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Manage custom properties

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In Pentaho Data Catalog, you can create custom properties that collect additional metadata about resources specific to their business environment or engagement. For example, you can define a custom property to include a business username for a data resource. Alternatively, you could define a property that includes values that are used by system-level processes.

NoteCustom properties apply only to data resources.

To add custom data resource properties, navigate to Data Canvas, select the resource and then in the content pane, click Add Property. While the Properties page lists a variety of properties, users can only manage custom properties using the Add Property option.

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Add a custom property
Perform the following steps to add a custom property to the data resource.

Procedure

  1. Click Data Canvas in the left navigation menu, select a resource and in the Content pane, click Add Property.

  2. In the Create Custom Propertydialog box, enter the following information:

    • Field Label: Field name that uniquely identifies the property to store internally.
    • Field Type: Free text or Select Value.
    • Available Values: This field appears if the Select Value is selected in Field Type. Define the comma-separated values based on the data type selection. These values can be chosen when a property is added to a resource.
    • Default Value: A pre-existing value to display when no specific value is explicitly defined for the property.
    • Allow Blank: Select the checkbox to allow the property without any value.

  3. Click Create Property.

Results

You have successfully created a custom property!
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Edit a custom property

Perform the following steps to edit a custom property.

Procedure

  1. Click Glossary in the left navigation menu, select a term, and then click the Custom tab.

  2. In the Custom Properties, hover over the Property Name, you want to edit and click Edit.

    The Edit Custom Property dialog box opens.

  3. Edit the information and click Save Changes.

Results

You have successfully modified the custom property!
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Remove a custom property
Perform the following steps to remove a custom property.

Procedure

  1. Click Glossary in the left navigation menu, select a term, and then click the Custom tab.

  2. In the Custom Properties, hover over the Property Name, you want to delete and click Edit.

    The Edit Custom Property dialog box opens.

  3. To delete the custom property, click Remove Custom Property.

  4. In the confirmation window, click Remove Custom Property.

Results

You have successfully removed a custom property!
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