Data Governance

Data Governance provides a centralized framework for managing, organizing, and maintaining trusted data across the organization. This ensures that data remains accurate, compliant, consistent, and reliable for both operational and analytical use through five key capabilities: Data Catalog, Data Quality, Data Masking, Policy Center, and External Assets.

Explore Capabilities

Capability	Scope	Key Functions
Data Catalog	Metadata governance and business context	Data assets, data classifications, glossary terms, domains, tags, and governance workflows
Data Quality	Data reliability and validation	Data quality rules, monitoring, and validation
Data Masking	Data protection and sensitive data control	Masking rules, term and column masking, including exception groups
Policy Center	Policy management and governance	Policy creation, workflows, and scope assignment
External Assets	External system governance and lineage	External asset management with upstream and downstream lineage visibility

Availability Note

The following capabilities and features are available starting with the specified releases:

2024.7.4

Data Catalog
Data Classification

2026.3.0

Data Quality
Data Catalog and Data Quality package installation and configuration
Submitting and tracking requests for data asset metadata changes
Reporting data quality issues

2026.5.0 (Preview)

Data Masking (separated from Data Classification)
Policy Center
External Assets

Data Governance Documentation

Browse the available documentation for all Data Governance capabilities.

Data Catalog

Concepts

Certification
Understand how certification identifies trusted and validated data assets.

Data Assets
Learn how data assets are structured, governed, and managed within the Data Catalog.

Data Classification
Understand classification levels, data masking, and how they are used to organize and secure data.

Domains
Learn how domains organize related data assets through hierarchical business structures.

Glossary Terms
Define and manage shared business terms across the organization.

Tools

Data Catalog Manager
Manage data governance through data assets, data classification, glossary terms, domains, and tags.

Configure Classification Levels
Create and manage classification levels used across assets.

Manage Data Assets
Create, edit, organize, and govern catalog assets.

Export and Import Data Catalog
Export the entire data catalog and import it across environments.

Submit and Track Requests
Submit governance-related requests and monitor their approval status.

Report a Quality Issue
Report data quality issues directly from catalog assets.

References

Data Catalog Asset Enrichment
Enrich and manage metadata for data assets, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and governance.

Data Catalog Asset Exploration
Explore search, filtering, lineage, and information across catalog assets.

Data Catalog Package Installation and Configuration Guide
Install and configure the Data Catalog package.

Classification and Masking KPIs Report
Explore data classification coverage and masking insights across catalog assets.

Data Quality

Tools

Data Quality Manager
Define, monitor, and enforce data quality rules across organizational data assets.

References

Data Quality Package Installation and Configuration Guide
Install and configure the Data Quality package.

Data Masking

Tools

Data Masking Manager
Define, manage, and enforce masking rules across columns and glossary terms to protect sensitive data.

Policy Center

Concepts

Policy Workflow
Understand the policy lifecycle, workflow states, approval process, and governance rules used to review and publish policies.

Tools

Policy Center Manager
Define, manage, and govern organizational policies across data privacy, security, data retention, access control, and data quality.