Glossary Creation
Create a glossary before you define categories, business terms, and policies. When you create a glossary, you must provide a name for the glossary. You can provide a description and assign a data steward and owner for the glossary.
Creating a Glossary
Create a glossary in the Glossary workspace. Configure the glossary properties when you create a glossary.
1. From the New menu, select Glossary.
The glossary panel opens in the Glossary workspace.
2. Configure properties to create the glossary.
3. Choose to save the glossary.
- - To save the current configuration and continue the task later, click Save and Continue. The Analyst tool creates a glossary with the current information and displays the glossary in edit mode.
- - To complete the task, click Save and Finish. The Analyst tool creates a glossary and displays the glossary in read mode.
Editing a Glossary
You can edit the properties of a glossary after you have created the glossary.
1. Click Open to open the Library workspace.
2. In the Library Navigator, click Assets.
3. Choose the glossary that you want to edit.
4. Click Edit to edit the glossary.
5. Change the glossary properties.
6. Choose to save the glossary.
- - To save the current configuration and continue the task immediately or later, click Save and Continue. The Analyst tool updates the glossary and displays the glossary in edit mode.
- - To complete the task, click Save and Finish. The Analyst tool updates the glossary and displays the glossary in read mode.
Deleting a Glossary
Delete a glossary to permanently delete all categories, policies, and business terms in the glossary.
1. Click Open to open the Library workspace.
2. In the Library Navigator, click Assets and select Glossaries.
3. Right-click the glossary that you want to delete and click Delete.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
4. Confirm that you want to delete the glossary.
Glossary Properties