Use the inheritance hierarchy view

Data Integrity Suite
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Data Integrity Suite
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The inheritance hierarchy view allows you to navigate and search through inheritance relationships between asset types. The Inheritance view is accessible as a clickable option next to the Containment view for Technical and Business Asset Types.

It provides a structured way to visualize and navigate inheritance relationships between abstract and concrete asset types:
  • The hierarchy is displayed as a tree with abstract, inheritable asset types as parent nodes and concrete asset types as child nodes.
  • Inheritable asset types are designated by a special badge in the table.
  • Parent asset types have an expand/collapse icon (▶/▼) next to them.
  • Click the expand icon (▶) to reveal child asset types that inherit from a parent.
  • Click the collapse icon (▼) to hide child asset types.
  • Asset types are collapsed by default when you first access the view.
  • The system remembers your expanded/collapsed preferences as you navigate through the application or log out and back in.
  • Click on any asset type row to select it and view its details in the side panel.
  • When you select an asset type in the Inheritance view, the same asset type is automatically selected in the Containment view when you switch views.

Common inheritable asset types: Known inheritable asset types in the system include:

  • Common / Base
  • Datasource
  • Dataset
  • Field
  • Pipeline
  • Report
  • Schema

To define inheritance for a new asset type, follow these steps:

  1. Click Create Asset Type to create a new asset type.
  2. In the Create Asset Type page, enter the asset type name (such as Data File), set the Display format to the preferred token (such as {Name}) and optionally fill Description.
  3. Define the Asset type purpose. Decide whether this type is used to create assets directly or to serve as a base for derived types.
    • Choose Used to create assets to allow users to create assets from this asset type.
    • Choose Used to create other asset types through inheritance to define an asset type that serves as a base for other types but cannot be used to create assets directly.
  4. Click Select in the Inherit from (optional) to choose the asset type to inherit from.
    Note: Fields and relationship types from the selected asset type will be inherited.
  5. The right pane displays the selected parent's Details, Fields, and Relationship Types. Confirm which fields are inherited and which are overridden in this specific asset type.
  6. Click Select to finalize the inheritance choice.
  7. After saving, review the Inherit from field sections in the dialog to understand the parent and view its details.
    Note: Configuring an asset type in Inheritance hierarchy affects how you create new assets in Containment hierarchy and how attributes are inherited or overridden in Inheritance view. If you change the base type or the set of inheritable fields, the Create Asset Type page and the resulting asset's attributes may change.