In this section, we are going to explore the new features of Data Catalog 8.0, offered as two feature packs:
The Feature Packs are licensed separately from the Denodo Platform. To begin using a Feature Pack you do not need to install a new component, only install a new license file.
In our example, we will focus on these feature packs using the client
view.
The AI Feature Pack includes the Automatic recommendation of datasets in the Data Catalog to help you discover new elements among the data resources of your company.
With this feature, Data Catalog displays personalized recommendations to the users, based on the past activity in the Data catalog such as datasets that are most used, recently used, recommended etc.
Recommended to you
.
This recommendation of datasets is only available with the AI Feature Pack.
The Semantics Feature Pack includes Collaboration in Data Catalog to allow Data Stewards to better communicate with their business users.
In this section, we will see how we can create the following collaborative options in the Client view.
The endorsements are the comments by users on a view or a webservice to show their support. A user can only endorse a view or web service once, meaning, when a new comment is written, the previous endorsement will be replaced.
Summary
tab of the Client view and click on Collaboration > Endorse option
.
"This Client view is a key component of our model. It is associated with Address view to give expanded information about each client."
Ok
to save the endorsement.
Summary
tab, the Endorsed by
label displays the number of endorsements on this view and their authors.
Mouse over on an author say, 'admin' to see the endorsements comment.
Warnings are used to write and display the "advise against" messages on views and web services by users. A user can write only one warning against a view or web service.
Summary
tab of the Client view, click on Collaboration > Warn option.
"This view will be updated with delta records once in a week"
Ok
to save the warning message.
Summary
tab, the Warning by
label displays the number of warnings on this view and their authors.
Mouse over on an author say 'admin' to see their warnings.
Deprecations are used for informing users that it is obsolete and should not be used anymore. A user can write only one deprecation about a view or web service.
Summary
tab of the Client view, and Click on Collaborate > Deprecate option
.
"This view will be deprecated from next cycle. Users will be notified about the latest view by the end of this month."
Ok
to save the deprecation note.
Summary
tab of the view, you will see the ⚠
icon in the toolbar and a notification will pop up every time you click on the icon or access the view.
GREAT! We have now seen how the recommendations and collaborative features help users in Data Catalog.
In this tutorial, we have only had a limited number of Views, Data Sources, Tags and Categories, but it is clear that through the use of the Data Catalog, business users will be able to explore the companies data, easily and quickly, with minimal overhead on the IT team. We have also learnt about how the feature packs included in the data catalog can be used and how it helps users in a collaborative environment.
Thanks!