RWDG Slides: Data Governance and Three Levels of Metadata Management

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Three Levels of Metadata Management
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• In the webinar I will share:
– Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
– Sources of the Metadata at Each Level
– Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
– Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
– Institutionalizing Policy to Assure Quality Metadata at All Levels
Abstract

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• Advantage of Using Different Levels
• Common Business Language
• The Semantic Framework and the Three Levels
• The Importance of Each Level
• Associating the Levels with Data Tools
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
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• Advantage of Using Different Levels
– Simplify understanding
– Imitate traditional viewpoint
– Relatable for the business
– Keep navigation in mind
– Standards and resources

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• Common Business Language
– Definition - A common business language enables companies to
drive to consistent and well-understood metrics across the
organization, reducing the time and budget required to analyze
information and turn it into intelligence.
• Drive to consistency
• Well-understood metric
• Across the organization
• Reduce the time and budget required to analyze information
• Turn into intelligence

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• The Semantic Framework and the Three Levels
– Unveiling of the semantic framework
– Business term / Business glossary level
– Business attribute / Data dictionary level
– Business element / Data catalog level
– Relationships between / within levels
And here it is …

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Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Framework developed by KIK Consulting Copyright © Robert S. Seiner & KIK Consulting
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
ManyOneRelationships
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Data Tool Standard Data Resource Reference
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT

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Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT

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Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Data Dictionary
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• The Importance of Each Level
– Subject Area – Buckets of data - Where navigation starts
– Term – Common business language and terminology
– Attribute – Business resource specific (system, report, …)
– Element – Data resource specific (database/table, report, …)
– Wait … that’s 4 levels … Domain isn’t a level, but it is important

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• Associating the Levels with Data Tools
– Data Domain – Included in all tools
– Business Glossary – Common business language and terminology
– Data Dictionary – Business resource specific (system, report, …)
– Data Catalog – Data resource specific (database/table, report, …)
– Wait … that’s 4 levels … Domain isn’t a level, but it is important

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• Sources May Exist (or Not)
• Business Glossary Sources
• Data Dictionary Sources
• Data Catalog Sources
• Preparing to Use Tools
Sources of the Metadata at Each Level

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• Sources May Exist (or Not)
– Industry-related terms
– Begin a list
– Capture the list in an ingestible format
– Utilize existing tools to capture
– Prepare for self-defined loads

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• Business Glossary Sources – Terminology
– Industry standards
– Employee reference manuals
– Customer reference guides
– User manuals and handbooks
– Organizational web-site
– Brain-storming or dump

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• Data Dictionary Sources – Business/Resource Attributes
– Native data documentation
– Vendors and system documentation
– Spreadsheets and standards
– Data models – enterprise, conceptual and logical data models

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• Data Catalog Sources – Business/Resource Elements
– Native data documentation
– Database catalogs
– Spreadsheets
– Data models – physical data models

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• Preparing to Use Tools
– Capture consistently
– Ingestible format
– Reusable scripts
– Managed and stored centrally
– Govern the collection early

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• Importance of Linkage
• Between Glossary and Dictionary Levels
• Between Dictionary Objects
• Between Dictionary and Catalog Levels
• Between Catalog Objects
Metadata Linkage Between the Levels

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• Importance of Linkage
– Navigation and drill down is the key
– Between subject area (domains) and terms (glossary)
– Between term and attributes (dictionary)
– Between attributes and elements (catalog)
– Between subject areas and everything – start navigation
– Between attributes, Between elements
– Between subject area, Between terms

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• Between Glossary and Dictionary Levels
– Enable search
– Drill down from terms
– Digestible pieces of business
– Data associated with term
– Standard terms to standard attributes
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Between Dictionary Objects
– Standard attribute name
– Resource specific attribute name
– Common linking point
– Logical aliases
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Between Dictionary and Catalog Levels
– Enable drill down
– Business attributes to elements
– Standard attribute name
– Standard element name
– What data do we have about …
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Between Catalog Objects
– Standard element name
– Resource specific element name
– Common linking point
– Physical aliases
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Processes Vs Governed Processes
• Business Glossary Processes
• Data Dictionary Processes
• Data Catalog Processes
• Building Your Metadata Toolkit
Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata

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• Processes Vs Governed Processes
– Data process Vs Metadata process
– Metadata processes focus on data documentation
– Redefine steps Vs Repeatable steps
– Informal accountability Vs Formal accountability
– Process silos Vs Consistent process
– Federated approach promotes guidelines and consistency

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• Business Glossary Processes
– Process to review, validate and certify terms
– Process to add new business terms
– Process to remove business terms
– Process to change business terms
– Process to maintain business terms
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Data Dictionary Processes
– Process to review, validate and certify elements
– Process to add new business elements
– Process to remove business elements
– Process to change business elements
– Process to maintain business elements
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Data Catalog Processes
– Automated capabilities
– Manual load and update capabilities (or semi-automate)
– Tool-based documentation to catalog ingestion
– Manual-based documentation to catalog ingestion
– Automated Vs manual change management
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Building Your Metadata Toolkit
– Repeatable place to collect metadata (tool or manual)
– Repeatable processes for metadata definition, production, usage
– Defined accountability for definition, production and usage
– Include who does what and when
– Repeatable metadata ingestion process
– Metadata change management review and validation process

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Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
Processes for defining, producing, using metadata

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Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
Processes to define, produce, use relationships

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• When a Policy is Necessary
• Two Ways a Policy Adds Value
• Details of a Metadata Policy
• Executing Authority and Formalizing Accountability
• Institutionalizing Metadata Policy
Institutionalizing Policy to Assure Quality Metadata at All Levels

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• When a Policy is Necessary
– When your organization is policy-centric
– To define the procedures to manage metadata quality
– To define accountability for managing and providing metadata
– To demonstrate leadership support for metadata quality
– To formalize the execution and enforcement of authority

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• Two Ways a Policy Adds Value
1. To articulate process, guidelines, accountability
2. To demonstrate leadership support, sponsorship, understanding

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• Details of a Metadata Policy
– Purpose & Scope – To assure that data is well documented
– Responsibilities (exec sponsor, strategic, tactical, operational, support)
– Definitions
– Related Policies
– Procedures
– Exceptions
– Enforcement
– Revision History

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• Executing Authority and Formalizing Accountability
– Governance of metadata
– Stewardship of metadata
– Stay non-invasive when possible
– Move from information to formal
“The metadata will not govern itself.”

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• Institutionalizing Metadata Policy
– Establish a practice as normal in an organization or culture
– Socialize the concept of metadata governance
– Communicate as orientation, onboarding and ongoing media
– Formalize metadata stewardship
– Measure, evaluate and enhance over time

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• In the webinar I shared:
– Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
– Sources of the Metadata at Each Level
– Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
– Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
– Institutionalizing Policy to Assure Quality Metadata at All Levels
Summary

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Questions and Answers

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• Robert S. Seiner
KIK Consulting & Educational Services – KIKconsulting.com
The Data Administration Newsletter – TDAN.com
412.220.9643 rseiner@tdan.com @RSeiner
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