Shared business definitions
Align the meaning of terms, entities and metrics that appear across teams and reporting tools.
Meaning & trust / Ontology layer
Make every team work from the same meaning.
Keep teams aligned with shared business terms, metrics, and relationships so everyone works from the same understanding of the data.
For data stewards, analysts and ai teams.
Inputs
- Business terms
- Metrics & entities
- Source relationships
ProductOntology layer
Output
Shared definitions and business context
What your team can do
Ontology layer
in your workflow.
Relationships with context
Connect business concepts to the records and relationships needed to interpret a question.
A foundation for AI questions
Give analytics and AI workflows a common understanding of business data rather than disconnected source names.
How the work connects
From requirements
to a reviewed result.
- 01
Discover
Identify the concepts and definitions already in use.
- 02
Connect
Map business terms to data entities and relationships.
- 03
Review
Resolve differences with the responsible business stewards.
- 04
Reuse
Apply the shared context to analytics and reporting.
Start with your requirements.
Discuss source access, shared definitions, output requirements and review responsibilities before planning an implementation. The workflow above is an overview, not a live product session.
Business applications
Explore the context
behind the use case.
Frequently asked questions
Plan the next step.
Who is this product for?
Data stewards, analysts and AI teams working on ontology layer and its surrounding data workflow.
What should we bring to a discussion?
Bring your business terms, metrics & entities, source relationships, a representative business question and the review requirements your team needs to meet.
How can we explore the wider platform?
Visit the product overview for the connected product map and reference-data ontology model, or talk to our team about your specific workflow.
Discuss Ontology layer
Your workflow.
The right starting point.
Share your data sources, users and output requirements so we can discuss how this product fits.
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