Detailed Course Outline
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 IGC • Describe how metadata is organized with the Information Server Repository • Navigate around the IGC • Explore the types of metadata assets that can be viewed and analyzed in the IGC
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 graph involving extended data assets • Generate business lineage graphs
7: Open Governance Catalog • Describe open IGC and its benefits • Define new (custom) asset types using Open IGCs REST API • Import new (custom) asset types • Display the flow of data through the new asset type • Governing and benefiting from new asset types