Guided Stewardship is a Collibra product to help data stewards organize and govern data. It adds an out-of-the-box operating model and related features to the Stewardship application.
Guided Stewardship operating model
Guided Stewardship relies on an out-of-the-box operating model consisting of a physical, semantic, and conceptual layer. For a detailed explanation of these layers and their asset types, go to Guided Stewardship operating model.
Guided Stewardship features and navigation
Guided Stewardship offers features to help data stewards create connections between the different layers. By establishing connected data structures in Collibra, relationships can be traced and data consumers can understand the data better.
The features and navigation menu in the Stewardship application change based on theSemantic Model Editor setting and your permissions.
Stewardship features when the Semantic model editor setting is disabled
If the Semantic model editor setting is disabled, the Stewardship application can include Stewardship features, Organization, Business dimensions, Tags, and Data Classification, and the additional Guided Stewardship feature Physical Data Connector.
The navigation is as follows:
- Organization: Provides a hierarchical view of the communities, domains, and their respective owners. Use this page to manage responsibilities in Collibra.
- Business dimensions: Shows several out-of-the-box views on Business Process, Data Category, and Line of Business assets. Use this page to show and manage these assets in Collibra.
- Tags: Shows an overview of all defined tags. Tags can group assets across communities and domains, improving organization and accessibility. Use this page to manage all tags in Collibra.
- Physical Data Connector: Contains a table with high-level database information. For more information, go to Physical Data Connector
- Data Classification: Shows the defined data classes and allows you to create and manage them. For information, go to Data Classification.
Stewardship features when the Semantic model editor setting is enabled (in preview)
If the Semantic model editor setting is enabled, the Stewardship application has a different navigation and includes the Stewardship features, Organization, Business dimensions, Tags, and Data Classification, and the additional Guided Stewardship features Semantic Model Editor and Semantic Assistant.
The navigation is split in 3 submenus: Organization, Semantic layer, and Data classification
Organization submenu
The Organization submenu helps you manage the data governance framework. It includes the following pages:
- Organization: Provides a hierarchical view of the communities, domains, and their respective owners. Use this page to manage responsibilities in Collibra.
- Business dimensions: Shows several out-of-the-box views on Business Process, Data Category, and Line of Business assets. Use this page to show and manage these assets in Collibra.
- Tags: Shows an overview of all defined tags. Tags can group assets across communities and domains, improving organization and accessibility. Use this page to manage all tags in Collibra.
Semantic layer submenu
The Semantic layer submenu allows you to create the semantic layer and connect it to the physical layer, making data more meaningful and searchable. It includes the following pages:
- Data Models: Shows all defined data models in your environment.
This feature, known as the semantic model editor, allows you to create and manage data models, data entities, and data attributes. Depending on the configuration, you can create assets manually or ask Collibra AI for suggestions.
For information, go to Create the semantic layer (in preview). - Semantic Assistant: Shows all data sources and allows you to use Collibra AI to suggest descriptions for Column assets and relations between Column assets (physical layer) and Data Attributes (semantic layer). This feature is also known as semantic mapping, and replaces the Physical Data Connector feature.
For information, go to semantic assistant (in preview).
Data classification submenu
The Data classification submenu offers all features to categorize and classify data, making data more meaningful and searchable. It includes the following pages:
- Data Classification: Shows the defined data classes and allows you to create and manage them. For information, go to Data Classification.
- Data Categories: Shows the defined data categories. For information, go to Data Categories.
Collibra Data classification allows to create a relation between a Column asset and a Data Category asset based on the classification of the column. For more information, go to About automatic Data Category association via Data Classification.