What does Atlan sync to Glean?
The Glean connector syncs Atlan glossary terms (AtlasGlossaryTerm) into Glean as two asset types: index documents for search and curated Answers for direct answers in search results.
Only terms from glossaries matched by the configured glossary regex filter and matching the configured term certificate status are synced.
Index documents
Every synced term is pushed to Glean as a searchable index document via the Glean Indexing API.
Field mapping
| Atlan field | Glean document field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
guid | id | Stable unique identifier for the document |
name | title | Displayed as the search result title |
description | body.mimeType=HTML | Rich text body shown in the search result snippet |
readme_content | Appended to body | Markdown README content appended to description |
qualified_name | url | Deep link back to the term in Atlan |
glossary_name | container.displayName | Groups terms under their parent glossary |
categories | container.displayName | First category path used if no glossary container |
certificate_status | Custom property | Surfaced as a document property |
certificate_updated_by | Custom property | Surfaced as a document property |
owner_users | Custom property | Surfaced as a document property |
owner_groups | Custom property | Surfaced as a document property |
see_also | Custom property | Related term GUIDs |
Curated answers
When Enable Curated Answers is toggled on, the connector additionally creates Glean curated Answers for synced terms. Curated Answers appear as direct answers at the top of Glean search results.
Answer field mapping
| Atlan field | Glean Answer field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
name | question | Displayed as the answer question/title |
description + readme_content | bodyText | Combined answer body |
qualified_name | docTitle / url | Source link shown on the Answer card |
See also
- Sync glossary terms to Glean: Configure and run the sync workflow
- Glean sync FAQ: Common questions about sync scope, permissions, and incremental behavior