Simpler, Smarter, Smoother: Updates to the DataHub Business Glossary
Whether it is for data mapping or data governance, the Business Glossary is one of DataHub’s foundational features, and not surprisingly, a favorite among our users. And that’s why we’re excited to share some exciting UI updates that make this feature simpler and quicker to use.
But first, a quick rundown of the feature.
The DataHub Business Glossary
A Business Glossary is used to create a shared and controlled language for business content and technical data. It minimizes ambiguity and ensures consistency to ensure organizations speak the same language while dealing with their data.
DataHub’s Business Glossary ensures that data elements are logically classified in the business context so teams understand how different terms relate to one another.
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Simpler, smarter, smoother: 3 ways our new and improved UI simplifies the Business Glossary feature
Given how important and frequently used the Business Glossary is, we wanted to make sure that it was set up to maximize usability and flexibility for you. Here’s how our latest updates do that.
1. Improved navigation and search: View and navigate the structure of your glossary
Now, you can go straight to your Glossary Homepage to view the structure and hierarchy of your glossary.
Access the Business Glossary straight from the DataHub Homepage
Search within the glossary browser on the left, or just click to navigate and find what you’re looking for.
Search and navigate within the Glossary Term Browser
With the browser, you’ll always know where you are, down to the last node– both in your browser and your glossary path.
Know where you are, at all times
2. Add, edit, move, or delete Glossary Terms/Group — in less than three clicks
Add: Add a new Term or Term Group from anywhere within the Glossary; the Parent Term Group is auto-populated based on where you are in the browse path, and you can easily change it if/as needed.
Edit: Edit terms in a single click.
One-click Edit
Move or Delete: Organize your Glossary with ease by moving or deleting Terms as your use cases evolve.
Move or delete terms as you need
P.S: For now, you can only delete terms without any child entities. We’re working on a cascading delete feature that will help you delete parent and child terms in a single step.
3. Add a glossary term to an Entity
Add an existing term to any entity within DataHub, anything from Datasets to Dashboards; from Pipelines & Tasks to ML Models and Feature Tables.
Can’t remember the name of a Term? Easily browse the full Glossary to find what you need.
We hope you enjoy these improvements. We’d love to hear from you — join us in Slack to share your experiences and suggestions on how we can make things better!
Watch this space for new features, updates, improvements on existing ones, and a lot more on how DataHub can help you better use, manage, and govern your organization’s data.
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