Glossary

A

approval proceses
Automated workflows based on templates that provide standardized tasks for approving access to data products.

C

community
A group of users that are members of an instance of Data Product Hub and may either create or subscribe to data products, or administer and configure the Data Product Hub.

connection
Connectors to data sources that require credentials to access data assets.

D

data contract
The required data contract is a document describing the Terms and Conditions for using the data product. It represents a contract between the data producer and subscribers regarding the quality and contents of the data contained in the data product.

data extract
A method for delivering data products that generates a file, or extract, from a table and stores it in a specified location to make it available for downloading by the subscriber.

data product
A collection of optimized data or data-related assets that are packaged for reuse and distribution with controlled access. Data products contain data as well as models, dashboards, and other computational asset types. Unlike data assets in governance catalogs, data products are managed as products with multiple purposes to provide business value.

data product item
Individual assets that are included in a data product. Items in a data product can be a variety of types, including tables, CSV files, results of a SQL query, URLs, etc. Delivery methods and custom properties are assigned to items.

delivery method
The method for receiving delivery of the items in a data product as determined by the connector type.

domain
An area of expertise or activity in business that can be used to categorize data products. Domains can be divided into additional levels called subdomains.

M

member
Users that have been added to the Data Product Hub community and assigned a role that allows a certain level of access.

N

notifications
Automated messages that provide status updates for workflow tasks.

P

properties
Business-specific metadata assigned to data products or items in a data product that help users discover data products efficiently. Properties may be standard properties included with Data Product Hub or custom properties tailored for a company's buisness needs.

S

subscription
A subscription is an agreement to receive access to a data product. Acceptance of the terms and conditions in the data contract is required before access is granted.

T

task
Automated tasks that track participation in a review process.

task inbox
A dashboard-style screen containing tasks assigned to and initiated by a Data Product Hub member where progress on the tasks is easily tracked.

Parent topic: Documentation for Data Product Hub