Overview of packaged asset types

A type of asset that is exclusively used and governed by the business user community. Its instance assets, and all instances instantiating its subtypes, pertain to the business organization. Business assets typically include business concepts like Business Term, Business Process, Line of Business, etc. that help to build the semantics of any organization with insufficient details to build an actual business application.

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

A set of reference information that categorizes and describes business terms in a way that provides context and meaningful answers to business questions.

Examples: business process, line of business, region

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A collection of BI content

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A container that stores Looker Looks, Dashboards and other folders.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A collection of MicroStrategy reports and data models.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

Business Asset  Business Dimension  BI Folder

MicroStrategy Project

A collection of MicroStrategy visualizations, report attributes and tables.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A resource that hosts Power BI Workspaces.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A collection of Power BI Report Server Dashboards, Reports and Data Models.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship

A collection of Power BI Dashboards, Reports and Data Models.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A collection of SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BI Report Server Reports and Data Sets.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

Collection of Tableau workbooks and data sources.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

Collection of content (workbooks, data sources, users, …) that's walled off from any other content on that instance of Tableau Server.

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A set of activities and tasks that, once completed, produces value to the business.

Examples: campaign management, talent recruitment

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A container for all the business definitions that encompass associated terminology and definitions that an organization is trying to govern.

Examples: master data, reference data, transactional data

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A data concept is a high level theoretical representation of the most common data properties of a data domain. A data concept is the business counterpart of a data attribute in a logical data dictionary, just as a data attribute is the logical counterpart of a field or column in the physical data dictionary. (Example: an address is a data concept of the data domain customer or organisation).

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

Also known as Data Category or Subject area, this is a container of all the business data domains and data concepts that encompass associated terminology and definitions that an organization is trying to govern. Examples: Master Data (Customer, Product), Reference Data. Business Data Domains group Data Concepts (Year, Date, Address, Name, etc.)

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

A logical element or segment of an organization that serves a particular business need. Line of business is also known as business unit or business area.

Examples: retail, e-commerce, investment management

Data Stewardship

Data Stewardship Manager

Business Qualifiers qualify certain assets. This can be used as filters in Business Qualifier Diagrams.

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

A word or phrase that describes a concept that is used in a particular branch of business.

Examples: customer, person purchase count, loan amount

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

An abbreviation of a business term that forms a word or a name. It is formed by stringing the initial components of a business term together. It is often pronounced as a word.

Examples: ERP, EDW, EAD

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

An asset type that is used for calculations, such as sum, count, average, minimum or maximum.

Examples: net sales, top customers, on-hand inventory

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

Key Performance Indicator, an indicator to periodically measure the success of or the progress towards a strategic goal of a particular activity or of an organization.

Examples: employee turnover, customer attrition, claims denial rate

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

A document containing information that is organized in a narrative, graphic, or tabular form. The document is prepared on an ad hoc, periodic, recurring, regular or as-required basis.

Reports can refer to specific periods, events, occurrences or subjects.

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

A visual representation of data or a collection of visualizations.

Business Glossary

Business Semantics Glossary

A collection of Looker tiles with metrics from one or more Looker Looks.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

A detailed view of a Looker Data Set, with visualizations of findings and insights.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

A query that creates a simple report in a Looker Tile or Looker Look.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

An element that represents data on the Looker Dashboard.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

Business Asset  Report  BI Report 

MicroStrategy Dossier

A collection of MicroStrategy chapters and pages.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

Business Asset  Report  BI Report 

MicroStrategy Document

Business Asset  Report  BI Report 

MicroStrategy Report

A detailed view of a MicroStrategy data model, with visualizations of findings and insights.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

A collection of Power BI tiles with metrics from one or more Reports and Data Models.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

A detailed view of a Power BI Data Model, with visualizations of findings and insights.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

An element representing data on the Power BI Dashboard.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

Business Asset  Report  BI Report 

SSRS KPI

A key performance indicator of SQL Server Reporting Services.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

Business Asset  Report  BI Report 

SSRS Report

A detailed view of an SQL Server Reporting Services Data Set, with visualizations of findings and insights.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

A collection of several worksheets and supporting information, shown on a single screen, so that you can simultaneously compare and monitor a variety of data.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

A worksheet is a single sheet on which you can build views of your data.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

Collection of sheets. A sheet can be a worksheet, a dashboard or a story.

