How do relations in filters work?

You can refine the search results with filters that can take relations into account. By following a chain of relations, called a relation path, Data Marketplace can find assets that have a direct or indirect relation to a specific asset. For example, the Source system filter restricts the search results to data sets that are stored in a specific system.

The following table shows the relation paths of the out-of-the-box relation-based filters.
If your Collibra environment does not use one or more of these relation types, the out-of-the-box relation-based filters do not work.

Filter Relation paths
Data Domain Relation path for Data Domain - Data Set:
  1. Data Set contains Column
  2. Column is represented by Data Attribute
  3. Data Attribute is part of Data Entity
  4. Data Entity is classified by Data Domain
Relation path for Data Domain - Table:
  1. Table contains Column
  2. Column is represented by Data Attribute
  3. Data Attribute is part of Data Entity
  4. Data Entity is classified by Data Domain
Data Concept Relation path for Data Concept - Data Set:
  1. Data Set contains Column
  2. Column is represented by Data Attribute
  3. Data Attribute is classified by Data Concept
Relation path for Data Concept - Table:
  1. Table contains Column
  2. Column is represented by Data Attribute
  3. Data Attribute is classified by Data Concept
Business Asset Relation path for Business Asset - Data Set:
  • Data Set is related to Business Asset
Relation path for Business Asset - Report:
  • Report is related to Business Asset
Relation path for Business Asset - Table:
  • Table is related to Business Asset
Relation path for Business Asset - Table:
  1. Table contains Column
  2. Column is represented by Business Asset
Source System Relation path for Source System - Data Set:
  • Data Set is implemented into Source System
Relation path for Source System - Table:
  1. Table is part of Schema
  2. Schema belongs to Technology Asset
  3. Technology Asset is grouped by Source System
Data Source Relation path for Data Source - Table:
  • Table is part of Schema
    The data source is an attribute of the Schema asset.

Important Data Marketplace searches based on relations only if the Relation-based search setting has been enabled.

Tip 

You can add custom filter facets filters based on relations. For information, go to Managing relation indexes. To watch a video, go to Example: Create a new relation index for a custom filter.