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GlossaryNode

Aspects

glossaryNodeKey

Key for a GlossaryNode

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "glossaryNodeKey"
},
"name": "GlossaryNodeKey",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.metadata.key",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"enableAutocomplete": true,
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "name"
}
],
"doc": "Key for a GlossaryNode"
}

glossaryNodeInfo

Properties associated with a GlossaryNode

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "glossaryNodeInfo"
},
"name": "GlossaryNodeInfo",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.glossary",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {},
"type": "string",
"name": "definition",
"doc": "Definition of business node"
},
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"glossaryNode"
],
"name": "IsPartOf"
},
"Searchable": {
"fieldName": "parentNode",
"fieldType": "URN",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasParentNode"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.GlossaryNodeUrn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "parentNode",
"default": null,
"doc": "Parent node of the glossary term"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"boostScore": 10.0,
"enableAutocomplete": true,
"fieldName": "displayName",
"fieldNameAliases": [
"_entityName"
],
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "name",
"default": null,
"doc": "Display name of the node"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "TEXT_PARTIAL"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "id",
"default": null,
"doc": "Optional id for the GlossaryNode"
}
],
"doc": "Properties associated with a GlossaryNode"
}

ownership

Ownership information of an entity.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "ownership"
},
"name": "Ownership",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "Owner",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"corpuser",
"corpGroup"
],
"name": "OwnedBy"
},
"Searchable": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldName": "owners",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Owned By",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasOwners",
"queryByDefault": false
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "owner",
"doc": "Owner URN, e.g. urn:li:corpuser:ldap, urn:li:corpGroup:group_name, and urn:li:multiProduct:mp_name\n(Caveat: only corpuser is currently supported in the frontend.)"
},
{
"deprecated": true,
"type": {
"type": "enum",
"symbolDocs": {
"BUSINESS_OWNER": "A person or group who is responsible for logical, or business related, aspects of the asset.",
"CONSUMER": "A person, group, or service that consumes the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER or BUSINESS_OWNER instead.",
"CUSTOM": "Set when ownership type is unknown or a when new one is specified as an ownership type entity for which we have no\nenum value for. This is used for backwards compatibility",
"DATAOWNER": "A person or group that is owning the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"DATA_STEWARD": "A steward, expert, or delegate responsible for the asset.",
"DELEGATE": "A person or a group that overseas the operation, e.g. a DBA or SRE.\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"DEVELOPER": "A person or group that is in charge of developing the code\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"NONE": "No specific type associated to the owner.",
"PRODUCER": "A person, group, or service that produces/generates the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"STAKEHOLDER": "A person or a group that has direct business interest\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER, BUSINESS_OWNER, or STEWARD instead.",
"TECHNICAL_OWNER": "person or group who is responsible for technical aspects of the asset."
},
"deprecatedSymbols": {
"CONSUMER": true,
"DATAOWNER": true,
"DELEGATE": true,
"DEVELOPER": true,
"PRODUCER": true,
"STAKEHOLDER": true
},
"name": "OwnershipType",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"symbols": [
"CUSTOM",
"TECHNICAL_OWNER",
"BUSINESS_OWNER",
"DATA_STEWARD",
"NONE",
"DEVELOPER",
"DATAOWNER",
"DELEGATE",
"PRODUCER",
"CONSUMER",
"STAKEHOLDER"
],
"doc": "Asset owner types"
},
"name": "type",
"doc": "The type of the ownership"
},
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"ownershipType"
],
"name": "ownershipType"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "typeUrn",
"default": null,
"doc": "The type of the ownership\nUrn of type O"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
{
"type": "record",
"name": "OwnershipSource",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "enum",
"symbolDocs": {
"AUDIT": "Auditing system or audit logs",
"DATABASE": "Database, e.g. GRANTS table",
"FILE_SYSTEM": "File system, e.g. file/directory owner",
"ISSUE_TRACKING_SYSTEM": "Issue tracking system, e.g. Jira",
"MANUAL": "Manually provided by a user",
"OTHER": "Other sources",
"SERVICE": "Other ownership-like service, e.g. Nuage, ACL service etc",
"SOURCE_CONTROL": "SCM system, e.g. GIT, SVN"
},
"name": "OwnershipSourceType",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"symbols": [
"AUDIT",
"DATABASE",
"FILE_SYSTEM",
"ISSUE_TRACKING_SYSTEM",
"MANUAL",
"SERVICE",
"SOURCE_CONTROL",
"OTHER"
]
},
"name": "type",
"doc": "The type of the source"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "url",
"default": null,
"doc": "A reference URL for the source"
}
],
"doc": "Source/provider of the ownership information"
}
],
"name": "source",
"default": null,
"doc": "Source information for the ownership"
}
],
"doc": "Ownership information"
}
},
"name": "owners",
"doc": "List of owners of the entity."
},
{
"type": {
"type": "record",
"name": "AuditStamp",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "long",
"name": "time",
"doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "actor",
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "impersonator",
"default": null,
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "message",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
}
],
"doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
},
"name": "lastModified",
"default": {
"actor": "urn:li:corpuser:unknown",
"impersonator": null,
"time": 0,
"message": null
},
"doc": "Audit stamp containing who last modified the record and when. A value of 0 in the time field indicates missing data."
}
],
"doc": "Ownership information of an entity."
}

status

The lifecycle status metadata of an entity, e.g. dataset, metric, feature, etc. This aspect is used to represent soft deletes conventionally.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "status"
},
"name": "Status",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "BOOLEAN"
},
"type": "boolean",
"name": "removed",
"default": false,
"doc": "Whether the entity has been removed (soft-deleted)."
}
],
"doc": "The lifecycle status metadata of an entity, e.g. dataset, metric, feature, etc.\nThis aspect is used to represent soft deletes conventionally."
}

institutionalMemory

Institutional memory of an entity. This is a way to link to relevant documentation and provide description of the documentation. Institutional or tribal knowledge is very important for users to leverage the entity.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "institutionalMemory"
},
"name": "InstitutionalMemory",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "InstitutionalMemoryMetadata",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.url.Url",
"coercerClass": "com.linkedin.common.url.UrlCoercer"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "url",
"doc": "Link to an engineering design document or a wiki page."
},
{
"type": "string",
"name": "description",
"doc": "Description of the link."
},
{
"type": {
"type": "record",
"name": "AuditStamp",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "long",
"name": "time",
"doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "actor",
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "impersonator",
"default": null,
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "message",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
}
],
"doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
},
"name": "createStamp",
"doc": "Audit stamp associated with creation of this record"
}
],
"doc": "Metadata corresponding to a record of institutional memory."
}
},
"name": "elements",
"doc": "List of records that represent institutional memory of an entity. Each record consists of a link, description, creator and timestamps associated with that record."
}
],
"doc": "Institutional memory of an entity. This is a way to link to relevant documentation and provide description of the documentation. Institutional or tribal knowledge is very important for users to leverage the entity."
}

Relationships

Self

These are the relationships to itself, stored in this entity's aspects

  • IsPartOf (via glossaryNodeInfo.parentNode)

Outgoing

These are the relationships stored in this entity's aspects

  • OwnedBy

    • Corpuser via ownership.owners.owner
    • CorpGroup via ownership.owners.owner
  • ownershipType

    • OwnershipType via ownership.owners.typeUrn

Incoming

These are the relationships stored in other entity's aspects

  • IsPartOf

    • GlossaryTerm via glossaryTermInfo.parentNode

Global Metadata Model

Global Graph