Domain
A data domain within an organization.
Aspects
domainProperties
Information about a Domain
Schema
{
  "type": "record",
  "Aspect": {
    "name": "domainProperties"
  },
  "name": "DomainProperties",
  "namespace": "com.linkedin.domain",
  "fields": [
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "boostScore": 10.0,
        "enableAutocomplete": true,
        "fieldNameAliases": [
          "_entityName"
        ],
        "fieldType": "WORD_GRAM"
      },
      "type": "string",
      "name": "name",
      "doc": "Display name of the Domain"
    },
    {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
      ],
      "name": "description",
      "default": null,
      "doc": "Description of the Domain"
    },
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "/time": {
          "fieldName": "createdTime",
          "fieldType": "DATETIME"
        }
      },
      "type": [
        "null",
        {
          "type": "record",
          "name": "AuditStamp",
          "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
          "fields": [
            {
              "type": "long",
              "name": "time",
              "doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
            },
            {
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
              },
              "type": "string",
              "name": "actor",
              "doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
            },
            {
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
              },
              "type": [
                "null",
                "string"
              ],
              "name": "impersonator",
              "default": null,
              "doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
            },
            {
              "type": [
                "null",
                "string"
              ],
              "name": "message",
              "default": null,
              "doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
            }
          ],
          "doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
        }
      ],
      "name": "created",
      "default": null,
      "doc": "Created Audit stamp"
    },
    {
      "Relationship": {
        "entityTypes": [
          "domain"
        ],
        "name": "IsPartOf"
      },
      "Searchable": {
        "fieldName": "parentDomain",
        "fieldType": "URN",
        "hasValuesFieldName": "hasParentDomain"
      },
      "java": {
        "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
      },
      "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
      ],
      "name": "parentDomain",
      "default": null,
      "doc": "Optional: Parent of the domain"
    }
  ],
  "doc": "Information about a Domain"
}
institutionalMemory
Institutional memory of an entity. This is a way to link to relevant documentation and provide description of the documentation. Institutional or tribal knowledge is very important for users to leverage the entity.
Schema
{
  "type": "record",
  "Aspect": {
    "name": "institutionalMemory"
  },
  "name": "InstitutionalMemory",
  "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
  "fields": [
    {
      "type": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "record",
          "name": "InstitutionalMemoryMetadata",
          "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
          "fields": [
            {
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.url.Url",
                "coercerClass": "com.linkedin.common.url.UrlCoercer"
              },
              "type": "string",
              "name": "url",
              "doc": "Link to an engineering design document or a wiki page."
            },
            {
              "type": "string",
              "name": "description",
              "doc": "Description of the link."
            },
            {
              "type": {
                "type": "record",
                "name": "AuditStamp",
                "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                "fields": [
                  {
                    "type": "long",
                    "name": "time",
                    "doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
                  },
                  {
                    "java": {
                      "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
                    },
                    "type": "string",
                    "name": "actor",
                    "doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
                  },
                  {
                    "java": {
                      "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
                    },
                    "type": [
                      "null",
                      "string"
                    ],
                    "name": "impersonator",
                    "default": null,
                    "doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
                  },
                  {
                    "type": [
                      "null",
                      "string"
                    ],
                    "name": "message",
                    "default": null,
                    "doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
                  }
                ],
                "doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
              },
              "name": "createStamp",
              "doc": "Audit stamp associated with creation of this record"
            }
          ],
          "doc": "Metadata corresponding to a record of institutional memory."
        }
      },
      "name": "elements",
      "doc": "List of records that represent institutional memory of an entity. Each record consists of a link, description, creator and timestamps associated with that record."
    }
  ],
  "doc": "Institutional memory of an entity. This is a way to link to relevant documentation and provide description of the documentation. Institutional or tribal knowledge is very important for users to leverage the entity."
}
ownership
Ownership information of an entity.
Schema
{
  "type": "record",
  "Aspect": {
    "name": "ownership"
  },
  "name": "Ownership",
  "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
  "fields": [
    {
      "type": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "record",
          "name": "Owner",
          "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
          "fields": [
            {
              "Relationship": {
                "entityTypes": [
                  "corpuser",
                  "corpGroup"
                ],
                "name": "OwnedBy"
              },
              "Searchable": {
                "addToFilters": true,
                "fieldName": "owners",
                "fieldType": "URN",
                "filterNameOverride": "Owned By",
                "hasValuesFieldName": "hasOwners",
                "queryByDefault": false
              },
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
              },
              "type": "string",
              "name": "owner",
              "doc": "Owner URN, e.g. urn:li:corpuser:ldap, urn:li:corpGroup:group_name, and urn:li:multiProduct:mp_name\n(Caveat: only corpuser is currently supported in the frontend.)"