Data Catalog

Business Semantics Glossary

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An enumerated list of valid code values for a specific topic, where the code set is the whole and the code values are parts of that whole. It is a data asset that defines the set of permissible values to be used by other data assets.

Examples: Product Code Set, Person Gender Code, ISO 3166 Country Code

Reference Data

Reference Data Manager

A valid form of representation for an asset, shortened or covert.

Examples:

• In the Person Gender Code, “male”, “female”, “not known” and "not specified" are represented by the valid code values "1", "2", "0" and "9".
• “US” is part of the "ISO 3166 code set" and refers to The United States of America.

Reference Data

Reference Data Manager

Mapping between two or more code sets.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A construct that documents aspects of something abstract, especially one that is essential for business.

Examples: person birth date, person address

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

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

Examples: FST_NM, EMPID

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A specification that defines a property of a data entity.

Examples: CustomerBirthDate, EmployeeFirstName

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An atomic unit of data that represents a BI report.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An atomic unit of data that is used in a Looker Look or Looker Tile. It represents a column in a Looker Data Set.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A column in a MicroStrategy data model.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A column in a Power BI Data Model.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A column in an SQL Server Reporting Services Report Data Set.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A specification that defines a property of a Tableau data entity.

Examples: CustomerBirthDate, EmployeeFirstName.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

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

Examples: FirstName, EmpID

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An atomic unit of data that represents a report.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An atomic unit of data that represents a BI report.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An atomic unit of data that is used in a Looker Look or Looker Tile. It represents the actual use a Looker Data Set Column.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A detailed view of a MicroStrategy visualization, with findings and insights.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Data Asset  Data Element  Report Attribute  BI Report Attribute 

SSRS Parameter

A column that is part of an SQL Server Reporting Services Data Set and that is used in a KPI.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An atomic unit of data that represents a Tableau report.

Examples: ExpenseAmount, RiskAmount

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A collection of related sets of data assets that are data elements or composed of data elements.

Example: Customer Contact information

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A collection of data that is used for BI report creation

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A collection of data that is used to define Looker Dimensions and Measures.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A collection of data that is used to create an SQL Server Reporting Services Report.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A logical grouping (through whole-part relation) of data elements.

Example: cfPerson is a data structure that contains the cfBirthDate, cfPersonFullName data elements.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A unit of data that can be classified and can have a stated relationship to other units of data.

Examples: Customer, Employee

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A unit of data in a BI data source that can be classified and can have a stated relationship to other units of data.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Data Asset  Data Structure  Data Entity  BI Data Entity 

MicroStrategy Data Entity

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A table in a Power BI Data Model.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A table in an SQL Server Reporting Services Report Data Set.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Data Asset  Data Structure  Data Entity  BI Data Entity 

Tableau Data Entity

An abstraction from the physical implementation of database tables, used for Tableau report creation.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Organizes data elements and standardizes how the data elements relate to one another. The data model often facilitates the communication between business and technology.

Examples: customer subject area model, event subject area model

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A diagram that organizes data elements and standardizes how the data elements relate to one another. The Data Model is often used as a communication aid between business and technology.

Examples: Customer Subject area model, Event Subject area model

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Data Asset  Data Structure  Data Model  BI Data Model 

MicroStrategy Data Model

A collection of data that is used to create MicroStrategy reports.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Data Asset  Data Structure  Data Model  BI Data Model 

Power BI Data Flow

A collection of tables that are created and managed in workspaces in the Power BI service.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A collection of data that is used to create a Power BI report.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An abstraction from the physical implementation of database, schema, file, etc., used for Tableau report creation.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An asset that contains the location of specific data. It provides all the details that are required for setting up a connection to a database or server.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

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

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A Database View is a virtual table based on the result-set of an SQL statement.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An asset that clearly documents how the data can be used between data produces and consumers for specific purpose

Example: Sales growth information that is available to share for read-only requirements

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Asset type used to model the Primary key - Foreign key relations in relational databases.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Mapping between two or more data structures.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Data Asset 

Dataplex Lake

A lake is a centralized repository for managing enterprise data across the organization.

