Microsoft Purview · Unified Catalog Governance
Governance Domain Reader
Read governance domain metadata for published domains they are added to.
Scope: Read access to assigned governance domain including drafts
Permissions
- View published and draft metadata within assigned domain
- Access unpublished data products and concepts
- View domain configuration and settings (read-only)
- See all domain content including work-in-progress
- Required base role for data quality and profile sub-roles
Common use cases
- Domain team members who need visibility into work-in-progress
- Quality assurance reviewers validating domain content
- Base role for data profile and quality reader roles
- Contributors who need domain visibility without edit permissions
- External consultants reviewing domain structure
- Auditors assessing domain governance implementation
Best practices
- Assign to domain team members who need full visibility
- Required base role for data quality and profiling sub-roles
- Use as stepping stone before granting Data Product Owner role
- Assign to external consultants or auditors as needed
- Time-limit assignments for temporary team members
- Combine with Global or Local Catalog Reader for broader access
Security considerations
- Can see unpublished and draft content within domain
- More visibility than Global Catalog Reader in assigned domain
- Read-only role with minimal security concerns
- May reveal work-in-progress and domain strategy