The Asset catalog displays metadata for tasks created in Classic Manager and pipelines created in Designer. It supports the addition of custom metadata for tasks. An Admin Manager setting controls whether only admins or all users can view the catalog. Only Environment admins can manage custom metadata.

For environments with many pipelines, the Asset catalog provides the following advantages:

• Fine-grained visibility of tasks and pipelines as data assets
• Governance for DataOps
• Impact analysis for System Architects
• Clear identification of reusable assets for Data Integrators
• The ability to add contextual information for Data Analysts

Open the Asset catalog from the Monitor left navigation pane. The asset table contains task or pipeline metadata records:

Using the Asset catalog

As mentioned above, common use cases for the Asset catalog include finding reusable assets, analyzing the impact of integrations, and validating that integrations meet organizational standards. For example, you might identify all pipelines that access a particular endpoint and view custom metadata.

Use the Asset catalog to:

• Switch between the task and pipeline lists by clicking the appropriate tab.
• View details for a task or pipeline by clicking a row.
• Download metadata or upload custom metadata by clicking the Manage metadata link. The Add custom metadata topic describes how to add custom fields and metadata values.
• Sort a text column alphabetically by clicking the arrow next to the name, .
• Filter a column by clicking the filter icon, , entering a search string, and pressing Enter. A dark filter icon, indicates that the column has a filter applied.
• Search the name column for a task or pipeline, depending on which tab is active, by entering a string in the Search box and pressing Enter.
• Configure table columns and filters clicking .