            },
            {
              "deprecated": true,
              "type": {
                "type": "enum",
                "symbolDocs": {
                  "BUSINESS_OWNER": "A person or group who is responsible for logical, or business related, aspects of the asset.",
                  "CONSUMER": "A person, group, or service that consumes the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER or BUSINESS_OWNER instead.",
                  "CUSTOM": "Set when ownership type is unknown or a when new one is specified as an ownership type entity for which we have no\nenum value for. This is used for backwards compatibility",
                  "DATAOWNER": "A person or group that is owning the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
                  "DATA_STEWARD": "A steward, expert, or delegate responsible for the asset.",
                  "DELEGATE": "A person or a group that overseas the operation, e.g. a DBA or SRE.\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
                  "DEVELOPER": "A person or group that is in charge of developing the code\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
                  "NONE": "No specific type associated to the owner.",
                  "PRODUCER": "A person, group, or service that produces/generates the data\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER instead.",
                  "STAKEHOLDER": "A person or a group that has direct business interest\nDeprecated! Use TECHNICAL_OWNER, BUSINESS_OWNER, or STEWARD instead.",
                  "TECHNICAL_OWNER": "person or group who is responsible for technical aspects of the asset."
                },
                "deprecatedSymbols": {
                  "CONSUMER": true,
                  "DATAOWNER": true,
                  "DELEGATE": true,
                  "DEVELOPER": true,
                  "PRODUCER": true,
                  "STAKEHOLDER": true
                },
                "name": "OwnershipType",
                "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                "symbols": [
                  "CUSTOM",
                  "TECHNICAL_OWNER",
                  "BUSINESS_OWNER",
                  "DATA_STEWARD",
                  "NONE",
                  "DEVELOPER",
                  "DATAOWNER",
                  "DELEGATE",
                  "PRODUCER",
                  "CONSUMER",
                  "STAKEHOLDER"
                ],
                "doc": "Asset owner types"
              },
              "name": "type",
              "doc": "The type of the ownership"
            },
            {
              "Relationship": {
                "entityTypes": [
                  "ownershipType"
                ],
                "name": "ownershipType"
              },
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
              },
              "type": [
                "null",
                "string"
              ],
              "name": "typeUrn",
              "default": null,
              "doc": "The type of the ownership\nUrn of type O"
            },
            {
              "type": [
                "null",
                {
                  "type": "record",
                  "name": "OwnershipSource",
                  "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                  "fields": [
                    {
                      "type": {
                        "type": "enum",
                        "symbolDocs": {
                          "AUDIT": "Auditing system or audit logs",
                          "DATABASE": "Database, e.g. GRANTS table",
                          "FILE_SYSTEM": "File system, e.g. file/directory owner",
                          "ISSUE_TRACKING_SYSTEM": "Issue tracking system, e.g. Jira",
                          "MANUAL": "Manually provided by a user",
                          "OTHER": "Other sources",
                          "SERVICE": "Other ownership-like service, e.g. Nuage, ACL service etc",
                          "SOURCE_CONTROL": "SCM system, e.g. GIT, SVN"
                        },
                        "name": "OwnershipSourceType",
                        "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                        "symbols": [
                          "AUDIT",
                          "DATABASE",
                          "FILE_SYSTEM",
                          "ISSUE_TRACKING_SYSTEM",
                          "MANUAL",
                          "SERVICE",
                          "SOURCE_CONTROL",
                          "OTHER"
                        ]
                      },
                      "name": "type",
                      "doc": "The type of the source"
                    },
                    {
                      "type": [
                        "null",
                        "string"
                      ],
                      "name": "url",
                      "default": null,
                      "doc": "A reference URL for the source"
                    }
                  ],
                  "doc": "Source/provider of the ownership information"
                }
              ],
              "name": "source",
              "default": null,
              "doc": "Source information for the ownership"
            }
          ],
          "doc": "Ownership information"
        }
      },
      "name": "owners",
      "doc": "List of owners of the entity."
    },
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "/*": {
          "fieldType": "MAP_ARRAY",
          "queryByDefault": false
        }
      },
      "type": [
        {
          "type": "map",
          "values": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": "string"
          }
        },
        "null"
      ],
      "name": "ownerTypes",
      "default": {},
      "doc": "Ownership type to Owners map, populated via mutation hook."
