Container
A container of related data assets.
Aspects
containerProperties
Information about a Asset Container as received from a 3rd party source system
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "containerProperties"
},
"name": "ContainerProperties",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.container",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"/*": {
"queryByDefault": true
}
},
"type": {
"type": "map",
"values": "string"
},
"name": "customProperties",
"default": {},
"doc": "Custom property bag."
},
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "KEYWORD"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.url.Url",
"coercerClass": "com.linkedin.common.url.UrlCoercer"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "externalUrl",
"default": null,
"doc": "URL where the reference exist"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"boostScore": 10.0,
"enableAutocomplete": true,
"fieldNameAliases": [
"_entityName"
],
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "name",
"doc": "Display name of the Asset Container"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"boostScore": 10.0,
"enableAutocomplete": true,
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "qualifiedName",
"default": null,
"doc": "Fully-qualified name of the Container"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "TEXT",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasDescription"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "description",
"default": null,
"doc": "Description of the Asset Container as it exists inside a source system"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"/time": {
"fieldName": "createdAt",
"fieldType": "DATETIME"
}
},
"type": [
"null",
{
"type": "record",
"name": "TimeStamp",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "long",
"name": "time",
"doc": "When did the event occur"
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "actor",
"default": null,
"doc": "Optional: The actor urn involved in the event."
}
],
"doc": "A standard event timestamp"
}
],
"name": "created",
"default": null,
"doc": "A timestamp documenting when the asset was created in the source Data Platform (not on DataHub)"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"/time": {
"fieldName": "lastModifiedAt",
"fieldType": "DATETIME"
}
},
"type": [
"null",
"com.linkedin.common.TimeStamp"
],
"name": "lastModified",
"default": null,
"doc": "A timestamp documenting when the asset was last modified in the source Data Platform (not on DataHub)"
}
],
"doc": "Information about a Asset Container as received from a 3rd party source system"
}
editableContainerProperties
Editable information about an Asset Container as defined on the DataHub Platform
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "editableContainerProperties"
},
"name": "EditableContainerProperties",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.container",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldName": "editedDescription",
"fieldType": "TEXT"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "description",
"default": null,
"doc": "Description of the Asset Container as its received on the DataHub Platform"
}
],
"doc": "Editable information about an Asset Container as defined on the DataHub Platform"
}
dataPlatformInstance
The specific instance of the data platform that this entity belongs to
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "dataPlatformInstance"
},
"name": "DataPlatformInstance",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Platform"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "platform",
"doc": "Data Platform"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldName": "platformInstance",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Platform Instance"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "instance",
"default": null,
"doc": "Instance of the data platform (e.g. db instance)"
}
],
"doc": "The specific instance of the data platform that this entity belongs to"
}
subTypes
Sub Types. Use this aspect to specialize a generic Entity e.g. Making a Dataset also be a View or also be a LookerExplore
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "subTypes"
},
"name": "SubTypes",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"/*": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldType": "KEYWORD",
"filterNameOverride": "Sub Type",
"queryByDefault": true
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "typeNames",
"doc": "The names of the specific types."
}
],
"doc": "Sub Types. Use this aspect to specialize a generic Entity\ne.g. Making a Dataset also be a View or also be a LookerExplore"
}
ownership
Ownership information of an entity.
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "ownership"
},
"name": "Ownership",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "Owner",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"corpuser",
"corpGroup"
],
"name": "OwnedBy"
},
"Searchable": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldName": "owners",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Owned By",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasOwners",
"queryByDefault": false
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "owner",
"doc": "Owner URN, e.g. urn:li:corpuser:ldap, urn:li:corpGroup:group_name, and urn:li:multiProduct:mp_name\n(Caveat: only corpuser is currently supported in the frontend.)"
},
{
"deprecated": true,
"type": {
"type": "enum",
"symbolDocs": {
"BUSINESS_OWNER": "A person or group who is responsible for logical, or business related, aspects of the asset.",
"CONSUMER": "A person, group, or service that consumes the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER or BUSINESS_OWNER instead.",
"CUSTOM": "Set when ownership type is unknown or a when new one is specified as an ownership type entity for which we have no\nenum value for. This is used for backwards compatibility",
"DATAOWNER": "A person or group that is owning the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"DATA_STEWARD": "A steward, expert, or delegate responsible for the asset.",
"DELEGATE": "A person or a group that overseas the operation, e.g. a DBA or SRE.\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"DEVELOPER": "A person or group that is in charge of developing the code\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"NONE": "No specific type associated to the owner.",
"PRODUCER": "A person, group, or service that produces/generates the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
"STAKEHOLDER": "A person or a group that has direct business interest\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER, BUSINESS_OWNER, or STEWARD instead.",
"TECHNICAL_OWNER": "person or group who is responsible for technical aspects of the asset."
