Microsoft Purview · Data Map Collections
Data Curator
Manage assets, create classifications, build glossary terms, and curate data catalog metadata for improved discoverability and understanding.
Scope: Collections where assigned as Data Curator (with inheritance to subcollections)
Permissions
- Create, read, modify, move, and delete data assets in collections
- Configure custom classifications and classification rules
- Create and manage business glossary terms and relationships
- Apply annotations, descriptions, and metadata to assets
- Curate and certify data assets for quality assurance
- View Data Estate Insights and analytics
- Manage asset lineage and relationships
- Apply sensitivity labels and classifications to assets
- Create and edit asset schemas and column-level metadata
- Manage asset ownership and expert contacts
Common use cases
- Building business glossary with standardized terminology and definitions
- Classifying data assets with PII, financial, or confidential tags
- Enriching asset metadata with business context and descriptions
- Certifying trusted data assets for analytical use
- Creating data lineage documentation for impact analysis
- Managing data quality annotations and trusted data sources
- Coordinating with data owners to capture institutional knowledge
- Implementing data governance policies through metadata enrichment
Best practices
- Coordinate with business stakeholders to capture accurate business context
- Establish consistent glossary term naming and definition standards
- Document classification rationale and apply classifications consistently
- Certify assets only after thorough quality validation
- Maintain active communication with data owners and subject matter experts
- Use hierarchical glossary structure for related terms
- Apply both technical and business metadata to assets
- Regular review and updates of asset metadata as data evolves
- Leverage AI-powered classification suggestions but validate manually
- Coordinate with Information Protection Admins on sensitivity label usage
Security considerations
- Can modify and delete assets in assigned collections
- Classification changes can affect DLP policies and access controls
- Incorrect metadata can mislead data consumers and analysts
- Sensitivity label application affects information protection enforcement
- Asset deletion is permanent and may impact downstream dependencies
- Changes are logged in audit history for accountability