Explanation of terms
This section explains the terms used in HULFT DataCatalog.
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Term |
Meaning |
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Metadata |
This is supplementary information about data, such as the size of data and when it was last updated. |
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Asset |
This is the target for metadata management (a database, its tables, and so on) on HULFT DataCatalog. |
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Crawling |
This is an operation that acquires the technical metadata from the registered resources. |
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Owner |
This is the manager of an object. One or more users can be set. Users set as owners have all permissions for the corresponding object. Refer to Owners for details. |
| Expert |
This is the contact information regarding an asset. A user or group can be set. Set a user or group who has thorough knowledge of the relevant asset. |
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Business metadata |
This is the metadata that is required for business. Mainly, this corresponds to terms and tags, experts, and descriptions of tables and columns. |
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Technical metadata |
This is the physical metadata in the system. Mainly, this corresponds to physical tables, names of columns, and data types. |
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Admin/Steward/Member |
These are the types of users for HULFT DataCatalog. Refer to Users for details. |
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Object |
This is a collective term for assets, groups, terms, and tags. |
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Lineage |
This is a chart that visualizes the movement of data, processes of data conversion, and the history of data. In a lineage of HULFT DataCatalog, you can check the history (linkage source/linkage destination) of data integrated with scripts in DataSpider Servista. You can view a lineage in Table/View asset. |