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Metadata of Data Products on Metis UI

Metis collects metadata of data products. The collected metadata is stored in the Metis DB, and the Metis UI presents this wealth of information under the 'Data Products' section. Users can efficiently locate, access, and interpret Data Products and their associated data.

On selecting Data Products,the following information will appear on the screen:


List of data products
List of data products

Filter pane

The filter pane allows you to filter the data products list on the basis of the following attributes:

Attribute Description
Advance Filter Filter data products using the syntax editor, applying various criteria with 'and/or' conditions for a more refined search.
Show Deleted Set the toggle to list deleted data products.
Owner Name of the user for the data product
Tag Filter the list for tags.

Result pane

Here, assets will be listed. Users have the following options to customize how the list is displayed:

Option Description
Sorting Choose the Sorting order
- Last updated
- Relevance
Ascending/Descending order

Each data product in the list will feature a Card view that displays the following information for that particular table:

Attribute Description
Name Data product name
Owner Name of the user who created the data product.
Tier Tier associated with the importance and criticality of asset, such as Gold, Silver, etc.
Domain Associated domain, such as Finance, Marketing etc.
Version Data product meta version
Description A description added to the data product for its purpose.

Overview pane

In the Card view, click anywhere except the data product name to get the overview for quick reference.


Quick information on the side pane
Quick information on the side pane

This includes the following quick reference information:

Attribute Description
Name Name of the data product, clicking on it will open its detail view in the new tab.
Link Link to open the details on Metis UI
Reference Links Links to documents for the resources used to provide a better understanding of the data product.

Details Page

In the Result or Overview pane, click on the name of the data product to open the Details page, which includes comprehensive details such as meta version, last update time, follower count, documentation link, delete option, and various editing options for owner, tier, domain, tags, and description:

Data Product Information

In addition to basic data product information, the following details and options are provided.

Attribute Description
Products Type Data Product
Meta Version Provides information on the latest Meta version. Click to see the version history and corresponding updates.
Updated Provides last updated time
Follow Gives the user an option to follow the data product to receive updates and view its follower count.
Learn Link to documentation
Delete Gives the user the option to delete the data product (click on three dots to access this option).
Announcements Option to create an announcement for quick updates about data product
Owner Allow the user to edit the owner’s name.
Tier Gives the user an option to add/edit the tier information.
Domain Allows the user to add a predefined domain name.
Tags Add/Remove tags/glossary terms/tag groups.
Request Tags Update (?) Request updates in tags and assign users to do it.
Description Allows the user to edit the description
Request Description Update (?) Request updates in the description and assign users to do it.
Tasks Option to view tasks created. In the side pane, the user will get the option to create a new task.
Conversations View conversations in the side pane. The user will get the option to start a new conversation by clicking on the ‘+’ sign.

The subsequent tabs on the Details Page provide more detailed information on schema, activity feeds and tasks, executed queries, data profiling, and data quality. These tabs offer in-depth insights into the structure, execution history, and quality of the selected data product.

Details


Comprehensive details for a product
Comprehensive details for a product

Outputs


Outputs provided by data product
Outputs provided by data product

SLOs

You can view the list of Service Level objectives (quality tests) created for your data product to monitor the data quality and the status of each run.


SLOs for data product
SLOs for data product

Here, you will get the information about the tests designed as per the quality objectives set for your data product.

Attribute Description
SLO Identifying label or title for the quality test objective.
Last Run Result Outcome of the most recent quality test run for the specified attribute
Last Run Date and time of the last execution of the quality test for the attribute.

Click on the information icon to see the details of SLO. You can select the number of days to observe the trend.


SLO details
SLO details

Policies

Here, you can get the information about the access rights for the resources of a data product. In case you dont have enough access rights then the applied policies will be listed for your information. You can contact administrator to get the access to the resources needed. The details include the resource name and policies applied and access information.


Information about access rights
Information about access rights

Lineage

The lineage graph illustrates the relationships between workflows/jobs and derived datasets, providing a clear representation of how data entities are related and how they may have changed over time. You can get the details of data flow across workflows and the datasets they produce. Additionally, you can learn about the other dependent datasets. You can explore more by clicking on the dataset/workflow nodes of the lineage graph.


Data product lineage
Data product lineage

Activity Feeds & Tasks

This section compiles all activities, including tasks and conversations, providing users with a comprehensive overview.

Resources

This tab displays information about the resources associated with your data product. The data product comprises these resources.


Resources in data product
Resources in data product