Get started with the extension

You can use Collibra Browser Extension for a seamless interaction between web pages and your Collibra Platform resources.

The Browser Extension allows you to:

  • Search for definitions, product names, and more, from any web page via the context menu.
  • Find business context and view the lineage of data in business intelligence tools (or example, Power BI and Tableau) with a single click.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you can access the Collibra environment of your organization.

Steps

0.1 Install the extension

Download and install the Collibra Browser Extension from the web store of your browser.

Note You can add the extension on all Chromium-based web browsers, such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

0.2 Configure the extension

Add the URL of the Collibra environment of your organization, and, optionally, some web domains.

Tip Adding web domains allows the extension to automatically match data from a business intelligence tool (for example, Power BI or Tableau) with the resources in your Collibra environment.

0.3 Use the extension

You can use the extension in the following ways: