In Data Catalog, you can import a glossary. Perform the following steps to import a glossary:
- Click Glossary in the left navigation menu.
The Business Glossary page opens.
- Click Add New and select Import.
The Import Glossary Items dialog box opens.
- In the Glossary Items field, browse and select the file you want to import.
You can also download a template if needed.
- Under Existing Items, choose any one of the following options as per your requirements.
It defines how the system should handle terms that already exist in the same hierarchy as the terms you’re importing.
- Update Content
- Updates the attributes of existing Business Glossary terms.
- Create New Items
- Doesn’t update the attributes of existing Business Glossary terms. Instead, a new business term will be created in the same hierarchy with a numeric suffix appended.
- Ignore
- Doesn’t update the attributes of existing terms.
- Click Continue.
You have successfully imported the glossary! You can now see the imported terms in the left glossary item tree.