An attribute type defines the class of information that an attribute contains.
You can add an attribute to an asset if the attribute's type is in the relevant assignment of the asset's type.
Examples of attributes and attribute types
The following table contains examples of attribute types and a description of the attribute that can be added to an asset.
|
Attribute type |
Description of the attribute |
Example of an attribute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The shortest possible description that clearly defines the purpose of the asset. |
Customer Definition: A person, company or organization that purchases a commodity or service. |
|
Last Review Date |
The date on which the asset was reviewed. |
02/05/2020 |
|
Frequency |
The rate at which an asset changes over a particular period of time. |
Daily |
|
Rows Failed |
The number of rows that failed a rule. |
15 |
|
Personally Identifiable Information |
A boolean field to indicate whether an asset contains personally identifiable information. |
True |
Kinds of attribute types
Attribute types can contain different kinds of information, for example, free text, dates and numbers.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
|
Date
|
A date value. If you edit attributes of this type, you can pick a date using the date selector. Note The date format that is displayed in the UI, can be different depending on the language settings in your user profile. For example, dd/mm/yyyy or yyyy/mm/dd. |
|
Multiple Selection
|
A field that allows multiple values that you can select from a predefined list. |
|
with values
|
The values from which you can select one or more. |
|
Number
|
A number, or a number with a fraction. Note Numeric values are stored as Floating Point values (IEEE 754 standard), which are not able to represent all numbers accurately. Due to this technical constraint, rounding issues occur for both negative and positive numbers. The more digits in the number, before or after the decimal separator, the more likely a rounding issue will occur. |
|
Only integers. (..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...)
|
Checkbox to only allow integer numbers. Note Numeric values are stored as Floating Point values (IEEE 754 standard), which are not able to represent all numbers accurately. Due to this technical constraint, rounding issues occur for both negative and positive numbers. The more digits in the number, before or after the decimal separator, the more likely a rounding issue will occur. |
|
Metric
|
Checkbox to make this attribute type a metric. This allows you to assign this attribute type as a metric when you create a data quality rule. |
|
Selection
|
A field that allows a single value that you can select from a predefined list. |
|
with values
|
The values from which you can select one. |
|
Text
|
Textual input which may contain formatting. |
|
Plain Text
|
Checkbox to disable formatting. |
|
True/False
|
A binary option that allows you to indicate whether something is true or false. |
|
Metric
|
Checkbox to make this attribute type a metric. This allows you to assign this attribute type as a metric when you create a data quality rule. |
Note An attribute can contain up to 1500 characters.