    },
    {
      "type": {
        "type": "record",
        "name": "AuditStamp",
        "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
        "fields": [
          {
            "type": "long",
            "name": "time",
            "doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
          },
          {
            "java": {
              "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
            },
            "type": "string",
            "name": "actor",
            "doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
          },
          {
            "java": {
              "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
            },
            "type": [
              "null",
              "string"
            ],
            "name": "impersonator",
            "default": null,
            "doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
          },
          {
            "type": [
              "null",
              "string"
            ],
            "name": "message",
            "default": null,
            "doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
          }
        ],
        "doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
      },
      "name": "lastModified",
      "default": {
        "actor": "urn:li:corpuser:unknown",
        "impersonator": null,
        "time": 0,
        "message": null
      },
      "doc": "Audit stamp containing who last modified the record and when. A value of 0 in the time field indicates missing data."
    }
  ],
  "doc": "Ownership information of an entity."
}
structuredProperties
Properties about an entity governed by StructuredPropertyDefinition
Schema
{
  "type": "record",
  "Aspect": {
    "name": "structuredProperties"
  },
  "name": "StructuredProperties",
  "namespace": "com.linkedin.structured",
  "fields": [
    {
      "type": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "record",
          "name": "StructuredPropertyValueAssignment",
          "namespace": "com.linkedin.structured",
          "fields": [
            {
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
              },
              "type": "string",
              "name": "propertyUrn",
              "doc": "The property that is being assigned a value."
            },
            {
              "type": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": [
                  "string",
                  "double"
                ]
              },
              "name": "values",
              "doc": "The value assigned to the property."
            },
            {
              "type": [
                "null",
                {
                  "type": "record",
                  "name": "AuditStamp",
                  "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                  "fields": [
                    {
                      "type": "long",
                      "name": "time",
                      "doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
                    },
                    {
                      "java": {
                        "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
                      },
                      "type": "string",
                      "name": "actor",
                      "doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
                    },
                    {
                      "java": {
                        "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
                      },
                      "type": [
                        "null",
                        "string"
                      ],
                      "name": "impersonator",
                      "default": null,
                      "doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
                    },
                    {
                      "type": [
                        "null",
                        "string"
                      ],
                      "name": "message",
                      "default": null,
                      "doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
                    }
                  ],
                  "doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
                }
              ],
              "name": "created",
              "default": null,
              "doc": "Audit stamp containing who created this relationship edge and when"
            },
            {
              "type": [
                "null",
                "com.linkedin.common.AuditStamp"
              ],
              "name": "lastModified",
              "default": null,
              "doc": "Audit stamp containing who last modified this relationship edge and when"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "name": "properties",
      "doc": "Custom property bag."
    }
  ],
  "doc": "Properties about an entity governed by StructuredPropertyDefinition"
}
forms
Forms that are assigned to this entity to be filled out
Schema
{
  "type": "record",
  "Aspect": {
    "name": "forms"
  },
  "name": "Forms",
  "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
  "fields": [
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "/*/completedPrompts/*/id": {
          "fieldName": "incompleteFormsCompletedPromptIds",
          "fieldType": "KEYWORD"
        },
        "/*/completedPrompts/*/lastModified/time": {
          "fieldName": "incompleteFormsCompletedPromptResponseTimes",
          "fieldType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "/*/incompletePrompts/*/id": {
          "fieldName": "incompleteFormsIncompletePromptIds",
          "fieldType": "KEYWORD"
        },
        "/*/urn": {
          "fieldName": "incompleteForms",
          "fieldType": "URN"
        }
      },
      "type": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "record",
          "name": "FormAssociation",
          "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
          "fields": [
            {
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
              },
              "type": "string",
              "name": "urn",
              "doc": "Urn of the applied form"
            },
            {
              "type": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "record",
                  "name": "FormPromptAssociation",
                  "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                  "fields": [
                    {
                      "type": "string",
                      "name": "id",
                      "doc": "The id for the prompt. This must be GLOBALLY UNIQUE."
                    },
                    {
                      "type": {
                        "type": "record",
                        "name": "AuditStamp",
                        "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                        "fields": [
                          {
                            "type": "long",
                            "name": "time",
                            "doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
                          },
                          {
                            "java": {
                              "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
                            },
                            "type": "string",
                            "name": "actor",
                            "doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
                          },
                          {
                            "java": {
                              "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
                            },
                            "type": [
                              "null",
                              "string"
                            ],
                            "name": "impersonator",
                            "default": null,
                            "doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
                          },
                          {
                            "type": [
                              "null",
                              "string"
                            ],
                            "name": "message",
                            "default": null,
                            "doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
                          }
                        ],
                        "doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
                      },
                      "name": "lastModified",
                      "doc": "The last time this prompt was touched for the entity (set, unset)"
                    },
                    {
                      "type": [
                        "null",
                        {
                          "type": "record",
                          "name": "FormPromptFieldAssociations",
                          "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                          "fields": [
                            {
                              "type": [
                                "null",
                                {
                                  "type": "array",
                                  "items": {
                                    "type": "record",
                                    "name": "FieldFormPromptAssociation",
                                    "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
                                    "fields": [
                                      {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "name": "fieldPath",
                                        "doc": "The field path on a schema field."
