erwin® Data Catalog
by Quest®

erwin Data Catalog by Quest lays the technicalfoundation for erwin® Data Intelligence by Quest®
and automates enterprise metadata management,
data mapping, code generation, impact analysis,
data lineage and more for fast delivery and accuracy
in data movement and management. Automaticallyharvest metadata from data sources, map datafrom source to target including data-in-motion, andharmonize data integration across platforms.
Gain broad and deep visibility of your data landscape,complete with sensitive data identification and data
quality assessment given integration with erwin Data
Quality by Quest. Understand the business context
and governance guardrails of data assets throughintegrated use of erwin Data Literacy by Quest. Andpair erwin Data Catalog with erwin Data Modelerby Quest and erwin Data Marketplace by Quest toaccelerate data products delivery.

Key features
erwin Data Catalog provides an automated metadatadriven approach to support enterprise datamanagement, data preparation and data products
delivery through these features:• Automated metadata harvesting, cataloging andcuration — Harvest detailed technical metadatafrom a broad range of metadata sources. Use
included erwin Standard Data Connectors by
Quest to ingest and auto-document data-at-rest
from common industry JDBC-compliant DBMS andBenefits:• Automatically harvest, catalog andcurate metadata from anywhere into an
enterprise metadata catalog, includingreference data, data lineage, impact
analysis and data quality• Centralize a governance framework for
data, classification and integration• Reduce operational costs and risk
with integrated data quality visibility,
automated profiling and quality scoring• Speed time to value and improve accuracyof data pipeline projects with governance,automated metadata enrichment, data
quality assessment and more
• Auto-generate everything from big data,
ETL and database procedural code to datalineage and impact analysis• Support audits and lower regulatorycompliance risk with sensitive data
identification and documentation• Accelerate data products delivery with amodel to marketplace approach• Provide the visibility to understand,manage, protect and best leverage data
across the organization

Data lineage within erwin Data Catalog by Quest provides a single, understandable view of your entire data landscape and immediate
drill-down access to the data details needed. Visualize data flows from source systems to reporting layers, including all data transformations.

flat file metadata. Add optional erwin Smart Data
Connectors by Quest to harvest more complex
data-at-rest sources, as well as data-in-motion
metadata from ETL/ELT, procedural and scripting
code, BI/reporting environments, and cloudenvironments and applications.
• Easy data mapping — Use drag-and-drop andauto-mapping features to accelerate the creation of
metadata-driven mapping documents, eliminating
manual work and costly errors seen with thetraditional Excel approach.
• Version management and change control — Withbuilt-in versioning, baseline and archive all mapping
documentation and view change comparison
reports to enable efficient IT and regulatory audits
and change control.
• Upstream and downstream lineage — Generate
on-demand lineage down to the column level andvisualize data flows from source systems all the way
to the reporting layers, including all transformations.
Fully configurable and navigable lineage diagrams
provide high-level business views as well as
detailed technical depictions. Easily zero-in onsensitive data and other key impacts.
• Impact analysis — Instantly identify the impact ofchange to an attribute or table across your data

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landscape in a matter of seconds, saving valuable
time and resources and minimizing risk.
• Dashboard visibility — Better manage andholistically understand the composition of yourdata landscape by viewing and drilling into key
data catalog attributes such as sensitive data
distribution, top data sources, data quality, datalineage composition and operational elements.
• Sensitive data classification and management —Curate metadata to classify, or leverage lineage
analysis to bulk classify, sensitive data elements
and manage them through a sensitive data
dashboard.
• Automated data model harvesting from erwin
Data Modeler Workgroup Edition by Quest —Schedule harvesting and cataloging of erwin data
models, model mappings and naming standards toalign data modeling and intelligence.
• Integrated data quality assessment — Use datacatalog metadata to automate data profiling andquality scoring in erwin Data Quality. Then view
resulting quality scores within the catalog, datalineage, impact analysis and other areas within
erwin Data Intelligence.

erwin Data Catalog provides the visibility to understand and better manage your data landscape from an IT perspective. Use the erwin Data
Catalog dashboard to contextualize your data landscape at a high level as well as easily drill into data details.

• Enterprise tags — Tag metadata and mappings withhashtags to speed future discovery, organize foranalysis and prepare for automation. View assets
related to a specific tag in list form or in a mind map.
• Reference data management — Centrally map andmanage reference data code sets for accuracy andquality across enterprise datastores. Versioning andchange management capabilities ensure code sets
are applied consistently and their usage is auditable
and transparent.
• Requirements, testing, deployment management
and integration — Manage the software delivery
lifecycle and provide stakeholder visibility withbuilt-in capabilities and integration.
• Support for re-platforming and data migration —Easily scan metadata from various operational
systems to migrate the schema for data movement
processes. Integration with an in-house ETL toolgenerates jobs to move data to the target systems.
• SAML 2.0 integration — Speed deployment andadoption of erwin Data Catalog by aligning it withyour security and access-control infrastructure.

• erwin Data Literacy integration — Empower
data stewards, raise data literacy and fuel data
governance by integrating a business glossary
attaching business terms, policies, rules andmore to data assets. Provide business-friendlyasset discovery, complete with visualizations, tohelp users find, understand, govern and manage
data. Share data knowledge via socialization andcollaboration capabilities.
• Model to marketplace data products delivery —Pair erwin Data Catalog with erwin Data Modelerand erwin Data Marketplace to design, develop anddeliver governed, trusted data products within aconsumer-friendly shopping experience.

About Quest
Quest creates software solutions that make thebenefits of new technology real in an increasingly
complex IT landscape. From database and systems
management, to Active Directory and Office 365
management, and cyber security resilience, Quest
helps customers solve their next IT challenge now.
Quest Software. Where next meets now.

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