The Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) file system integration uses a specific subset of asset types. These are available out of the box. For more information on asset attributes or metadata synchronized per asset type, go to Integrated Azure Data Lake Storage data.
| Asset type | Description |
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Technology Asset
 System File Storage ADLS File System |
An asset type that represents Azure Data Lake Storage file system. |
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Technology Asset
Storage Container ADLS Storage Account |
An asset type that represents an Azure Data Lake Storage Account, which is a logical unit of storage containing Azure Data Lake Container objects. |
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Technology Asset
File |
A piece of information technology (hardware, software, database, software platform) that helps an organization to run a business application. |
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Technology Asset
Storage Container ADLS Container |
An asset type that represents an Azure Data Lake Container, which is a logical unit of storage containing Azure Data Lake Storage objects. |
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Technology Asset
Storage Container Directory |
A collection of data that is treated by a computer as a unit, for the purposes of input and output. |
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Data Asset
Table Data Structure |
An implementation of data entities in columns and rows, in a given database system. It is the basic structure of a relational database. Examples: Account_tbl, CUST_ADDR |
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Data Asset Column Data Element |
An atomic unit of data that can be stored in a database table. Examples: FST_NM, EMPID |
ADLS diagram view
The following image shows the relations between ADLS asset types and the cardinality of the relation types in the assets' assignment.
If you use Microsoft Purview, a File asset can contain Table and Column assets.
