to a glossary.

As a stakeholder, how will I know when a Glossary asset is ready for review?

You receive alerts when a Glossary asset that you are associated with changes. You receive an alert on the Analyst tool header, and you can view the notifications in the Notifications panel.

As a data steward, how can I update a Glossary asset after I have published the asset?

Create another version of the Glossary asset to update the asset after it is published. You must complete the approval process for the updated asset before glossary consumers can view the updates.

What is the difference between the inactive status and rejected phase?

The inactive status indicates that the asset is retired. The rejected phase indicates that the stakeholder did not approve the asset.

Glossary consumers cannot see assets that are in the rejected phase. Glossary consumers can see an asset that has the inactive or active status. Use the status to indicate that an asset is no longer valid for the organization. Reject an asset that was not approved by the stakeholder or an asset you do not want to publish anymore.

Can I make changes and publish a rejected asset?

You can create a version of a rejected asset and publish the new version after the approval cycle.

What assets can glossary consumers view?

Based on the permissions, glossary consumers can view assets in the published phase. The status of the published asset can be active or inactive.

How are categories useful to glossary consumers?

Glossary consumers can click Glossaries in the Library workspace view a list of categories. Glossary consumers can browse the categories to view business terms and policies that are in the category.

How can I govern business terms if there are no policies in the glossary?

Create a rule when you configure a business term. You can specify the criteria that governs business terms in the rule intent.

How can I link business terms?

You can create a relationship between business terms to link business terms. Use the following relationships to link business terms:

• - See Also
• - Not Same As
• - Parent-Child
• - Contains

How can I relate two business terms with a relationship that is not part of the Analyst tool?

You can relate two business terms with a custom relationship. The glossary administrator can create a custom relationship in the glossary template.