Manage domain types

Updated: May 26, 2025

You can create, edit, move, and delete a domain type.

Create a domain type

You can create a new domain type to tailor Collibra Platform to your specific data governance needs, create a more organized environment, and reflect your unique data landscape information architecture.

Consider creating new domain types to:

• Support new asset types: In Collibra, every asset ultimately resides in a domain. If you created a new, custom asset type that doesn't fit into an existing domain type, create a new domain type specifically for it.
• Improve organization and usability: Domain types allow you to logically group domains and the assets within. Instead of having a general Data Governance domain, you can create more specialized types such as a Business Glossary domain, a Data Quality Rules domain, a Technical Asset domain, and so on. This helps others find specific types of information. Each domain type explicitly communicates the intended purpose and the asset types it was designed to hold, reducing confusion, improving user adoption, and maintaining consistency.

Prerequisites

You have a global role that has the Product Rights > System administration global permission.

Steps

1. On the main toolbar, click → Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
2. Click the Operating Model tab.
   The Operating Model settings are shown.
3. On the Domain types tab, click Add.
   The Create Domain Type dialog box appears.
4. Enter the required information.
   

   Option	Description
   Name	Name to identify the domain type.
   Description (optional)	Description that explains the purpose and intended usage of the domain type.
   Parent domain type	Parent domain type for the domain type.

5. Click Create.

Edit a domain type

You can change the name and description of a domain type.

Note Certain domain types are managed by Collibra, meaning they are system-managed and you can't edit their public ID, delete them, or change their parent. You can, however, edit their names (for example, to translate them into your preferred language).

Prerequisites

You have a global role that has the Product Rights > System administration global permission.

Steps

1. On the main toolbar, click → Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
2. Click the Operating Model tab.
   The Operating Model settings are shown.
3. On the Domain types tab, in the row containing the domain type you want to edit, double-click the Name or Description cell.
   The cell editor appears.
4. Edit the name or description, and then click the checkmark icon or Update.
   

What's next?

After you edit a domain type, you can set or remove a default domain view. For more information, go to Set or remove a default domain type view (in preview).

Move a domain type

You can change the parent domain type of a custom domain type by moving the domain type to a different parent.

Note Certain domain types are managed by Collibra, meaning they are system-managed and you can't move them. You can move only custom domain types.

Prerequisites

You have a global role that has the Product Rights > System administration global permission.

Steps

1. On the main toolbar, click → Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
2. Click the Operating Model tab.
   The Operating Model settings are shown.
3. On the Domain types tab, in the row containing the domain type you want to move, click .
   The Move Organization dialog box appears.
4. In the Parent domain type field, select the new parent type for the domain type.
5. In the Parent type field, select the new parent type for the domain type.
6. Click Save.

Delete a domain type

You can delete a custom domain type if you no longer need it.

Note Certain domain types are managed by Collibra, meaning they are system-managed and you can't delete them. You can delete only custom domain types.

Steps

1. On the main toolbar, click → Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
2. Click the Operating Model tab.
   The Operating Model settings are shown.
3. On the Domain types tab, in the row containing the domain type you want to delete, click .
   The Delete This Domain Type dialog box appears.
4. Click Delete.
5. On the Domain types tab, in the row containing the domain type you want to delete, click .
   The Delete <domain type> dialog box appears.
6. Click Yes.