Distributions
Distributions represent individual data publications. They document how often and in what formats data usage was published, and illustrate the distribution of datasets across the enterprise.
Contrary to datasets, it is not possible to define distributions for subdatasets.
Add distributions
Distributions are specified in a data catalog in the subpanel of a dataset.
A new distribution is added by clicking the tab "Distributions" and the icon "+" (or by selecting "Add Distribution..." in the menu).
It is mandatory to assign a label and a format to the distribution. In addition, the exact URL and the actual data size can be specified.
Clicking "Add" creates the distribution.
Distributions can also be created by duplicating other distributions.
Edit distributions
Quick edit
A distribution is edited in the subpanel of the dataset, by clicking the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Distribution" in the menu) next to the distribution.
The quick edit mode allows the modification of the most frequently used input fields.
The icons in the lower left corner of the edit view allow further settings to be made:
- Clicking
marks the element as favorite. - Clicking
marks the element as locked. - Clicking
marks the element as read-only.
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
A distribution can be deleted in the subpanel of the dataset, by selecting "Delete Distribution" in the menu next to the distribution.
Detailed edit
A distribution is edited in the main panel of the distribution, by clicking the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Distribution" in the menu).
The detailed edit mode allows the modification of all standard input fields. Additional, customer-specific fields can be added using annotations and will then also appear in the edit mode.
The icons in the lower left corner of the edit view allow further settings to be made:
- Clicking marks the element as favorite.
- Clicking marks the element as locked.
- Clicking marks the element as read-only.
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
A distribution can be deleted in the main panel of the distribution, by selecting "Delete Distribution" in the menu.
Order distributions
The sorting of the distributions is determined by their order (if present). This order can be assigned manually during editing. Alternatively, in the subpanel of the dataset, it is possible to arrange the distributions and assign their order automatically.
Selecting "Order Distributions..." in the menu opens a dialog, where the distributions can be rearranged with the mouse using "drag and drop".
Clicking "Save" applies the changes and reassigns the order automatically.
If required, it is possible to specify that automatic ordering should start at a certain number.