Viewing a Business Glossary

From the list of glossaries, when you select and open a glossary, the glossary details page appears. On this page, you can view all the categories and terms that are created in the glossary.

In the glossary details page, the information is displayed in the Hierarchy pane and the Summary tab.

• Glossary Hierarchy: The categories and terms created within a glossary are displayed in alphabetical order in a tree navigation list. Expand each category to view terms created within that category. The summary information changes as you click different nodes in the glossary tree. You can use Expand All to expand, and Collapse All to collapse all the nodes available in the glossary. You can also use the search bar to search for categories and terms.

• Summary: The Summary tab displays the default properties such as, the name, owner, status, and description of the glossary, category, or term.

• Linked Terms: When you click a term node in the hierarchy section, the details page on the right pane displays the Linked Terms tab. You can view the parent and children terms linked to the selected term.

• Linked Objects: When you click a term node in the hierarchy section, the details page on the right pane displays the Linked Objects tab. You can view all the data entities and attributes linked to the selected term.

When you select a glossary node in the Hierarchy pane, you can perform the following actions in the glossary details pane:

• Edit: Click this link to edit the default properties such as the name and description of a glossary.
• Create Category: Click this button to create a category within the glossary.
• Import: Click this button to import a glossary from your local system.
• Export: Click this button to export a glossary and save it as a file in your local system.
• Delete: Click this button to delete a glossary.

When you select a category node in the Hierarchy pane, you can perform the following actions:

• Edit: Click this link to edit the default properties such as the name and description. of a category.
• Create Category: Click this button to create a category within another category.
• Create Term: Click this button to create a term in a category.
• Delete: Click this button to delete a category.

When you select a term node in the Hierarchy pane, you can perform the following actions:

• Edit: Click this link to edit the default properties such as the definition and properties of a term.
• Link to Parent: Click this button to link a term to its parent term.
• Link to Children: Click this button to link a term to its children terms.
• Delete: Click this button to delete the term.