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# Create a glossary term

# Create a glossary term {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Create glossary terms to define business concepts and provide context for data assets.

## Before you begin

Role required: Data Steward (df_data_steward)

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllWorkflow Data FabricWorkflow Data Fabric Home.
2. Select the Data catalog icon in the left sidebar.
3. Select CreateGlossary term.
4. Complete the general details:  
   * Name: The name of the business term. For example, Customer Lifetime Value.
   * Alternate name: Alternative names for the same concept.
   * Description: A clear explanation of what the term means. Use the rich text editor tools to format the content and add images, links, tables, and other elements.
5. Complete the governance details:  
   * Lifecycle status: Current state of the glossary term. Possible values are: Approved, Deprecated, Draft, In review, Rejected.
   * Version: Version number or label for the term.
   * Status message: Description of why the glossary term is in its status. Use the rich text editor tools to format the content and add images, links, tables, and other elements.
   * Owner: Person responsible for the term definition.
   * Reviewer: Person responsible for reviewing the glossary term.
6. Complete the classification details:  
   * Domain: Select from the list of available domains. Domains organize data assets into logical groupings based on business areas, departments, or data types. For details about creating domains, see [Create catalog domains](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Vs4l9Ly8dnfOfxCLY4zK_A "Organize data assets by creating hierarchical domain structures that represent business areas, departments, or data categories.").
   * Tags: Select from the list of available tags. Catalog tags are metadata labels for classifying, categorizing, and discovering data assets. For details about creating tags, see [Create catalog tags](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Jsh36YqfMC_RDYpbIaArzw "Create tags that can be applied to data assets for classification and categorization.").
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7. Complete the context details:  
   * Related terms: Other glossary terms connected to this concept.
   * Related assets: Link the glossary term to a collected data asset (non-glossary term) to provide further context to the data asset.
   * Parent Term: Relationship with a broader or more general term or concept that provides context and disambiguation of the child term.
   * Child Term: Relationship with a narrower or more specific term or concept that provides context and helps disambiguate child terms.
   * Reference URL: URLs where the term is defined or more context is accessed.
8. Select Save.

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