Explore & Use
Navigate the platform day to day: search, dashboard, tasks, objects, and every module overview.
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Glossary
The glossary objects in detail
The Glossary's object types (Universe, Concept, Indicator, Business Term, Reference Data, Dimension, Domain) and the full set of relations between them.
Glossary module
What the Glossary module is for, how properties and their relations are structured, and where to learn more.
Dictionary
Processing & Usages
Uses module
What the Uses module is for, mapping how data is consumed, and where to learn more.
The uses objects in detail
The Uses module's objects — Application, Dashboard, Screen, Algorithm, Dataset, Report, Feature, Usage field/component, Usage, Process.
Data Processing Module
What the Data Processing module is for, how processes link source and target properties, and where to learn more.
The data processing objects in detail
The Data Processing module's 3 objects (Dataflow, Data processing, Data processing element), with a worked "product load" example.
Lineage
Filter the lineage by link type
Choose which physical and logical links the lineage draws, and explore the business context around an object with the turquoise +.
Use the data lineage
Use data lineage to trace object impacts, explore hierarchies, reverse data flow, group objects, and adjust the display.
Exploratory Data Lineage
Explore Exploratory Data Lineage features, including hierarchical boxes, virtual links, path tracking, grouping, selectors, and extra data.
Visible links in the lineage
Identify implementation, usage, input/output, call, direct, and virtual links shown in a data lineage.
Dashboard
Dashboard indicators
The 4 categories of dashboard indicators — Legacy, Activity monitoring, Enrichment, and Crowdsourcing (coming soon).
Dashboard widgets
The 4 widget categories (General, Counting, Activity, Quality) and the ~13 individual dashboard widgets available in each.
Manage the dashboards
How to create, share, and edit dashboards and their widgets — adding, editing, cloning, deleting, resizing, and saving.
Governance & Strategy
Governance module
What the optional Governance module is for, connecting policies, rules and monitors to your data, and where to learn more.
Governance objects in detail
The Governance module's 3 objects (Policy, Rule, Monitor) and how they link together.
Strategy objects in detail
The Strategy module's 3 objects (Initiative, Use case, Objective) and how they link together.
Strategy module
What the optional Strategy module is for, how decision-makers align initiatives with objectives, and where to learn more.
Search
Known limitations of the search
Understand how indexed attributes, multi-word queries, numbers, symbols, and quotation marks affect search results.
Understanding your search results
Read DataGalaxy search results, understand exact and other matches, and narrow results with preferences, filters, or sorting.
Use simplified filters on links
Use simplified link filters to find connected objects without knowing the link type.
Manage filtered views
Create, manage, save, update, set defaults for, and delete filtered views.
Use the quick filters
Use DataGalaxy quick filters to refine searches with resolved or unresolved attribute and link filters.
Narrow a search
Refine search results with contextual actions, filters, facets, and customizable result columns.
Use the search history
Use search history to reopen recent objects and searches from the home page or spotlight.
Use the search engine
Use DataGalaxy's search engine to find objects, filtered views, and related information from the home page or search box.
Products & Marketplace
Products objects in detail
The Products module's 2 objects (Data product, AI product), their relations, attributes (Published to Marketplace, Summary/Owner/Domain), and the Output ports section.
Products module
What the optional Products module is for, packaging datasets and reports into reusable Data and AI Products, and where to learn more.
Marketplace module
What the optional Marketplace is for, how published Data and AI Products appear as cards, and its shared access rights with the Products module.