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Business Glossary

Define business terms and link them to physical assets.

Creating Terms

Navigate to Glossary → Create Term to define new business terms.

Term Properties

  • Name: The term (e.g., "Net Revenue Retention")
  • Definition: What the term means
  • Formula: For metrics, the calculation logic
  • Owner: Responsible steward
  • Related Terms: Links to other terms

Linking to Assets

Once created, link terms to physical columns and tables to show where the concept is implemented.

API

POST /api/v1/glossary/terms
{
  "name": "Customer Lifetime Value",
  "definition": "Total revenue expected from a customer",
  "formula": "SUM(revenue) over customer lifetime"
}