Amazon S3 asset an domain types

The Amazon S3 file system integration of Collibra Data Intelligence Cloud uses a specific subset of asset types. All of these come out of the box with your software.

Asset type Description

Domain type
Data Asset  Data Element 
Column

An atomic unit of data that can be stored in a database table.

Examples: FST_NM, EMPID
  • Physical Data Dictionary
  • S3 Catalog
Data Asset  Data Structure 
Table

An implementation of data entities in columns and rows, in a given database system. It is the basic structure of a relational database.

Examples: Account_tbl, CUST_ADDR
  • Physical Data Dictionary
  • S3 Catalog
Data Asset  Data Structure Table 
Database View

A Database View is a virtual table based on the result-set of an SQL statement.
  • Physical Data Dictionary
  • S3 Catalog
Technology Asset 
Directory

An organizational structure that contains files and other directories.

Examples: C:\Collibra, D:\Collibra\DGC, /opt/collibra
  • S3 Catalog
  • Technology Asset Domain
Technology Asset 
File

A collection of data that is treated by a computer as a unit, for the purposes of input and output.

Examples: businessGlossary.xls, dataDictionary05220.csv, datacatalogv25.txt
  • S3 Catalog
  • Technology Asset Domain
Technology Asset 
File Group

A collection of physical files which together represent a single logical file.

S3 Catalog
Technology Asset 
S3 Bucket

A container for S3 objects.

S3 Catalog
Technology Asset  System 
S3 File System

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) file system abstraction.

S3 Catalog