Out-of-the-box metamodel for Reference Data

Reference Data has specific asset types and domain types.

Asset types

The following table contains out-of-the-box asset types that are relevant for Reference Data.

Asset type	Asset type	Description
AI Agent	Business Asset AI Agent	AI Agent is a system or program that can autonomously perform tasks, such as make decisions based on predefined rules or learned patters, or take actions to achieve specific goals.
Azure AI Foundry Agent	Business Asset AI Agent Azure AI Foundry Model	A subtype of AI Agent that represents AI agents in Azure AI Foundry.
AI Model	Business Asset AI Model	AI Model is a statistical model that is trained on datasets in order to make predictions on new data.
AWS Bedrock AI Model	Business Asset AI Model AWS Bedrock AI Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in Amazon Bedrock.
AWS SageMaker AI Model	Business Asset AI Model AWS SageMaker AI Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in Amazon SageMaker.
Azure AI Foundry Model	Business Asset AI Model Azure AI Foundry Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in Azure AI Foundry.
Azure AI Model	Business Asset AI Model Azure AI Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in Microsoft Azure AI.
Databricks AI Model	Business Asset AI Model Databricks AI Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in Databricks Unity Catalog.
MLflow AI Model	Business Asset AI Model MLflow AI Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in MLflow.
SAP AI Model	Business Asset AI Model SAP AI Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in SAP.
Vertex AI Model	Business Asset AI Model Vertex AI Model	A subtype of AI Model that represents AI models in Google Vertex AI.
AI Use Case	Business Asset AI Use Case	An AI Use Case is a specific application of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI Models trained on specific data in order to solve a business problem and deliver business value. Implementing AI Use Case may result in automating a task, improve decision-making or develop new products and services.
Data Concept	Business Asset Business Dimension Data Concept	A data concept is a high level theoretical representation of the most common data properties of a data domain. A data concept is the business counterpart of a data attribute in a logical data dictionary, just as a data attribute is the logical counterpart of a field or column in the physical data dictionary. (Example: an address is a data concept of the data domain customer or organization).
Data Domain	Business Asset Business Dimension Data Domain	Also known as Data Category or Subject area, this is a container of all the business data domains and data concepts that encompass associated terminology and definitions that an organization is trying to govern. Examples: Master Data (Customer, Product), Reference Data. Business Data Domains group Data Concepts (Year, Date, Address, Name, etc.)
Party	Business Asset Business Dimension Party	An association, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, trust, or individual that has legal standing. A Party has legal capacity to enter into agreements or contracts, assume obligations, incur and pay debts, sue and be sued in its own right, and to be held responsible for its actions.
Vendor	Business Asset Business Dimension Party Vendor	A provider of goods or services.
Code Set	Data Asset Code Set	An enumerated list of valid code values for a specific topic, where the code set is the whole and the code values are parts of that whole. It is a data asset that defines the set of permissible values to be used by other data assets. Examples: Product Code Set, Person Gender Code, ISO 3166 Country Code
Code Value	Data Asset Code Value	A valid form of representation for an asset, shortened or covert. Examples: In the Person Gender Code, “male”, “female”, “not known” and "not specified" are represented by the valid code values "1", "2", "0" and "9". “US” is part of the "ISO 3166 code set" and refers to The United States of America.
Data Attribute	Data Asset Data Element Data Attribute	A specification that defines a property of a data entity. Examples: CustomerBirthDate, EmployeeFirstName
Data Quality Job	Data Asset Data Quality Job	Representation of a job executed in Collibra Data Quality & Observability.
Data Set	Data Asset Data Set	A collection of related sets of data assets that are data elements or composed of data elements. Example: Customer Contact information
Data Entity	Data Asset Data Structure Data Entity	A unit of data that can be classified and can have a stated relationship to other units of data. Examples: Customer, Employee
Data Model	Data Asset Data Structure Data Model	A diagram that organizes data elements and standardizes how the data elements relate to one another. The Data Model is often used as a communication aid between business and technology. Examples: Customer Subject area model, Event Subject area model
Data Usage	Data Asset Data Usage	An asset that clearly documents how the data can be used between data produces and consumers for specific purpose Example: Sales growth information that is available to share for read-only requirements
Assessment Review	Governance Asset Assessment Review	An asset of this type is created when an assessment is conducted on an asset and submitted for review.
Data Quality Dimension	Governance Asset Data Quality Dimension	Represents criteria that are relevant for assessing quality and categorizes different aspects of how data quality is measured. Examples: accuracy, completeness, consistency
Data Quality Metric	Governance Asset Rule Data Quality Metric	An implementation of data quality rules in a selected physical database system using a particular data quality tool. Example: CRM.ACT.Tx_ID cannot be null, must be a 9-digit number and has to take the 999-99-9999 format in the CRM system, and ERP.Cust.SSN has to take the 999999999 format in the ERP system.
Data Quality Rule	Governance Asset Rule Data Quality Rule	A specification that defines which actions are required to measure the quality level of a data element for its intended use. Example: SSN must be a unique 9-digit identification number for 100% of US personal accounts for tax processing.
Validation Rule	Governance Asset Rule Validation Rule	A rule that describes a criterion to which content in DGC has to comply.

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.

Domain types

The following table contains out-of-the-box domain types that are relevant for Reference Data.

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Type	Type	Description	Asset types
Codelist	Codelist	Any kind of data that is used solely to categorize other data found in a database, or solely for relating data in a database to information beyond the boundaries of the enterprise.	Code Set Code Value
Hierarchies	Codelist Hierarchies	A Code list with a hierarchical structure in its Code Values	Code Set Code Value
Assessment Review Register	Data Governance Domain Assessment Review Register	Domain type for Assessment Review assets, which are created when an assessment is conducted on an asset and submitted for review.	Assessment Review
Rulebook	Data Governance Domain Rulebook	A set of rules that are used as a basis for making decisions and governing programs or policies.	Rule Business Rule Data Quality Metric Data Quality Rule
Validation Rule Domain	Validation Rule Domain	A domain type for domains containing validation rules.	Validation Rule
Issues Vocabulary Type	Issues Vocabulary Type	A domain type that contains issues. Every community has a domain of this type, called Issues. This domain is hidden, which means it does not appear in the Collibra Browser. You can view all assets in the hidden Issues domains through the Data Helpdesk.	N/A

Workflows

The following table contains out-of-the-box workflows that are relevant for Reference Data.

Name	Description	Visual representation
Cancel Process	This process notifies the concerned users of a workflow cancellation.
Escalation Process	This process is the default mechanism for the escalation of user tasks in workflows.
Propose New Code Value	This process facilitates the creation of new Code Value assets in the Data Governance Council community.
Propose New Data Asset	This process facilitates the creation of new Data Assets in the Data Governance Council community.
Propose New Governance Asset	This process facilitates the creation of new Governance Assets in the Data Governance Council community.
Simple Approval	The Simple Approval workflow is a single-step process that allows you to approve an asset in Collibra Platform.
Voting Sub-Process	The Voting Sub-Process is a workflow that can be called by other workflows when users need to vote. It is used within other out-of-the-box workflows such as the Approval Process, the Simple Approval or the Issue Management workflow. You can use this sub-process in new custom workflows. The result is a true or false boolean that is provided to the parent workflow.