Microsoft Purview · Unified Catalog Governance
Data Steward
Create, update, and read artifacts and policies within governance domain. Read artifacts from other domains.
Scope: Full curation access within assigned domain, read access across domains
Permissions
- Create and manage glossary terms within domain
- Create and update critical data elements (CDEs)
- Define business objectives and key results (OKRs)
- Manage data products and their metadata
- Configure access policies within domain
- Read and reference artifacts from other governance domains
- Curate business metadata and documentation
Common use cases
- Business glossary curator maintaining terminology standards
- Data governance analyst defining critical data elements
- Domain SME documenting business concepts and definitions
- Metadata specialist enriching data product documentation
- Business analyst creating domain-specific glossaries
- Data steward coordinating definitions across business units
Best practices
- Establish glossary term standards and naming conventions
- Link glossary terms to data products and assets
- Coordinate with stewards in other domains on shared concepts
- Regular review and update of business definitions
- Involve business stakeholders in glossary development
- Document term lineage and relationships
- Create critical data elements for regulatory compliance
- Use OKRs to align data governance with business goals
Security considerations
- Broader permissions than Data Product Owner
- Can create policies affecting domain access
- Should coordinate with domain owner on major changes
- Cross-domain read access enables better coordination
- Assign to trusted domain experts with business judgment