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Here are the main differences and similarities between a Business Glossary, a Data Dictionary, and a Data Catalog.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>Business Glossary<\/strong>\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Data Dictionary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Data Catalog<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Definition<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A collection of business terms with their unique definitions and other useful related information.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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A repository of information about data that provides the description of a data element and its metadata. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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An enterprise-wide asset providing a single reference source for the location of any data set required for varying needs.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Focus on<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Business concepts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Physical data assets<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Link between data assets & business concepts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Scope<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Enterprise or division-wide<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Database\/ system specific<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Enterprise or division-wide<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Key artifact<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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List of business terms, definitions & other important info<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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List of tables and fields\/ columns and related technical metadata<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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List of data dictionaries, logical data models, inventory of sources<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Define common vocabulary and understanding of basic concepts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Understand data assets within each system<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Understand the data assets and usage throughout the organization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Owned by<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Business<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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IT<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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IT & Business<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Instances<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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One per organization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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One per system<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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One per organization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Deliverable of<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Data governance, requirements analysis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Data modeling, database design, documentation of data sources, MDM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Data modeling, documentation of data sources, master data management, BI\/ Analytics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Example entry<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u201cCustomer\u201d – An individual or organization that purchased any of our goods or services.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CUST_TAB – table that holds prospects and customers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Customer can be found<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1508","tva_lesson","type-tva_lesson","status-publish","hentry","tva_courses-business-glossary","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\nLightsOnData<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/the-main-differences-between-the-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Main Differences Between the 3 | LightsOnData\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Main difference between a Business Glossary, Data Dictionary, and a Data Catalog.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/the-main-differences-between-the-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" 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