Update a data asset

Edit catalog asset metadata to add business context, improve discoverability, and provide additional information.

Before you begin

Role required: data steward (df_data_steward)

About this task

Enrich assets with descriptions, business context, and organizational metadata to help users understand what the data represents and how to use it. Some fields are auto-populated from source systems and are read-only to maintain data integrity with the source.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Workflow Data Fabric > Workflow Data Fabric Home.
2. Select the Data catalog icon.
3. Select a data asset to open its details page.
4. From the form context menu, select Edit.
5. Update the general details.
   • Name: Name of the data asset.
   • Description: Description of the asset.
   • Summary: Brief summary of the asset.
6. Update the governance details.
   • Lifecycle status: Current state of the data asset. Possible values are: Approved, Deprecated, Draft, In review, Rejected.
   • Status message: Description of why the data asset is in its current status.
   • Owner: Person responsible for business decisions about the data. Adding or removing an owner sends the owner an email notification.
   • Steward: Person responsible for data quality and governance. Adding or removing a steward sends the steward an email notification.
7. Update the classification details.
   • Domain: Terms that represent the logical grouping of related data assets (like customer or product data). For details about creating domains, see Create catalog domains.
   • Tags: Non-hierarchical label or keyword that provides context and descriptive metadata, making data easier to organize, locate, and manage. For details about creating tags, see Create catalog tags.
   • Related terms: Glossary terms connected to this data asset.
8. Select Save.