Viewing Object Details
Axon displays information about an object in different tabs. You can open an object and click the tabs to view the object properties. Axon does not display all the tabs in all the objects.
Summary
You can view a summary information of an object in the Summary tab. Axon displays object properties in the Summary tab in different sections.
The Summary tab contains properties in the following sections:
- Definition
- Object description and any key descriptors that support the description.
- May contain one or more of the following properties:
- - System
- - Usage
- - Glossary
- Classifications
- Describes the main classification of the object. For example, Axon Status and Lifecycle. You can view the name of the user who created the object. The user name is a link that opens the user profile page. The field does not appear if the user name is deleted from Axon.
- Scorecard
Displays key information on how comprehensive the stewarding of the object is. You can view a scorecard for glossary and data set objects.
- Documents
- Displays supporting files that a stakeholder uploaded to the object.
Interfaces
View information about other systems connected to the current system in the Interfaces tab. Axon displays object properties in the Interfaces tab in different sections.
The Interfaces tab contains properties in the following sections:
- Maps
- Provides a graphical representation of the relationships between objects across different facets.
- System Interfaces
- Show which other systems are connected to this system. You can edit the system interfaces to describe details about which data flows through the interfaces.
- Data Flow Outside The Interfaces
Displays any attribute flow described elsewhere affecting the current system, but which has not been linked to an interface. If you see information in this section, you should explore why this data is not described within an interface, and if required, create a link to an interface.
Attributes
Displays information about each attribute that belong to a Data Set object.
Axon displays the following information by default in the Structure section:
Name | Description |
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KDE | Displays the name of the Glossary objects that have indicated an attribute as a key data element to them. |
Name | Name of the attribute as known in the business. |
Definition | Definition of the item. |
Glossary Name | The glossary that is linked to an attribute. Recommended to facilitate finding data concepts across systems irrespective of their system specific naming. |
Origin | Describes the origin of an attribute. You can select one of the following values: Created/Set Here, Sourced, Unknown, or Enterprise Catalog. |
Axon displays the following information when you choose to display extra columns:
Name | Description |
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Key | Indicates if the item is a Primary Key in the data set it lives in. |
Ref. | A unique reference assigned automatically to each attribute by Axon. |
DB Field Name | The name of the field in the database holding the data. Can be an encoded string. For example, database.table.fieldname. |
Editability | Options: Read Only, Unknown or Editable - Restricted to List / List with Free Text Override / Free Text |
Editability Role | Role of the user who can make edits. Permitted values: Admin Only / Most Users / Restricted User Group. |
Requirement | Indicates if the field is mandatory, optional or conditional when a new row is created. |
Business Logic | Optional field to describe the context of the business logic. |
Data Type | Technical metadata field. Captures the data type of the attribute in the underlying database as per the SQL92 ISO standard. |
Data Length | Technical metadata field. Captures the field length in the underlying database. |
Related To | Concatenation of the related Data Set & Attribute |
Relationship Type | Describes attribute linking which indicates the nature of the sourcing. You can select one of the following values: - - Enforced Lookup.
- - Unenforced Lookup
- - Sourced From. The attribute can be sourced from an exact copy of the source, filtered subset of the source, or from a combination of sources.
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Interface | Populated if the Attribute Link is described via an Interface. |
Sourcing Logic | Captures any logic applied to the flow of data. For example, selections or transformations performed. |
Created By | Name of the user who created the object. The name is a link that opens the user profile page. The column appears as an empty field if the user name is deleted from Axon. |
Created Date | The date when the object was created. |
Attribute Glossary Definition | The definition for a glossary that is linked to an attribute. |
Relationships
The Relationships tab provides a context to the object by displaying where the object is placed in a hierarchy of related objects. You can view information about how individual attributes in a data set link to other attributes in other data sets and systems. The data flow shows the lineage through the systems of your organization.
When you open a Glossary object, you can view the Hierarchy and Relationships sub-tabs from the Relationships tab.
The Hierarchy sub-tab provides a single view of all the relationships between glossaries. You can view the hierarchical, parent-child relationships for a Glossary object. You can also view other types of relations for an object that are present in the Relationships sub-tab, such as is identified by, is related to, is specialism of, is classified by, is described by, is part of, and is made up of. For example, the other types of glossary relations can include relations, such as "Customer is part of a Legal Entity" and "Employee is identified by Employee ID." You can see the other glossary relationships marked in a dark orange color. Axon displays all glossary relationships by default. If you do not want to view the other relationships, clear Show Relationships.