                                      },
                                      {
                                        "type": "com.linkedin.common.AuditStamp",
                                        "name": "lastModified",
                                        "doc": "The last time this prompt was touched for the field on the entity (set, unset)"
                                      }
                                    ],
                                    "doc": "Information about the status of a particular prompt for a specific schema field\non an entity."
                                  }
                                }
                              ],
                              "name": "completedFieldPrompts",
                              "default": null,
                              "doc": "A list of field-level prompt associations that are not yet complete for this form."
                            },
                            {
                              "type": [
                                "null",
                                {
                                  "type": "array",
                                  "items": "com.linkedin.common.FieldFormPromptAssociation"
                                }
                              ],
                              "name": "incompleteFieldPrompts",
                              "default": null,
                              "doc": "A list of field-level prompt associations that are complete for this form."
                            }
                          ],
                          "doc": "Information about the field-level prompt associations on a top-level prompt association."
                        }
                      ],
                      "name": "fieldAssociations",
                      "default": null,
                      "doc": "Optional information about the field-level prompt associations."
                    }
                  ],
                  "doc": "Information about the status of a particular prompt.\nNote that this is where we can add additional information about individual responses:\nactor, timestamp, and the response itself."
                }
              },
              "name": "incompletePrompts",
              "default": [],
              "doc": "A list of prompts that are not yet complete for this form."
            },
            {
              "type": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": "com.linkedin.common.FormPromptAssociation"
              },
              "name": "completedPrompts",
              "default": [],
              "doc": "A list of prompts that have been completed for this form."
            }
          ],
          "doc": "Properties of an applied form."
        }
      },
      "name": "incompleteForms",
      "doc": "All incomplete forms assigned to the entity."
    },
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "/*/completedPrompts/*/id": {
          "fieldName": "completedFormsCompletedPromptIds",
          "fieldType": "KEYWORD"
        },
        "/*/completedPrompts/*/lastModified/time": {
          "fieldName": "completedFormsCompletedPromptResponseTimes",
          "fieldType": "DATETIME"
        },
        "/*/incompletePrompts/*/id": {
          "fieldName": "completedFormsIncompletePromptIds",
          "fieldType": "KEYWORD"
        },
        "/*/urn": {
          "fieldName": "completedForms",
          "fieldType": "URN"
        }
      },
      "type": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": "com.linkedin.common.FormAssociation"
      },
      "name": "completedForms",
      "doc": "All complete forms assigned to the entity."
    },
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "/*/form": {
          "fieldName": "verifiedForms",
          "fieldType": "URN"
        }
      },
      "type": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "record",
          "name": "FormVerificationAssociation",
          "namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
          "fields": [
            {
              "java": {
                "class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
              },
              "type": "string",
              "name": "form",
              "doc": "The urn of the form that granted this verification."
            },
            {
              "type": [
                "null",
                "com.linkedin.common.AuditStamp"
              ],
              "name": "lastModified",
              "default": null,
              "doc": "An audit stamp capturing who and when verification was applied for this form."
            }
          ],
          "doc": "An association between a verification and an entity that has been granted\nvia completion of one or more forms of type 'VERIFICATION'."
        }
      },
      "name": "verifications",
      "default": [],
      "doc": "Verifications that have been applied to the entity via completed forms."
    }
  ],
  "doc": "Forms that are assigned to this entity to be filled out"
}
Relationships
Self
These are the relationships to itself, stored in this entity's aspects
- IsPartOf (via domainProperties.parentDomain)
Outgoing
These are the relationships stored in this entity's aspects
- OwnedBy - Corpuser via ownership.owners.owner
- CorpGroup via ownership.owners.owner
 
- Corpuser via 
- ownershipType - OwnershipType via ownership.owners.typeUrn
 
- OwnershipType via 
Incoming
These are the relationships stored in other entity's aspects
- AssociatedWith - Dataset via domains.domains
- DataJob via domains.domains
- DataFlow via domains.domains
- Chart via domains.domains
- Dashboard via domains.domains
- Notebook via domains.domains
 
- Dataset via 
Global Metadata Model

Is this page helpful?