Each object shown in the Navigation View represents an object in your repository. The table below lists the repository objects that you will see when you begin exploring your data. If you want to find a certain type of object, find and click the tab designated in the last column of the table. For example, to find information about joins in your repository, click the Analysis tab.
| Object | Description | Navigation tab(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | Field/column of data stored in a repository. |
Analysis Projects Entities |
| Dependency | Data relationship in which one or more attributes (fields/columns) determine the value in another attribute. |
Analysis |
| Entity | File or table stored in your repository and associated with a data source. An entity is analyzed for attributes, metadata, dependencies, joins, and keys when it is imported to a repository. |
Analysis Projects Entities |
| Finding | Documented results of a data profiling activity. Findings include notes, bookmarks, and event logs. | Findings |
| Join | Intersection of identical data between two entities. | Analysis |
| Key | Attribute that can uniquely identify and associate data, binding the data together. | Analysis |
| Library | Library of business rules (including rule groups and saved searches), projects, ignore word tables, and word definition tables. | Library |
| Project | References a set of data (one or more entities) and the data activities you perform. There are three types of projects—Baseline Analysis, Time Series Analysis, Joins, and Quality. |
Analysis Projects |