Create an asset type
In Collibra 2024.05, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform! You can learn more about this latest UI in the UI overview.
Use the following options to see the documentation in the latest UI or in the previous, classic UI:
You can create an asset type. For example, you can do this if the packaged asset types do not suffice.
Prerequisites
- You have a global role that has the System administration global permission.
- Your environment is licensed to create custom asset types.
Steps
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On the main toolbar, click
, and then click
Settings.
The Collibra settings page opens. - Click Operating Model.
The operating model settings are shown. - Above the table, to the right, click Add.
The Create Asset Type dialog box appears. The Asset Type Creation dialog box appears. - Enter the required information.
Field Description Name The name of the asset type.
You can add more than one type by pressing Enter.
Note The name of the asset type must be globally unique.
Parent asset type The parent asset type from which the new asset type inherits all properties.
- Click Create.
- Click Save.
Warning If you create an asset type and hierarchically nest the new asset type under, for example, a Catalog asset type, you may encounter asset page rendering issues. This is due to a difference in the required characteristics of the asset type you created and the Catalog asset type. Likewise, if you remove a required characteristic from an asset type, you may encounter page rendering issues for asset pages of that asset type.
What's next?
If necessary, edit the asset type, for example by doing one of the following:
- Enable or disable ratings and reviews.
- Enable or disable non-unique naming.
- Edit the representation in Collibra Data Intelligence Platform.