You can edit asset properties to enrich the information about the asset, regardless of whether the asset is custom or predefined. For example, you can add business terms to an asset, change its owner, or edit the asset name.
Required permissions
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To edit asset properties, you must have one of the following roles in the catalog:
Admin
Editor and an asset member or asset owner
Some properties require other permissions to edit. The following table shows the asset property tasks that you can complete depending on your catalog role.
Permission
Tasks
Admin + asset owner or member
All tasks
Admin
All tasks, except managing private assets
Editor + asset owner or member
All tasks
Editor
Modify tags, edit your reviews, and edit connections that you created
Viewer
Edit your reviews and connections that you created
Procedure
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To edit an asset property, locate the asset in the catalog, and open it to view its properties. The asset properties are available in the side pane and in the page tabs. The following image shows the properties that you can edit in the Overview page and the side pane.
Use the following table to find and edit the properties that you want to change.
Editable property
How to edit
Required conditions
Name
Click the edit () icon next to the asset name.
• Admin • Editor + asset owner or member
Description
In the side pane, click the edit () icon next to the asset description.
• Admin • Editor + asset owner or member
Asset owner
In the side pane, click the edit () icon next to Asset owner.
Public assets: • Admin • Editor + asset owner or member Private assets: Asset owner or member
Format
In the side pane, click the edit () icon next to the asset format.
• Admin • Editor + asset owner or member
Personal connection details
To modify your own credentials, click the name of the connection under Source in the side pane. To add a connection, open the Asset page. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
Any role
Tags
In the side pane, click the add (+) or (-) remove icon next to the tag.
When the asset is affected by a data protection rule, an editor must be a member or owner of the asset.
Governance artifacts
In the Overview page, add or delete classifications, business terms, and data classes by using the add (+) or remove (-) icons.
• Admin + asset owner or member • Editor + asset owner or member
Asset relationships
In the Overview page, scroll to the Related items section. To add a relationship, click Add assets. See Adding asset relationships. To remove a relationship, click the
remove (-) icon next to the relationship.
• Admin • Editor + asset owner or member
Column properties
In the Overview page, click a column row, and edit the column properties in the side pane.
• Admin • Editor + asset owner or member
Ratings and reviews
In the Review page, edit or remove your own reviews.
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