The Relationships sub-tab displays a visual representation of the object and the relationships with the other objects. The Relationships sub-tab does not show the parent-child relationships of an object.
Stakeholders
You can define who in the organization has knowledge pertinent to the object in the Stakeholders tab. This allows all users to communicate with the right people when considering definitions and understanding the effects of changes. Axon displays object properties in the Stakeholders tab in different sections and sub-tabs. You can add, remove, and set delegates in the Stakeholders tab.
The Stakeholders tab of a data set contains properties in the following sections:
- Data Sets
- Displays names of the stakeholders, their roles, and the org unit to which they belong. You can see if the user has accepted the role or not.
- Data Attributes
- Displays roles of the stakeholders at the attribute level. You can assign one owner and one steward to each attribute.
- Stakeholder Community
- Displays the wider stakeholder community. If the current active object is connected to any other object in Axon, the stakeholders of those connected items collectively form the wider stakeholder.
Axon displays information about users who follow the object in the Followers sub-tab. You can see the names of the followers, the organizational unit to which they belong, their function and the date since when they are following the object.
Values
Displays the values for each attribute that belongs to a Data Set facet. You can upload several values for each attribute that you enter in the Attributes tab.
Axon displays the following information in the Value Updates and Availability section:
Name | Description |
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Value Update Frequency | The frequency at which you plan to update the list of values. |
Update Frequency Comments | Notes or comments about the frequency at which you plan to update the list of values. |
Availability | The method by which you plan to make the list of values available to other applications. |
Availability Comments | Notes or comments about the availability of the list of values. |
The Values - Full List or Values - Sample Set section displays the list of values for the Data Set that you have opened. The columns you see depend on the entries that you have made in the Structure section of the Attributes tab.
To add a new column to the list of values, go to the Attributes tab and add the column as a new attribute. After you have added the new attribute entry, select the Values tab and click Edit. When you download the template file to upload values, you will see the new column that you have added in the Attributes tab.
Data Quality
Displays a dashboard of data quality results against the current object. The scope of the maps is limited to only the objects that are connected to the active object.
When you open a data set object, you can view the Dashboard and Rules sub-tabs from the Data Quality tab. The Rules sub-tab shows the list of data quality rules for all attributes in a data set. If the attributes within the data set do not contain data quality rules, Axon displays the data quality rules from the upstream data sets in the lineage. Axon checks for the upstream data sets in the lineage till it finds an associated data quality rule for the linked attributes. Axon inherits and displays the first occurrence of all data quality rules from the linked attributes.
In the Rules sub-tab, Axon displays the related Data Set and System information for a data quality rule that is inherited from the upstream data sets.
Enterprise Catalog
View Enterprise Data Catalog information in System, Data Set, and Glossary objects.
In the View mode of a System object, you can see the Resources and Physical Fields sub-tabs under the Enterprise Catalog tab. In the View mode of Data Set and Glossary objects, you can view the Physical Fields sub-tab under the Enterprise Catalog tab.
Data
Describes the objects at the glossary level. Axon displays the data sets that are associated to a glossary or attributes with the appropriate glossary link in separate grids. The sub-tabs of the Data tab vary based on the type of facet.
Components
Displays the level of an object in a hierarchy of related objects. For example, the Components tab of process shows the immediate child objects of the process and the flow between the child processes.
People
Displays a list of users that belong to an Org Unit object.
Report
Shows the data quality report of an object.
Regulations
Displays a list of regulations that a regulatory theme classifies.
Impact
A key part of Axon is to explain the context of an object. The Impact tab of an object shows the connection of the object across many other facets.
History
Displays a record of all edits that have been made to an object. This shows what was changed, when and by whom. Axon does not delete the history, so there is a full history of the object allowing full traceability.
Change
Displays the current and past change requests that are active for the current object. You can also view custom workflows.
Users of Axon can communicate about changes that they would want to make to objects using change requests. A change request can also be used to notify stakeholders of missing information. Any user who has logged in can create a change request. Axon creates a workflow based on the change request. Stakeholders review the workflow and act on it.