Update the data source
The data workbench shows all assets in the repository and the users and organizations that have a functional role defined for the asset.
asset
An asset is a general term to describe an IT artifact captured in the data repository. In Alfabet FastLane, assets are objects based on object classes. Assets in the data repository include applications, application groups, business capabilities, business data, business processes, components, data categories, information flows, IT capabilities, locations, organizations, physical servers, virtual servers, and vendors.
user
A user is a person with a license to Alfabet FastLane. Users are bundled in user groups, which determines the access permission to an object.
organization
An organization describes an administrative or functional unit in the enterprise.
role
A role describes the functional relationship that a user or organization has for an object.
Click to navigate an asset's object profile to view basic data as well as various reports. You can view and update the responsibility information for the asset. Go to the Overview tab and click Responsibilities.
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To assign a person as responsible for the asset:
In the toolbar, click Person and select a role type. The following role types are available.
- Application Manager: A person who is the subject matter expert for an application from a functional and technical point of view.
- Architect: A person who is responsible for the governance of the asset.
- Business Owner: A person or organization that owns the asset and is responsible for managing the functional requirements.
- IT Owner: A person or IT organization that owns the asset and thus typically responsible for approval decisions.
- Stakeholder: A person or organization that has an interest in the assets and therefore requires read-only access permissions.
In the selector, find the user to assign the role to and click OK.
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To assign an organization as responsible for the asset:
In the toolbar, click Organization and select a role type.
- Business Owner: A person or organization that owns the asset and is responsible for managing the functional requirements.
- IT Owner: A person or IT organization that owns the asset and thus typically responsible for approval decisions.
- Operations: An IT organization responsible for the operations of the asset.
- Stakeholder: A person or organization that has an interest in the assets and therefore requires read-only access permissions.
In the selector, find the organization to assign the role to and click OK.
Go to the Data Quality tab. In the Data Fixes Per Data Quality Rule section, click the hyperlink in the Resolution column. The Responsibilities view opens.
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To assign a person as responsible for the asset:
In the toolbar, click Person and select a role type. The following role types are available.
- Application Manager: A person who is the subject matter expert for the application from a functional and technical point of view.
- Architect: A person who is responsible for the governance of the asset.
- Business Owner: A person or organization that owns the asset and is responsible for managing the functional requirements.
- IT Owner: A person or IT organization that owns the asset and thus typically responsible for approval decisions.
- Stakeholder: A person or organization that has an interest in the assets and therefore requires read-only access permissions.
In the selector, find the user to assign the role to and click OK.
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To assign an organization as responsible for the asset:
In the toolbar, click Organization and select a role type.
- Business Owner: A person or organization that owns the asset and is responsible for managing the functional requirements.
- IT Owner: A person or IT organization that owns the asset and thus typically responsible for approval decisions.
- Operations: An IT organization responsible for the operations of the asset.
- Stakeholder: A person or organization that has an interest in the assets and therefore requires read-only access permissions.
In the selector, find the organization to assign the role to and click OK.