IBM suggests a comprehensive solution to manage and govern data. Using IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary and Metadata WorkBench, users across the enterprise can better understand what the data means, how it was derived, who is responsible for information-assets, what is the impact of change, and much more. Take a look at this presentation to better understand the how this solutions can help your organization to better understand, manage and reuse its information-assets.

1. Metadata Management & Governance Demo Using InfoSphere Business Glossary & Metadata Workbench

2. The Business Analysts Overviews a Cognos Report She is not certain regarding the Business Terms:YTD, FYTandTAP

3. The Business Analysts Overviews a Cognos Report With a ‘right-click’ on ‘YTD’ she receives several options to review the terms

4. The Business Analysts Overviews a Cognos Report First she clicks ‘Glossary’ to see the meaning of the term and its description (stored in the Business Glossary)

5. Since the information is limited, she clicks on ‘View in Glossary’ to receive highly detailed information (including ‘related terms’, steward, term’s history and more..)

6. Our analysts goes back to the report. She looks at the golf-sports numbers, but they are much too low. She decides to check ‘Data Linage’ to better understand how the numbers were compiled A click on ‘Lineage’…

7. Launches MD WorkBench, and lists all Information-Assets related to the terms

8. She can check on the Information Process

9. Or as a complete End-to-End workflow, to understand ‘from where’ the data came from and ‘how’ it was transformed

10. She can ‘drill-down’ to see the history of the Data-Runs

13. Impact Analysis The result – a detailed report that saves valuable time and resources What ETL processes (and stages)

14. Impact Analysis The result – a detailed report that saves valuable time and resources What are the Summery Tables that will affected…

15. Impact Analysis The result – a detailed report that saves valuable time and resources And what BI reports may be impacted due to a change

16. All within a consistent integrated platform IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary & Metadata Workbench For additional information contact us: Actiview Ltd. info@actiview.co.il or +972-3-5605656

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