The conceptual data layer is the highest level of organization in the Data Catalog operating model. It represents the overarching structure of objects and elements within an organization’s data landscape. It is where you define concepts, such as Customer and Product and their component fields, without direct reference to system-specific implementations.
Organization of the conceptual data layer is based on many-to-many relationships, which makes the conceptual data layer more concise and flexible than tree-like arrangements that rely strictly on one-to-one and one-to-many relationships.
The conceptual data layer consists of the following asset types: