Overview
Every rule and business process in the Data Catalog must belong to a subject area. Additionally, datasets can be optionally applied to a subject area. From the subject area landing page, these assets can be properly reviewed and managed. Refer to Subject Areas for more information on how to utilize subject areas.
This article explains how to:
Create a Subject Area
As a general guideline, each company department should be identified as a subject area in the Syniti Knowledge Platform (SKP). These subject areas must be created before creating any rules or business processes because these assets must be associated with a subject area.
To create a new subject area:
Click the Create asset icon on the Site menu.
Select Subject Area.
Or
Verify you’re on the Subject Areas page in the Catalog module of the Syniti Knowledge Platform.
Click the Create subject area button.
Enter a Name (required) and Description (optional) for the subject area.
Select the Data Quality Score Threshold from the selection box. This defines the acceptable, warning, and critical levels for the subject area’s data quality.
Select the appropriate users from the Owner and Subject Matter Experts list boxes.
Select the logical groupings of assets (e.g., user roles, projects, departments) from the Categories list box along with the appropriate value for the selected category.
Click the Add button to add an external reference source, then enter the reference source Name and URL in the fields provided.
Select a security profile from the Security Profile list box to define user access to the subject area. Refer to Security Profiles for additional information on how to use security profiles.
Note
You can only select security profiles on which you are assigned as a manager. If you are not assigned as a manager on any security profiles, the Security Profile list box does not display.
Click the Save button.
Edit a Subject Area
Subject areas can be edited at any time. It is important to note that editing the security profile of a subject area impacts user access to any object included in the subject area.
To edit a subject area:
Verify you’re on the subject area Overview page for the subject area to be edited.
Click the More actions icon.
Select Edit.
Edit any necessary details.
Click the Save button to save your changes.
Delete a Subject Area
Subject areas can be deleted at any time.
To delete a subject area:
Verify you’re on the subject area Overview page for the subject area to be deleted.
Click the More actions icon.
Select Delete.
Click the Confirm button on the Delete Subject Area dialog box to delete the subject area.