Glossary

Overview: Create and maintain a centralized business glossary in Atlan to standardize terminology and definitions across your organization. Gain visibility into business context and meaning for your data assets.

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Get started

Follow these steps to create and manage your business glossary in Atlan:

1. Set up glossaries

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Guides

• Bulk upload terms in the glossary
• Link terms to assets

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Concepts

• What is a glossary

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Troubleshooting

• Why am I unable to approve a glossary update request

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FAQ

• Can I add duplicate glossary terms
• What is the default permission for a glossary
• Can I use personas to update a term in a glossary
• Can I create backups of glossaries
• How to fully delete glossary terms or archived items