Managing relationships in a catalog

Required permissions

To add or remove a relationship, you must have the required permissions on both the source and the target of the relationship.

Adding asset relationships

To add a relationship between assets:

1. On the Overview page of an asset, click Add asset in the Related assets section.
2. Select the type of relationship to add and click Next. You can select a predefined relationship or any custom relationship.
3. Select one or more target assets and click Add. You can filter the assets by workspace or asset type and search for assets by name.

You can also add relationships between assets by using the Watson Data API. See Create asset relationships with the Watson Data API.

Deleting relationships from assets

To delete a relationship:

1. On the Overview page of an asset, click remove icon next to the relationship in the Relationships section.
2. Click Delete.

You can also delete relationships between assets by using the Watson Data API. See Delete asset relationships with the Watson Data API. You can also delete relationships between assets by using the Watson Data API. See Delete asset relationships with the Watson Data API.

Adding column relationships

To add a column relationship, click a column row in the Overview page. In the side pane, click the three dots beside the Related items section. To add a relationship, click Add related columns.

Creating custom relationship types

You can create custom types of relationships for assets and then assign your custom relationships to assets or governance artifacts in the catalog. Custom relationships appear in the list of relationships that you see when you add a relationship in the Related items section of the asset's Overview page.

To learn how to create custom relationship types, see Creating custom relationships.

Learn more

• Relationships in a catalog
• Editing asset properties
• Watson Data API

Parent topic: Relationships in a catalog