},
"deprecatedSymbols": {
"CONSUMER": true,
"DATAOWNER": true,
"DELEGATE": true,
"DEVELOPER": true,
"PRODUCER": true,
"STAKEHOLDER": true
},
"name": "OwnershipType",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"symbols": [
"CUSTOM",
"TECHNICAL_OWNER",
"BUSINESS_OWNER",
"DATA_STEWARD",
"NONE",
"DEVELOPER",
"DATAOWNER",
"DELEGATE",
"PRODUCER",
"CONSUMER",
"STAKEHOLDER"
],
"doc": "Asset owner types"
},
"name": "type",
"doc": "The type of the ownership"
},
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"ownershipType"
],
"name": "ownershipType"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "typeUrn",
"default": null,
"doc": "The type of the ownership\nUrn of type O"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
{
"type": "record",
"name": "OwnershipSource",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "enum",
"symbolDocs": {
"AUDIT": "Auditing system or audit logs",
"DATABASE": "Database, e.g. GRANTS table",
"FILE_SYSTEM": "File system, e.g. file/directory owner",
"ISSUE_TRACKING_SYSTEM": "Issue tracking system, e.g. Jira",
"MANUAL": "Manually provided by a user",
"OTHER": "Other sources",
"SERVICE": "Other ownership-like service, e.g. Nuage, ACL service etc",
"SOURCE_CONTROL": "SCM system, e.g. GIT, SVN"
},
"name": "OwnershipSourceType",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"symbols": [
"AUDIT",
"DATABASE",
"FILE_SYSTEM",
"ISSUE_TRACKING_SYSTEM",
"MANUAL",
"SERVICE",
"SOURCE_CONTROL",
"OTHER"
]
},
"name": "type",
"doc": "The type of the source"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "url",
"default": null,
"doc": "A reference URL for the source"
}
],
"doc": "Source/provider of the ownership information"
}
],
"name": "source",
"default": null,
"doc": "Source information for the ownership"
}
],
"doc": "Ownership information"
}
},
"name": "owners",
"doc": "List of owners of the entity."
},
{
"type": {
"type": "record",
"name": "AuditStamp",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "long",
"name": "time",
"doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "actor",
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "impersonator",
"default": null,
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "message",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
}
],
"doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
},
"name": "lastModified",
"default": {
"actor": "urn:li:corpuser:unknown",
"impersonator": null,
"time": 0,
"message": null
},
"doc": "Audit stamp containing who last modified the record and when. A value of 0 in the time field indicates missing data."
}
],
"doc": "Ownership information of an entity."
}
container
Link from an asset to its parent container
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "container"
},
"name": "Container",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.container",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"container"
],
"name": "IsPartOf"
},
"Searchable": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldName": "container",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Container",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasContainer"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "container",
"doc": "The parent container of an asset"
}
],
"doc": "Link from an asset to its parent container"
}
globalTags
Tag aspect used for applying tags to an entity
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "globalTags"
},
"name": "GlobalTags",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"/*/tag": {
"entityTypes": [
"tag"
],
"name": "TaggedWith"
}
},
"Searchable": {
"/*/tag": {
"addToFilters": true,
"boostScore": 0.5,
"fieldName": "tags",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Tag",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasTags",
"queryByDefault": true
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "TagAssociation",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.TagUrn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "tag",
"doc": "Urn of the applied tag"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "context",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context about the association"
}
],
"doc": "Properties of an applied tag. For now, just an Urn. In the future we can extend this with other properties, e.g.\npropagation parameters."
}
},
"name": "tags",
"doc": "Tags associated with a given entity"
}
],
"doc": "Tag aspect used for applying tags to an entity"
}
glossaryTerms
Related business terms information
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "glossaryTerms"
},
"name": "GlossaryTerms",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "GlossaryTermAssociation",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"glossaryTerm"
],
"name": "TermedWith"
},
"Searchable": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldName": "glossaryTerms",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Glossary Term",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasGlossaryTerms"
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.GlossaryTermUrn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "urn",
"doc": "Urn of the applied glossary term"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "context",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context about the association"
}
],
"doc": "Properties of an applied glossary term."
}
},
"name": "terms",
"doc": "The related business terms"
},
{
"type": {
"type": "record",
"name": "AuditStamp",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "long",
"name": "time",
"doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "actor",
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "impersonator",
"default": null,
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "message",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
}
],
"doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
},
"name": "auditStamp",
"doc": "Audit stamp containing who reported the related business term"
}
],
"doc": "Related business terms information"
}
institutionalMemory
Institutional memory of an entity. This is a way to link to relevant documentation and provide description of the documentation. Institutional or tribal knowledge is very important for users to leverage the entity.
