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Working with draft data products

Data producers manage the lifecycle of their data products on the My work dashboard. From My work, you can publish, edit, or delete drafts. You can view your published data products and retire them as needed.

You can manage the stages of a data product's lifecycle. The stages include authoring drafts, publishing for the data community, and retiring them when no longer needed.

Required roles to complete this task
Collaborator role: Editor or Admin

Working with draft data products

Draft data products are not available to the community on Data Product Hub. All elements of a draft data product can be edited until it is published. When you are finished editing a draft, you publish it to make it available on Data Product Hub.

From the Drafts page, you can view your in-progress data products and select one to edit.

To create a new draft, click New data product.

Editing a draft data product

Select Edit from the Actions menu Actions menu icon on the tile to view and edit the details for a draft. On the draft details page, you can edit the following elements:

  • Title
  • Primary business domain
  • Version number
  • Data product contents
  • Recommended usage
  • Data contract

Publishing a draft

From the tile for a draft, select Publish from the Actions menu Actions menu icon to publish the draft and make it available on Data Product Hub.

When a data producer publishes their data product, they describe typical use cases for the data product. See Introduction to publishing data products.

Deleting a draft

From the tile for a draft, choose Delete from the Actions menu Actions menu icon to remove the draft entirely from Data Product Hub.

Working with published data products

Published data products can be minimally edited. You can edit the name, the contents of the data product cannot be changed after it is published. It remains available on Data Product Hub until you retire it.

Creating new versions of data products

To add more extensive edits to your data product, you can create a new version. You can add or delete data assets, change the available delivery methods, and manage the access level. By frequently updating your data products, you can ensure data accuracy and the most current information. You can also address any consumer feedback, enhancing data products' usability. When you publish a new version, the current version is automatically retired and consumers can subscribe to the new version.

To create a new version:

  1. From your Published tab, click the Action menu Actions menu icon and select Create a new version.
  2. Follow the provided format and give your new version a version number. Version numbers help to identify different iterations of a data product, help both data consumers and producers track a data product over time. Then, create your new data product version.
  3. Edit the necessary data product fields, such as access level, delivery methods, and primary business domain. You can also add or delete data assets. By keeping track of your data assets and performing regular updates, you can ensure data accuracy and currency.
  4. After you complete your edits, publish the new version of your data product and confirm your changes.
  5. Verify your new data product version in the Published tab. Existing subscribers to the data product will receive a notification that a new version of the data product is available.

Working with retired data products

You can retire any available data product. Retired data products are not available for new subscriptions by consumers. They cannot be edited and are not listed on Data Product Hub. Retired data products cannot be published again.

When you retire a data product, the impact on existing subscribers depends on the delivery method, as follows:

  • Existing subscribers using the Flight delivery method continue to have Flight access to the data product and receive refreshed data.
  • Existing subscribers using the data extract delivery method must subscribe to a new version of the data product to receive refreshed data. They continue to have access to the data they initially subscribed to by using the download link.

To retire a data product:

  1. View your published data products on the My work>Published tab.
  2. Select Retire from the Actions menu Actions menu icon.

Next steps

Parent topic: Publishing a data product

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