As we saw in the previous article, dictionary and glossary are two complementary notions.
- The glossary is used to define business terms and indicators. Ideally, it is maintained by the business users, is unique and applies to the entire company.
- The dictionary allows you to define tables, files, columns and fields. It corresponds to the reality of IT. It applies to data storage (local scope) and can be specialized (source complementarity)
Here is a concrete representation of the link between glossary and dictionary
In DataGalaxy this is how it translates:
