Collections are used to group a range of different data items for easy of access and management. For example, you can create a collection of Critical Data Elements
This function is currently restricted to Data Governance Managers, Data Managers and Administrators.
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Overview of Collection Types
There are 3 b ways in which collections are created:
Automated data collections: These collections are linked automatically tagged to your data based on different rules. An example is usage, which tags data and content used daily/weekly/monthly etc
Automated platform collections: These collections are used for by the platform to control specific attributes. An example is data role, which allows you to assign users to a specific role within K.
Manually created collections: Data Governance Managers, Data Managers and Administrators have the ability to create manual collections.
In total there are 7 collections types in K.
Collection Type | Creation method | Description |
|---|---|---|
Automated | Automated | Help… what are these? |
Change | Automated | |
Collaboration | Automated | |
Data Governance | Manual | |
Data Management | Manual | |
Glossary | Manual | |
Knowledge | Automated | |
List | Automated | |
Platform | Automated |
Automated collections are automatically linked to the data asset and are shown under the data asset name
How Manual Collections Work
Manual collections are a great way to group your data assets.
Each manual collection contains
How to create a manual collection
Select
Platform Settings in the side barIn the pop-out side panel click on Collections
Click on New Collection
Complete the form and click Create
If you can’t find the collection you are looking for ask your Data Manager or Data Governance Manager to review the collections settings to ensure your asset type can be linked to the collection