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "institutionalMemory"
},
"name": "InstitutionalMemory",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "InstitutionalMemoryMetadata",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.url.Url",
"coercerClass": "com.linkedin.common.url.UrlCoercer"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "url",
"doc": "Link to an engineering design document or a wiki page."
},
{
"type": "string",
"name": "description",
"doc": "Description of the link."
},
{
"type": {
"type": "record",
"name": "AuditStamp",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "long",
"name": "time",
"doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "actor",
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "impersonator",
"default": null,
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "message",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
}
],
"doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
},
"name": "createStamp",
"doc": "Audit stamp associated with creation of this record"
}
],
"doc": "Metadata corresponding to a record of institutional memory."
}
},
"name": "elements",
"doc": "List of records that represent institutional memory of an entity. Each record consists of a link, description, creator and timestamps associated with that record."
}
],
"doc": "Institutional memory of an entity. This is a way to link to relevant documentation and provide description of the documentation. Institutional or tribal knowledge is very important for users to leverage the entity."
}
browsePaths
Shared aspect containing Browse Paths to be indexed for an entity.
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "browsePaths"
},
"name": "BrowsePaths",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"/*": {
"fieldName": "browsePaths",
"fieldType": "BROWSE_PATH"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "paths",
"doc": "A list of valid browse paths for the entity.\n\nBrowse paths are expected to be forward slash-separated strings. For example: 'prod/snowflake/datasetName'"
}
],
"doc": "Shared aspect containing Browse Paths to be indexed for an entity."
}
status
The lifecycle status metadata of an entity, e.g. dataset, metric, feature, etc. This aspect is used to represent soft deletes conventionally.
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "status"
},
"name": "Status",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "BOOLEAN"
},
"type": "boolean",
"name": "removed",
"default": false,
"doc": "Whether the entity has been removed (soft-deleted)."
}
],
"doc": "The lifecycle status metadata of an entity, e.g. dataset, metric, feature, etc.\nThis aspect is used to represent soft deletes conventionally."
}
domains
Links from an Asset to its Domains
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "domains"
},
"name": "Domains",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.domain",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"/*": {
"entityTypes": [
"domain"
],
"name": "AssociatedWith"
}
},
"Searchable": {
"/*": {
"addToFilters": true,
"fieldName": "domains",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Domain",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasDomain"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "domains",
"doc": "The Domains attached to an Asset"
}
],
"doc": "Links from an Asset to its Domains"
}
browsePathsV2
Shared aspect containing a Browse Path to be indexed for an entity.
Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "browsePathsV2"
},
"name": "BrowsePathsV2",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"/*/id": {
"fieldName": "browsePathV2",
"fieldType": "BROWSE_PATH_V2"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "BrowsePathEntry",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "string",
"name": "id",
"doc": "The ID of the browse path entry. This is what gets stored in the index.\nIf there's an urn associated with this entry, id and urn will be the same"
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "urn",
"default": null,
"doc": "Optional urn pointing to some entity in DataHub"
}
],
"doc": "Represents a single level in an entity's browsePathV2"
}
},
"name": "path",
"doc": "A valid browse path for the entity. This field is provided by DataHub by default.\nThis aspect is a newer version of browsePaths where we can encode more information in the path.\nThis path is also based on containers for a given entity if it has containers.\n\nThis is stored in elasticsearch as unit-separator delimited strings and only includes platform specific folders or containers.\nThese paths should not include high level info captured elsewhere ie. Platform and Environment."
}
],
"doc": "Shared aspect containing a Browse Path to be indexed for an entity."
}
Relationships
Self
These are the relationships to itself, stored in this entity's aspects
- IsPartOf (via
container.container)
Outgoing
These are the relationships stored in this entity's aspects
OwnedBy
- Corpuser via
ownership.owners.owner - CorpGroup via
ownership.owners.owner
- Corpuser via
ownershipType
- OwnershipType via
ownership.owners.typeUrn
- OwnershipType via
TaggedWith
- Tag via
globalTags.tags
- Tag via
TermedWith
- GlossaryTerm via
glossaryTerms.terms.urn
- GlossaryTerm via
AssociatedWith
- Domain via
domains.domains
- Domain via
Incoming
These are the relationships stored in other entity's aspects
IsPartOf
- Dataset via
container.container - Chart via
container.container - Dashboard via
container.container
- Dataset via
Global Metadata Model
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