Using CSV files

To modify business glossary content outside of the business glossary itself, business glossary administrators can import from and export to a CSV (comma-separated values) file.

You can import business glossary content from a CSV file that has been generated from another software application such as a spreadsheet program. Or, you can import from a CSV file that you originally exported from InfoSphere® Business Glossary and then edited to contain the business glossary content that you want to import.

CSV file content

With the CSV file format, you can define categories, terms, information governance policies, information governance rules, links to stewards, and the values of custom attributes of categories and terms. You cannot define custom attribute definitions or relationships. You can change the values of most, but not all, term and category properties. See Import and export file formats for a list of the properties that you can change by using a CSV file.

The CSV file that you import must be in formatted in the same way as shown in the CSV sample file. You can download the sample file from the import wizard.

You should be aware of the following points before you use the CSV import and export capability:

Considerations when exporting to a CSV file

You should be aware of the following points before you export to a CSV file.