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Editing assets

Contributing to the documentation of assets in dScribe

Updated over 6 months ago

To edit assets you can either:

  • Select multiple assets in the Search Page to bulk edit them

  • Open an individual asset and edit it directly via its detail page

Editing an individual asset

On the General tab, you can edit content directly:

  • Click on any available input field to start editing.

  • A banner will appear, indicating unsaved changes as soon as you make a modification. You can make multiple changes before saving.

  • When you're finished, click the Save button to apply your updates.

  • Why can't I edit an asset? πŸ€”

    If you don't see the edit option for an asset or are unable to change a property to a specific value, it’s likely that you don't have the necessary permissions. To resolve this, you can reach out to your dScribe administrator and request additional edit permissions.


The following information can be edited per asset:
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Name

After creation, you can update an asset name. However, the names of crawled assets (such as Reports and Datasets) cannot be changed.
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Since these assets are automatically ingested, their names and certain source properties are managed by the source system and cannot be modified manually within dScribe Catalog.
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Documentation

You can add extra descriptions and context to an asset.

  • Use our Scribble AI assistant to help you generate descriptions.

  • In any rich text field, use the mentioning feature to reference assets or users by typing @-prefix.
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  • You can also select a term and add an external link to reference a webpage or mention an existing asset.

  • If the system detects that a term can be associated with an existing asset in dScribe, it will be highlighted and suggested for linking automatically.
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Custom Properties

In the Default view, you’ll see the Custom Properties grouped in Sections. This layout is configured by a dScribe administrators.

If you would like to see a list of all enabled properties, you can switch to the All properties view.
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To optimize your view, use the option at the top of the section to hide empty values or collapse the source information section.

  • Why can't I update the Source Information section?
    This section contains properties automatically assigned to assets crawled from a source system. Since these assets are automatically ingested, their properties are managed by the source system and cannot be modified manually within dScribe Catalog.

Deleting assets

You can delete an asset by clicking on the more menu icon and selecting the remove option.
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Restrict Discovery

You can restrict the visibility of a specific asset by clicking on the incognito icon and assigning a Discovery Policy.
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Assets with a Discovery Policy are only visible to users who have been explicitly granted access to that policy. For more information, see Restrict Discovery.
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Validation Status

Below the asset title, you'll see the validation tag. Click it to view the latest change or update the status from the dropdown. Read more about Validation Status.
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Relations

  1. On the Relations tab, new relations can be added by using the Add relations button.

  2. Existing relations can be removed by clicking the disconnect icon.

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