Tags Tutorial

Audience: Data Governors

Content Summary: This page outlines how to create and manage tags in the Immuta console. Additionally, this page details how to import tags from external catalogs.

Creating Tags

1. Click the Governance icon in the left sidebar, and then click the Tags tab.
2. Click Add Tags in the top right corner.

3. Complete the Enter tag fields.

   

4. Click Save.

Note: Tags can also be extracted from external catalogs, such as Alation. For more information on this functionality, please contact your Immuta Support Professional.

Viewing and Managing Tags

1. Click the Governance icon in the left sidebar, and then click the Tags tab.
2. A list of all top-level tags will be displayed. Click Expand to view nested tags.
3. Click the icons in the Actions column to the right of the tags to edit tags, generate tag reports, or delete tags.

External Catalogs

You can pull external tags that you had previously defined in the external catalog (e.g. Collibra, Alation, etc.):

1. Click the Governance icon in the left sidebar and select the Tags tab.

2. Click Refresh External Tags.

   

   External tags will be automatically detected when you create a new data source that originates in an external catalog: