Set Up Terms

You can define terms to improve business understanding and use of data.

On the term’s detail page, you can do the following:

• Mark the term as a Critical Data Element by clicking the toggle.

  NOTE: When you mark a term as a Critical Data Element, you indicate that the asset has priority over other non-critical assets. This is for documentation purposes only.

• Provide more context for a term by completing the Additional Information field. For example, an explanation about why a term is considered a Critical Data Element can be provided.
• Create a relationship to an asset. Refer to Add a Relationship to an Asset for more information.
• Assign a category to a term. Refer to Apply Categories to Assets for more information.
• Add a subject matter expert (SME)
• Share the URL for the term
• Add External References to the term
• Comment on a term
• Add a field to a term