There are three levels of metadata that every organization must govern well. These levels are the semantic level, the business level, and the technical level. All three levels are important components of Data Governance and must be stewarded to focus on the goals and scope of your Data Governance program. In this month’s installment of the Real-World Data Governance webinar series, Bob Seiner will present a three-tiered approach to defining, producing, and using all levels of metadata to further the cause of Data Governance. Governing the processes associated with this metadata tends to be a central focus of successful Data Governance programs. Join Bob to learn how to simplify the metadata focus. In this webinar, Bob will discuss: • The three levels of metadata and how they differ • Sources of the metadata at each level • Metadata linkage between the levels • Processes to govern all the levels of metadata • Institutionalizing policy to assure quality metadata at all levels

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Real-World Data Governance
Data Governance and
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Monthly Webinar Series Hosted by DATAVERSITY
Robert S. Seiner – KIK Consulting / TDAN.com
September 17, 2020 – 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET

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Three Levels of Metadata Management
Introduction
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• In the webinar I will share:
– Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
– Sources of the Metadata at Each Level
– Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
– Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
– Institutionalizing Policy to Assure Quality Metadata at All Levels
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Abstract

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• Advantage of Using Different Levels
• Common Business Language
• The Semantic Framework and the Three Levels
• The Importance of Each Level
• Associating the Levels with Data Tools
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
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• Advantage of Using Different Levels
– Simplify understanding
– Imitate traditional viewpoint
– Relatable for the business
– Keep navigation in mind
– Standards and resources
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ

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• Common Business Language
– Definition - A common business language enables companies to
drive to consistent and well-understood metrics across the
organization, reducing the time and budget required to analyze
information and turn it into intelligence.
• Drive to consistency
• Well-understood metric
• Across the organization
• Reduce the time and budget required to analyze information
• Turn into intelligence
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ

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• The Semantic Framework and the Three Levels
– Unveiling of the semantic framework
– Business term / Business glossary level
– Business attribute / Data dictionary level
– Business element / Data catalog level
– Relationships between / within levels
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
And here it is …

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Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Framework developed by KIK Consulting Copyright © Robert S. Seiner & KIK Consulting
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
ManyOneRelationships
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Data Tool Standard Data Resource Reference
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT

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Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT

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Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• The Importance of Each Level
– Subject Area – Buckets of data - Where navigation starts
– Term – Common business language and terminology
– Attribute – Business resource specific (system, report, …)
– Element – Data resource specific (database/table, report, …)
– Wait … that’s 4 levels … Domain isn’t a level, but it is important
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ

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• Associating the Levels with Data Tools
– Data Domain – Included in all tools
– Business Glossary – Common business language and terminology
– Data Dictionary – Business resource specific (system, report, …)
– Data Catalog – Data resource specific (database/table, report, …)
– Wait … that’s 4 levels … Domain isn’t a level, but it is important
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ

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• Sources May Exist (or Not)
• Business Glossary Sources
• Data Dictionary Sources
• Data Catalog Sources
• Preparing to Use Tools
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Sources of the Metadata at Each Level

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• Sources May Exist (or Not)
– Industry-related terms
– Begin a list
– Capture the list in an ingestible format
– Utilize existing tools to capture
– Prepare for self-defined loads
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Sources of the Metadata at Each Level

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• Business Glossary Sources – Terminology
– Industry standards
– Employee reference manuals
– Customer reference guides
– User manuals and handbooks
– Organizational web-site
– Brain-storming or dump
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Sources of the Metadata at Each Level

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• Data Dictionary Sources – Business/Resource Attributes
– Native data documentation
– Vendors and system documentation
– Spreadsheets and standards
– Data models – enterprise, conceptual and logical data models
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Sources of the Metadata at Each Level

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• Data Catalog Sources – Business/Resource Elements
– Native data documentation
– Database catalogs
– Spreadsheets
– Data models – physical data models
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Sources of the Metadata at Each Level

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• Preparing to Use Tools
– Capture consistently
– Ingestible format
– Reusable scripts
– Managed and stored centrally
– Govern the collection early
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Sources of the Metadata at Each Level

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• Importance of Linkage
• Between Glossary and Dictionary Levels
• Between Dictionary Objects
• Between Dictionary and Catalog Levels
• Between Catalog Objects
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Metadata Linkage Between the Levels

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• Importance of Linkage
– Navigation and drill down is the key
– Between subject area (domains) and terms (glossary)
– Between term and attributes (dictionary)
– Between attributes and elements (catalog)
– Between subject areas and everything – start navigation
– Between attributes, Between elements
– Between subject area, Between terms
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Metadata Linkage Between the Levels

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• Between Glossary and Dictionary Levels
– Enable search
– Drill down from terms
– Digestible pieces of business
– Data associated with term
– Standard terms to standard attributes
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Between Dictionary Objects
– Standard attribute name
– Resource specific attribute name
– Common linking point
– Logical aliases
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Between Dictionary and Catalog Levels
– Enable drill down
– Business attributes to elements
– Standard attribute name
– Standard element name
– What data do we have about …
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Between Catalog Objects
– Standard element name
– Resource specific element name
– Common linking point
– Physical aliases
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Processes Vs Governed Processes
• Business Glossary Processes
• Data Dictionary Processes
• Data Catalog Processes
• Building Your Metadata Toolkit
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata

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• Processes Vs Governed Processes
– Data process Vs Metadata process
– Metadata processes focus on data documentation
– Redefine steps Vs Repeatable steps
– Informal accountability Vs Formal accountability
– Process silos Vs Consistent process
– Federated approach promotes guidelines and consistency
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Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata

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• Business Glossary Processes
– Process to review, validate and certify terms
– Process to add new business terms
– Process to remove business terms
– Process to change business terms
– Process to maintain business terms
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Data Dictionary Processes
– Process to review, validate and certify elements
– Process to add new business elements
– Process to remove business elements
– Process to change business elements
– Process to maintain business elements
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Data Catalog Processes
– Automated capabilities
– Manual load and update capabilities (or semi-automate)
– Tool-based documentation to catalog ingestion
– Manual-based documentation to catalog ingestion
– Automated Vs manual change management
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT

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• Building Your Metadata Toolkit
– Repeatable place to collect metadata (tool or manual)
– Repeatable processes for metadata definition, production, usage
– Defined accountability for definition, production and usage
– Include who does what and when
– Repeatable metadata ingestion process
– Metadata change management review and validation process
Three Levels of Metadata Management
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Three Levels of Metadata Management
Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Framework developed by KIK Consulting Copyright © Robert S. Seiner & KIK Consulting
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
ManyOneRelationships
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Data Tool Standard Data Resource Reference
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
Processes for defining, producing, using metadata

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Three Levels of Metadata Management
Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
Data Dictionary
Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Business Glossary
Data Domain
METADATA SEMANTIC FRAMEWORK
DATA ONTOLOGY MARKET / SEGMENT CODE
Data Catalog Data Catalog
Data Dictionary
Framework developed by KIK Consulting Copyright © Robert S. Seiner & KIK Consulting
MARKET
MARKET PROFILE
MARKET CODE
Alpha 8
MARKET-CODE
SEGMENT-CODE
Alphanumeric 6 Characters
SEG-CODE
MARKET CODE
String 8 Characters
MARKET-CODE
ManyOneRelationships
Standard
Standard System 1
System 1
System 2
System 2
Data Tool Standard Data Resource Reference
Standard
Standard
SUBJECT AREA
BUSINESS TERM
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTE
BUSINESS ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE
RESOURCE ELEMENT
Processes to define, produce, use relationships

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• When a Policy is Necessary
• Two Ways a Policy Adds Value
• Details of a Metadata Policy
• Executing Authority and Formalizing Accountability
• Institutionalizing Metadata Policy
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Institutionalizing Policy to Assure Quality Metadata at All Levels

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• When a Policy is Necessary
– When your organization is policy-centric
– To define the procedures to manage metadata quality
– To define accountability for managing and providing metadata
– To demonstrate leadership support for metadata quality
– To formalize the execution and enforcement of authority
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• Two Ways a Policy Adds Value
1. To articulate process, guidelines, accountability
2. To demonstrate leadership support, sponsorship, understanding
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• Details of a Metadata Policy
– Purpose & Scope – To assure that data is well documented
– Responsibilities (exec sponsor, strategic, tactical, operational, support)
– Definitions
– Related Policies
– Procedures
– Exceptions
– Enforcement
– Revision History
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• Executing Authority and Formalizing Accountability
– Governance of metadata
– Stewardship of metadata
– Stay non-invasive when possible
– Move from information to formal
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Institutionalizing Policy to Assure Quality Metadata at All Levels
“The metadata will not govern itself.”

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• Institutionalizing Metadata Policy
– Establish a practice as normal in an organization or culture
– Socialize the concept of metadata governance
– Communicate as orientation, onboarding and ongoing media
– Formalize metadata stewardship
– Measure, evaluate and enhance over time
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• In the webinar I shared:
– Three Levels of Metadata and How They Differ
– Sources of the Metadata at Each Level
– Metadata Linkage Between the Levels
– Processes to Govern All the Levels of Metadata
– Institutionalizing Policy to Assure Quality Metadata at All Levels
Three Levels of Metadata Management
Summary

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