Manage domains

A domain is a logical grouping of assets. It always has a domain type and belongs to only one community.

Important 

In Collibra 2024.05, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Collibra Platform! You can learn more about this latest UI in the UI overview.

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Out-of-the-box domains

Collibra uses some out-of-the-box domains that you can edit but can't delete. If required, you can hide them by restricting their view permissions.

Domain name

Domain type

Domain ID

Domain URL

New Data Sets

Data Usage Registry

00000000-0000-0000-0001-000200000001

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0001-000200000001

Data Quality Dimensions

Business Asset Domain

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006019

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006019

Issue Classification

Issue Classification

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006011

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006011

New Applications

Technology Asset Domain

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006018

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006018

New Business Terms

Glossary

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006013

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006013

New Data Assets

Data Asset Domain

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006015

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006015

New Policies & Business Rules

Governance Asset Domain

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006016

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006016

New Processes

Business Asset Domain

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006017

domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006017

New Reference Data

Codelist

00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006014

<your environment>/domain/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000006014

Permissions

The following table lists the resource permissions required to manage a domain.

Note If you have the Resources > Manage all resources global permission, you can perform all the actions listed in the table, even without the specific resource permissions.
Action Resource permission
Create a domain

Domain > Add
Edit a domain name and domain type

Domain > Update
Move a domain to a different community
  • Domain > Update
  • Community > Update (on the parent community)
Delete a domain Domain > Remove

Create a domain

You can create your own domain in a community.

Prerequisites

You have a resource role that has the Domain > Add resource permission.

Steps

  1. On the main toolbar, click .
    The Create dialog box appears.
  2. Click the Organization tab.
  3. Select a domain type from the list.
    Tip 
    • To create a Process Register domain, select the Process Register domain type.
    • If you selected the wrong domain type, you can still change it in the Domain typeType field in the next step.

    The Create Domain dialog box appears.
  4. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription
    Domain typeType

    Domain type of the domain.

    Tip 
    • This field shows the domain type you selected in the previous step. You can change it if needed.
    • If a default domain view (in preview) is set for the domain type, the default view is applied to the domain.
    CommunityCommunity under which the domain will be located.

    Domain nameName

    Name of the new domain.

    Tip 
    • You can create multiple domains together. To do so, enter the first name, click the drop-down or press Enter, and then enter the next name.
    • Domain names must be unique within their parent community.
  5. Click Create.

Edit a domain name and domain type

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

Prerequisites

You have a resource role that has the Domain > Update resource permission.

Steps

  1. Open the domain.
  2. Click Actions → Edit.Click → Edit.
  3. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription

    Name

    New name for the domain.

    Note Domain names must be unique within their community.
    TypeNew domain type for the domain.
  4. Click Save.
Tip You can also edit the domain name and type via the organization table on the Overview tab of the domain's community page. To do so, double-click the Name or Domain Type cell of the domain, enter the new name or select a domain type, and then click .

Move a domain

You can change the community of a domain by moving the domain to a different community.

Note If a domain is moved to a community in another scope, the assignment of the domain's assets may change. If moving a domain causes a conflict of scopes, the moved domain is removed from its original scope.

Prerequisites

  • You have a resource role that has the Domain > Update resource permission on the domain you want to move.
  • You have a resource role that has the Domain > Update resource permission on the community to which you want to move the domain.

Steps

  1. Open the domain.
  2. Click Actions → Move.Click → Move.
  3. In the Community field, select the new community.
    Note Domain names must be unique within their community. If you try to move the domain to a community that already contains a domain with the same name, an error message appears after you click Save.
  4. Click Save.

Delete a domain

Warning Deleting a domain also deletes its views and assets.

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

Prerequisites

You have a resource role that has the Domain > Remove resource permission.

Steps

  1. Open the domain.
  2. Click Actions → Delete.Click → Delete.