An attribute is a characteristic that describes an asset by means of an individual field. The attribute's kind defines the class of information that the attribute can contain.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
The following table describes some of the attribute types, along with examples of attributes.
|
Attribute type |
Description |
Example of an attribute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 |
Date on which the asset was last reviewed. |
02/05/2020 |
|
Frequency |
Rate at which an asset changes over a specific period of time. |
Daily |
|
Rows Failed |
Number of rows that failed a rule. |
15 |
|
Personally Identifiable Information |
Boolean field to indicate whether an asset contains personally identifiable information or not. |
True |
Note An attribute can contain up to 100,000 bytes, which corresponds to roughly up to 100,000 characters in the source code of the attribute.