Populate the catalog

Create or import categories and terms
After the information governance team approves the categories and terms, use the appropriate tool to create or import the categories and terms into the catalog.

Create or import information governance policies and information governance rules
After the team approves the information governance policies and information governance rules, use the appropriate tool either to create them or to import them into the catalog.

Import metadata about information assets
You can use various tools to import metadata about information assets such as business intelligence (BI) reports, jobs, logical model assets, physical model assets, and implemented data resources.

Assign assets to terms
Assign an asset to a term so that business analysts know which data sources are associated with the term. The asset can exist in the catalog or be an external asset.

Associate assets with information governance rules
You can associate assets with information governance rules to identify the assets that are governed by, or that implement, the rule. Assign an asset to an information governance rule so that business analysts know which data sources are associated with the rule.

Create custom attributes and assign them to assets
You create custom attributes when you need to use additional properties to describe an asset.