The Governance module is made up of 3 types of object: policies, rules and monitors.
In the navigation menu, the Governance module has two entries: Policy (policies and policy groups) and Rule and Monitor (rules, monitors and their groups).
What are the Governance objects?
- Policy: a high-level directive that defines the general direction and principles of data governance.
- Rules: rules enforce policies on a system by specifying permitted or restricted actions, rights, etc.
- Monitors: monitors monitor a system's policies by performing regular checks.
How do the objects link together?
- parent / child: Groups can be parent to other groups or to their children. Example: a Policy Group can contain Policy Groups or Policies.
- is executed by: Policies are executed by Rules.
- is monitored by: Policies & Rules are monitored by Monitors.
- applies to: Policies, Rules and Monitors apply to any type of catalogue object as well as to Data and AI Products.
- has for Domain: Like any DataGalaxy object, Policies, Rules and Monitors can have a Domain.
- is linked to: Like any DataGalaxy object, Policies, Rules and Monitors can be linked to another object.