Web Based Training
This course enables students to acquire the skills necessary to use the Information Governance Catalog to analyze metadata stored within the Information Server Repository. The emphasis is on how metadata gets captured within the repository and how to explore and analyze the metadata it contains.
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1: Introduction to the Information Governance Catalog Metadata
Describe and list examples of metadata
Describe the purpose and uses of the Information Governance Catalog
List the main functional categories of the Information Governance Catalog
Describe the IBM Information Server environment and how the Information Governance Catalog is part of it
Describe the metadata management role of the Information Governance Catalog within Information Server
2: Exploring the Information Governance Catalog
Log into the Information Governance Catalog
Describe how metadata is organized with the Information Server Repository
Navigate around the Information Governance Catalog
Explore the types of metadata assets that can be viewed and analyzed in the Information Governance Catalog
3: Capturing metadata assets
Use Metadata Asset Manager to capture metadata for ODBC data resources, logical models, and BI reports
Describe DataStage captured metadata, including sequential files and DataStage jobs and job sequences
Describe how DataStage operational metadata is generated
Capture DataStage operational metadata
4: Search and query
Explore the metadata hierarchy of assets
Use the Find capabilities of the Information Governance Catalog
Create and execute queries
5: Data lineage
Generate an impact analysis graph
Generate a data lineage graph
Solve problems using impact analysis and lineage graphs
6: Enhancing lineage through extended mappings
Create extended data assets
Create extended mappings
Create a data lineage report involving extended data assets
Generate business lineage report
7: Open Governance Catalog
Describe Open Governance Catalog and its benefits
Define new (custom) asset types using the Open Governance Catalog REST API
Import new (custom) asset types
Display the flow of data through the new asset type
Governing and benefiting from new asset types
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Those taking this course should have basic knowledge of the Windows operating system. Familiarity with Information Server products is desirable but not required.
This is a basic course for those who will be using IGC to explore and analyze metadata stored within the Information Server Repository.