Manage asset type assignments

You can add, edit, and delete the assignments of an asset type.

Important 

Choose an option below to explore the documentation for the latest user interface (UI) or the classic UI.

Prerequisites

You have a global role with the Product Rights > System administration global permission.

Add an assignment

Adding a global or scoped assignment to an asset type allows you to tailor governance responsibilities to specific contexts. This targeted approach improves data quality within specific areas, and facilitates more effective data governance across the organization.

You can add an assignment to an asset type if you want to change the behavior of the assets of that type. For example, you can add an assignment to make a specific attribute type available for assets of a specific type.

Tip To add a scoped assignment: Ensure that the scope is created and the asset type has a global assignment.

Steps

  1. Open the asset type.
    1. On the main toolbar, click Products icon → Cogwheel icon Settings.
      The Settings page opens.
    2. Click the Operating Model tab.
      Operating Model settings are shown.
    3. On the Asset types tab, in the table, click the name of the asset type you want to open.
      The asset type page opens.
  2. To add a global assignment:
    1. In the left pane, click Add global assignment.
      The Add Global Assignment dialog box appears.
    2. Click Add global assignment.
      A global assignment is added to the asset type. The asset type no longer inherits the assignments from its parent asset type.
      Note An asset type can have only 1 global assignment.

  3. To add a scoped assignment:
    1. In the left pane, click Add assignment.
      The Select scope for this assignment dialog box appears.
    2. Select a scope.
      Note You can add only 1 scope at a time.
    3. Click Add assignment.
      A scoped assignment is added to the asset type. The settings of the global assignment are copied to the scoped assignment.

Edit an assignment

Note Certain assignments have system-managed attribute types, relation types, and statuses that can't be removed because they are necessary for the proper functioning of Collibra Platform. For example, in the global assignment of the Column asset type, you can't remove the relation type that links it to a table.

Steps

  1. Open the asset type.
    1. On the main toolbar, click Products icon → Cogwheel icon Settings.
      The Settings page opens.
    2. Click the Operating Model tab.
      Operating Model settings are shown.
    3. On the Asset types tab, in the table, click the name of the asset type you want to open.
      The asset type page opens.
  2. In the left pane, click the assignment.
  3. Assign any of the following items to the asset type: characteristic types, domain types, statuses, articulation score rules, data quality rules, and validation rules.

Delete an assignment

You can delete an assignment if, for example, you no longer want the assets of a specific asset type to have specific attribute types.

Note The global assignment can't be deleted for certain asset types because it is necessary for the proper functioning of Collibra Platform.

Steps

  1. Open the asset type.
    1. On the main toolbar, click Products icon → Cogwheel icon Settings.
      The Settings page opens.
    2. Click the Operating Model tab.
      Operating Model settings are shown.
    3. On the Asset types tab, in the table, click the name of the asset type you want to open.
      The asset type page opens.
  2. In the left pane, click Delete outline rounded icon next to the assignment you want to delete.
    Note 
    • If you want to delete the global assignment, you need to first delete all scoped assignments.
    • You can't delete a global assignment if the asset type is part of an asset type group.
  3. In the delete confirmation dialog box, click Delete.
    Note If you delete the global assignment, the asset type inherits all assignments from its parent asset type.

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