This asset type has been added in preparation of the Dataplex integration. The metamodel can change based on feedback from the upcoming Dataplex integration Beta testing.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Data Asset 

Dataplex Zone

A zone represents a logical group of related assets within a Dataplex lake.

This asset type has been added in preparation of the Dataplex integration. The metamodel can change based on feedback from the upcoming Dataplex integration Beta testing.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A type of asset that is used to monitor and advocates to maximize performance or utilization of other Business and Data assets while minimizing the risk factors in alignment with Organisational/Business goals.

Policy Manager

Policy Manager

Governance Asset 

Assessment Review

An asset of this type is created when an assessment is conducted on an asset and submitted for review.

Assessments

Policy Manager

Represents criteria that are relevant for assessing quality and categorizes different aspects of how data quality is measured.

Examples: accuracy, completeness, consistency

Data Helpdesk

Data Helpdesk

An agreement between data producers and consumers with terms and conditions including provisions concerning access and dissemination to 'pool' a set of data for specific purposes.

Examples: Sales growth information that is available only to the Risk team for generating internal reports.

Policy Manager

Policy Manager

Allows you to categorize Issue type assets to help with organization and reporting.

Example: You want to differentiate between types of issues, such as a Duplication issue or a Completeness issue.

Data Helpdesk

Data Helpdesk

A statement of intent that is set by a council and is implemented by a set of standards.

Example: Personal information must be adequately protected.

Policy Manager

Policy Manager

Consists of specific low-level mandatory controls that help enforce and support the policy.

Example: All personal information is encrypted with a specific encryption type.

Policy Manager

Policy Manager

Defines or constrains some aspect of specific business data categories. It is intended to control or influence the behavior of the business.

Example: Every customer must have a unique identifier.

Policy Manager

Policy Manager

Defines or constrains some aspect of specific business data. It is intended to control or influence the behavior of business data.

Example: Customer numbers have to be unique.

Policy Manager

Policy Manager

An implementation of data quality rules in a selected physical database system using a particular data quality tool.

Example: CRM.ACT.Tx_ID cannot be null, must be a 9-digit number and has to take the 999-99-9999 format in the CRM system, and ERP.Cust.SSN has to take the 999999999 format in the ERP system.

Data Helpdesk

Data Helpdesk

A specification that defines which actions are required to measure the quality level of a data element for its intended use.

Example: SSN must be a unique 9-digit identification number for 100% of US personal accounts for tax processing.

Data Helpdesk

Data Helpdesk

A rule that describes a criterion to which content in DGC has to comply.

Reference Data

Reference Data Manager

The parent asset type of all issues.

Data Helpdesk

Data Helpdesk

A problem related to issue management, also referred to as "issue".

Data Helpdesk

Data Helpdesk

A piece of information technology (hardware, software, database, software platform) that helps an organization to run a business application.

Examples: Database, File

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A collection of data that is systematically organized or structured, to make it is easy to create, update and query the information.

Examples: Ora_DGC_V45, SalesDB2020

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An asset type that represents a Cloud File Container.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

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

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An asset type that represents an Google Cloud Storage bucket which is a logical unit of storage containing Google Cloud Storage objects.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An asset type that represents an Amazon S3 Bucket, which is a logical unit of storage containing Amazon S3 Objects.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

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

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A computer program or device that supports other computer programs and their users

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A visual analytics platform for creating and storing visualizations.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A platform to create Looker Dashboards and rich visualizations.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Technology Asset  Server  BI Server 

MicroStrategy Server

A visual analytics platform for creating and storing MicroStrategy reports and data models.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A visual analytics platform for creating and storing Power BI Reports and Data Models.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Technology Asset  Server  BI Server 

SSRS Server

A visual analytics platform for creating and storing SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BI Report Server Reports and Data Sets.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

A visual analytics platform for creating interactive dashboards and rich visualisations

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Executable software that you can buy commercially off the shelf (COTS), or build internally, to automate one or more business functions that help run a business smoothly and efficiently.

Examples: CRM, ERP, EDW

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

The link between a BI System and an external system.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

The link between Tableau and an external system. A Tableau data source contains the information to connect to external data, table names, the table relationships, and any customizations that you make.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An asset type that represents a Cloud File Storage bucket.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

An asset type that represents a Google Cloud Storage file system.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) file system abstraction.

• Data Catalog
• Reference Data

• Catalog
• Data Dictionary