IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog

Trace data lineage from jobs and databases to business intelligence reports to understand how information moves across the enterprise. Analyze dependencies, assess the impact of changes, and review operational metadata from job runs and events.

Browse glossary assets, information assets, stewards, and related catalog content through simple or advanced search. View asset relationships graphically and track the history of term changes to improve visibility and information discovery.

Extend metadata with descriptions, associations, labels, stewards, and custom attributes. Create extended data sources to capture metadata that cannot be automatically generated or easily imported from external applications.

Establish a common business language that connects governance objectives with technical assets. Align business and IT views of information to improve consistency, understanding, and collaboration across governance initiatives.

Manage catalog metadata by reconciling duplicate assets, mapping databases to aliases, and accessing runtime information for reporting. Automate relationship discovery and run lineage analysis to support governance and compliance efforts.

Define responsibilities for creating, reviewing, and publishing governance rules. Receive email notifications for governance events and manage approval workflows for new or modified rules while maintaining oversight of governed assets.