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Ownership

Ownership is an important data governance concept in Catalog. Each asset should have an owner responsible for its documentation and maintenance.

Owner Candidates

When you choose owners, keep the following in mind:

  • The owner of an asset could be an individual or a team.
  • Each asset can and should have one or more owners.
  • Frequent users, editors, and technical owners are often good candidates to be owners of data and BI assets.
Catalog asset page with ownership fields for assigning individuals or teams as owners.

What It Means To Be Assigned Owner​

As an owner, you are:

  • Responsible for ensuring the documentation of the asset is up to date
  • The one who can provide more information on the asset
  • Notified about changes and requests on the asset
  • The go-to channel for any questions regarding the asset

Custom Ownership Labels​

Some accounts use custom ownership labels so the same owner or team can appear with different roles, for example as a technical owner or a business owner. Admins define those labels under Account Configuration > Ownership Labels.

When labels are enabled, each new owner assignment should include the label that fits that relationship. Older assignments don't receive a label automatically. Until you update them in the Metadata Editor, Catalog can show No label for those owners. To apply labels across many assets at once while keeping the same principal, follow Assign Custom Ownership Labels in Bulk.