Objects
Objects page gives users an overview of all database objects available, allowing to create a data catalog to easily manage data assets.
The Objects view can be accessed on the Catalog page under the Objects tab.
Each catalog object consists of:
Data quality metric - calculated based on test cases and profilings
Name - object name in database
Attributes - number of columns for object
Row count - latest known row count from profiling
Test cases - related test cases (click to navigate to Test cases page)
Profiling rules - related profilings (click to navigate to Profiling page)
Description - business definition (if exists) or database comment
Object detailed view
Clicking on an object name opens a detailed view, allowing users to get insights on attribute level. Users can view metadata and metrics, add comments, and manage related business terms from Glossary.
Database comment - technical comment from database metadata
Owner - set the owner of the data asset
Dataset - set the dataset the object belongs to
Business definition - custom free text field to describe the object
Labels - add custom labels to group objects
Clicking on a row in the columns table will open that column's detailed view. From this view you can also manage the related terms. New terms can be added from the Glossary
Search
Catalog search can be used to find catalog objects by:
Free text - object/column names and descriptions
Term - business term from Glossary
Label - custom label defined for catalog objects
Object - specific catalog object (table/view name)
Attribute - specific attribute (column name)
Clicking on the search result will open catalog objects with selected filter.
Datasets
Datasets can be created to group specific catalog objects. Datasets are found on the sidebar. New datasets can be created by clicking on Plus icon. Clicking on a dataset will filter Catalog view to display objects in selected dataset.
Assigning objects to datasets
Objects can be added to datasets by dragging the Dataset icon to any of the datasets. To remove object from any of the datasets, drag it to "All objects" dataset.
