Screen elements in the user interface

The Collibra user interface contains a number of common elements that appear throughout the product.

You can navigate through Collibra using your mouse or keyboard.

Important 

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

Use the following options to see the documentation in the latest UI or in the previous, classic UI:

Screen layout

No. Element name Description
Home button

Open the homepage or your default dashboard.

Navigation browser

Open the Browse pane.

Search field Search for any resource in Collibra.
button Create any resource from any location.
Shopping basket Request access to assets.
Tasks indicator Check how many workflow tasks are awaiting your attention and manage those tasks from the My tasks page.
Activities tracker

Check the Collibra activities and view the history of all the jobs you started.

Info

Get access to the product documentation, to Collibra Product Resource Center and University, and to the Collibra support portal.

Note If you have the Sysadmin role, you can access the API documentation.

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Application menu

Open another application:

Submenu

Open one of the subpages of the current application.

View selector

Switch between views.

View toolbar

Manage the current view.

Filter pane

Filter the resources in the view.

Action toolbar

Perform actions on the assets that you selected in the view or start a workflow.

Content toolbar

Manage the resources in the current view.

Table or set of tiles

See the resources in the current view in a table or as tiles.

No. Element name Description
Application logo

Open the homepage.

Applications

Open another application, such as:

Browse

Open the browse pane, which contains organization, asset views, and dashboards.

Search Search for any resource in Collibra using a search box.
Create Create any resource from any location.
Tasks Check how many workflow tasks are awaiting your attention and manage those tasks from the Tasks page.
Activities

Check the Collibra activities and view the history of all the jobs you started.

Data basket Request access to assets.
Help

Access Product Documentation, Product Resources Center, University, and Support Portal.

Note If you are an administrator, you can also access API documentation.

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Subtab

Open one of the pages of the current application.

View selector

Switch between views.

View toolbar

Manage the current view.

Action buttons

Perform actions on the assets that you selected in the view or start a workflow.

Content toolbar

Manage the resources in the current view.

Filter pane

Filter the resources in the view.

Table or set of tiles

See the resources in the current view in a table or as tiles.

Rows per page Change the number of rows or tiles per page, or switch to another page.