Data Lineage

Data lineage refers to the understanding, capturing and depiction of a data item's lifecycle. It reveals how data has moved across databases, and why.

Data lineage has a significant impact on the data governance process. It's one of the surest ways to manage risk and ensure data is handled following organisational policies and regulatory standards.

Data Lineage Process (Learning Centre. (n.d.). What is Data Lineage | Examples of Tools and Techniques | Imperva. [online] Available at: https://www.imperva.com/learn/data-security/data-lineage/.)

Data Lineage Functionality

Data lineage is graphically represented in the Aristotle Metadata Registry, and can be captured for:

• Data sets, via linkage to other data sets

• Distributions, via linkage to:

  • Other distributions

  • Data elements.