Definition: Data that is in physical storage and accessible to those that need it. Commentary: The concept of motion means the logical view of data being passed between systems, whether by direct link...
Data Sharing Agreement (DSA)
Definition: An agreement that sets out a common set of rules between the data producer and data consumer that establishes terms and restrictions of the use of consumed data. Commentary:
Data Sponsor
Definition: An executive responsible for ensuring adequate funding of the data management initiative. Commentary: The Data Sponsor is financially accountable for the data management initiative and the...
Data Owner
Definition: The person with overall accountability for the meaning, content, quality and distribution of a given set of data. Commentary: The Data Owner is accountable for the quality of a given data ...
Data Traceability
Definition: The ability to track a data construct back to the construct it was derived from as a more concrete instantiation. Commentary: Examples include a physical column may trace back to a logical...
Data Officer
Definition: The function performed by an executive responsible for the strategy and implementation of the data management initiative at a geographic or operating unit level of an organization. Comment...
Data Transformation
Definition: The process of converting the meaning and format of data from one system to another. Commentary:
Data Security
Definition: The protection of data from accidental or intentional unauthorized use, modification, destruction, disclosure or theft. Commentary:
Data Quality Rule
Definition: A statement that applies an algorithm or logic to a data value to measure the fit-for-purpose of the value. The statement is the documented defintion of the criteria used to measure that t...
Data Normalization
Definition: The process of aligning data to its defined parameters. Commentary: This is a business centric perspective and not to be confused with the process of normalization in a data modeling conte...
