Steps overview: Creating and managing data contracts from Collibra

Updated: May 8, 2026

1. Review the preflight checks and required permissions.
2. Manage the data contract.
   You can:
   1. Create and update a Data Contract.
   2. Generate a manifest file based on the Collibra data.
   3. Upload a new version of the manifest file.
   4. Apply a manifest file to Collibra data.
   5. Download a manifest file.
   6. Compare different manifest file versions.
   7. Set a manifest file as the active one.
   8. Delete a manifest file.
3. Verify the data contract information in Collibra.
   You can do this by opening the Data Contract asset or the Data Contract Registry.

What's next

Preflight checks and required permissions to create and manage data contracts from Collibra

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