As we saw in the previous article, the dictionary and the glossary are two complementary notions.
What does each one define?
- The glossary: defines business terms and indicators. Ideally, it is maintained by business users, is unique, and applies to the entire company.
- The dictionary: defines tables, files, columns and fields. It corresponds to the reality of IT. It applies to data storage (local scope) and can be specialized (source complementarity).
How do they link together?
Here is a concrete representation of the link between the glossary and the dictionary:
In DataGalaxy, this translates as follows:
