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 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
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 |
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.