Amazon S3 asset and domain types
The Amazon S3 file system integration of Collibra Data Intelligence Platform uses a specific subset of asset types. All of these come out of the box with your software.
Asset type | Description |
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Data Asset Data Element Column |
An atomic unit of data that can be stored in a database table. Examples: FST_NM, EMPID |
Data Asset Data Structure
Table |
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 |
Data Asset Data Structure Table
Database View |
A Database View is a virtual table based on the result-set of an SQL statement. |
Technology Asset Storage Container |
An asset type that represents a Storage Container |
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. |
Technology Asset Storage Container S3 Bucket |
An asset type that represents an Amazon S3 Bucket, which is a logical unit of storage containing Amazon S3 Objects. |
Technology Asset File Group |
A collection of physical files which together represent a single logical file. |
Technology Asset System File Storage |
An asset type that represents a Cloud File Storage bucket. |
Technology Asset System File Storage S3 File System |
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) file system abstraction. |
In the latest UI, you can view the associated product by adding the Products column to the Asset types tab page in the Collibra settings. You can then also see whether the product is active in your environment.
Amazon S3 operating model
The following image shows the relations between S3 asset types and the cardinality of the relation types in the assets' assignment.