Using Collection Map to check and link items
This page will walk you through how to use the Collection Map tab to:
Visually check what’s been linked to a collection
Ensure that a data lineage is correctly tagged to the appropriate collection
Checking what’s been linked to a collection
When you navigate to a Collection page, you can visually see all the different things that have been linked to it via the Map tab.
When you click on any of the linked object types, a slide-out will appear listing all of the linked objects.
This is a great way to quickly review and check how the collection is linked in your data ecosystem.
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Two other options to review items that have been linked to a collection include:
Using the Related tab to view a list of all assets
Using Search filters to locate all data assets linked to the Collection
Checking if data lineage is correctly linked
When you click on a data asset in the slide-out, a lineage map will appear.
Data assets that are also linked to the same collection, will appear darker, while data items not linked will appear faded.
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For any additional tables that you would also like to link, right-click on the table will appear and you can click on the ‘Add to Collection Instance’ option.
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While the linkage happens immediately, the map will not update in real time.
Updates to Domains, Classifications and Use Cases will appear after a quick page refresh.
Updates to custom Data Governance and Data Management collections will appear after the next scheduled index update (this means there may be a potential delay of up one day)
If you would like to bulk update a large number of items and link it to a collection, you can add items from the map to your Cart and use the Bulk update or Bulk edit feature