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Search results: Knowledge Catalog

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Don't delete RD Related Values before a new import

When importing related values in a reference dataset in CP4D the previous related values are removed first before importing the new RVs. For crosswalks, this has a significant impact. To illustrate, we have the following tables: -ISO Alpha2 Countr...
11 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 5 Planned for future release

Bulk update for category management

It takes at least 7 mouse clicks to change the primary category for an governance asset. It would be more efficient to be able to multi-select assets (e.g., business terms or data classes) and then assign a new (primary) category. Use case example...
over 4 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Delivered

Ability to reorganize Custom Properties, Classifications, Business Terms

Currently OOTB: 1- Custom properties are listed in alphabetical order 2- business terms and classifications are ordered by creation date We cannot change the order once it is assigned. Why it is important, For Example - we have assigned a Term whi...
over 2 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 2 Future consideration

Capability to add grouping custom attribute for Governance artefacts

Capability to add grouping custom attribute for Governance artefacts. This could be an alternative solution to requirement number 1 on this list. - similar to what is done in assets
over 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 3 Not under consideration

Ability to add users (from user groups) to individual assets

Currently, if a user group is added to access a catalog, individuals who are part of that user group, cannot be added to assets. A large Federal customer requests the ability to both: 1) add user groups to catalogs (exists today), & 2) add ind...
over 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Not under consideration

Ability to add users (from user groups) to individual assets

Currently, if a user group is added to access a catalog, individuals who are part of that user group, cannot be added to assets. A large Federal customer requests the ability to both: 1) add user groups to catalogs (exists today), & 2) add ind...
over 1 year ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Not under consideration

Input Japanese language in the search bar on the catalog

>Idea Details: Normally, when Japanese people input "Kanji", input "Hiragana" at first with not confirmed status, after that convert it to "Kanji" using SPACE key. At last press ENTER key, the conversion is confirmed. <Steps> 1. in...
over 4 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 6 Is a defect

Improved relationship explorer

WKC should have a relationship explorer that can easily visualize all links between any governance artifact all the way down to the source data User Story As a business user, I need to easily see how different governance artifacts are related to e...
over 3 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 1 Delivered

Change in roles from v4.6 to v4.7 not documented and incorrect display in CP4D UI

Roles were changed from v4.6.x to 4.7.x: Access Advanced Governance, Access Data Quality, and Manage Data Quality roles were removed and Access Data Quality Asset Types and Manage Asset Discovery were added. Two issues:1) There is no documentation...
about 2 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 0 Delivered

Data Knowledge Catalog - Data Asset Versioning

Use case: 1. uploaded a data asset2. added new rows or columns to this data asset file Add functionality to add a new version of existing data asset W/O creating a new data asset?
almost 7 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 3 Not under consideration