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Data Classification
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Overview

We use labels to classify different types of data. These definitions, describe in laymen's terms, those classification labels.

Classifications

Classification Label

Definition

Examples

Reference Data

  • data used to classify and categorize master, transactional and curated data

  • typically, this data is based on industry or organizational standards

  • Countries

  • States

  • ISO Codes

Master Data

  • data about the business entities that provide context for business transactions

  • the attributes of these entities typically change very slowly

  • Companies

  • Departments

  • Offices

  • Products

  • People

Transactional Data

  • data describing business transactions between entities

  • the attributes and rows that describes these transactions will change at the rate of the business processes

  • transactional data can change very rapidly

  • Orders

  • Applications

  • Messages

  • Activities

Meta Data

  • data that describes the structure of the data

  • Table Structure & Definition

  • Data Lineage

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