Search for data products
This article outlines how to search and browse the Microsoft Purview Unified Catalog to find the data products you're looking for.
Prerequisites
To search for data products, you need the Unified Catalog reader role.
Search for data products in catalog
You can search for data products within Unified Catalog by keywords or with natural language (preview). To find data products best fit your business needs, use Search with natural language (preview). Searching with natural language supports data products created in English, French, and Spanish languages, and search terms in the corresponding languages.
The data product search is based on these attributes:
- Data product name, description, and business use.
- Name and description of associated governance domain, glossary terms, CDEs, and OKRs.
- Name and description of contained data assets and schema.
To search for data products:
In the Microsoft Purview portal, open Unified Catalog, select Discovery, then select Data products.
Search for a data product in one of two ways:
By keywords: Enter keywords in the search bar (for example, sales) and press Enter.
With natural language: Select the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search bar, which is labeled Search with natural language (preview). Enter a description of the data you need to find, then press Enter.
Provide more context in the search bar including what data you're looking for, intended use, format of the data, key fields or columns you need, and other criteria to narrow your search result. For example:
- I need three years of North American revenue data from finance department to analyze sales trends
- Find certified master data for customer accounts which includes customer ID, name, and address
- I am working on improving customer satisfaction. Show me Power BI reports of customer rating and feedback.
A list of search results appears. Select a data product to view its details page.
You can filter search results by governance domain, data product type, owner, glossary terms, or critical data elements.
Explore data products by governance domain
You can browse data products in Unified Catalog by governance domain.
In the Microsoft Purview portal, open Unified Catalog, select Discovery, then select Data products.
Select a governed domain under Explore data products by governance domain, or select Explore all.
When you select a governance domain, a list of its data products appears. Select a data product name from the list to view that product's details page.
View data product details
A data product details page contains a description, use case, terms of use, and contacts. The page lists the glossary terms, critical data elements (CDE), and data assets that are associated to the data product. Select an asset, term, or CDE to display a flyout with a View details button for further details.
View data asset details
Select a data asset from the data product details page to view a flyout pane with more information. Select View details on the flyout pane to open the details page for the data asset.
The data asset details page includes a description and owner, lists the data asset columns, and displays lineage information. The page also lists other data products that contain the data asset.