Automatically Import Glossary Terms

This feature adds Glossary Terms, Sections, and optional data based on a Dataset. This Dataset can be created manually, but more commonly it is loaded from an existing Glossary or Data Governance software (such as Alation or Collibra)

This article describes:

  1. Creating a Dataset containing Terms to be added to the Glossary
  2. Add New Autoimport

1. Create Dataset Containing Glossary Information

Here is an example of CSV file input to Dataset.

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  1. Make sure that the table contains requires columns (Glossary Term and Section).
    • Combination of Section/Term must be unique. If this combination already exists, the record will be skipped.
  2.  All remaining fields are optional; they can be left blank or undefined in the Dataset.

Here is how the Dataset, created from the example CSV file will look like:

Whenever this Dataset is loaded, the Auto Import Program defined with this Dataset will execute automatically.

This example is set up as a Snapshot Dataset assuming that only new Glossary Terms are being loaded. This Dataset can also be loaded with the full external Glossary; in that case, Snapshot Dataset would be set to "No".

2. Add New Autoimport

Access Content > Glossary > Autoimport Tab

Click [+ New Glossary Autoimport] to open the Editor.

2.1. Map Dataset Fields to Glossary Fields

  1. Dataset & View: Select the Dataset/View created in Step 1.
  2. [+ Add] to automatically pair the Dataset columns to the Glossary Fields. Just continue to click [+Add] until all of the Dataset fields are mapped to Glossary fields.
  3. [Save]
  4. [Import Now]