Discover and explore Fabric items in the OneLake catalog
OneLake catalog is a centralized place that helps you find, explore, and use the Fabric items you need. It features an items list with an in-context item details view that makes it possible to browse through and explore items without losing your list context. The catalog also features selectors and filters to narrow down and focus the list, making it easier to find what you need.
The OneLake catalog provides
- A list of all Fabric items you have access to in your organization.
- An item details view that enables you to drill down on an item without leaving the catalog.
- Filters and selectors to help you find the content you're looking for.
- A way to scoping the catalog to display only items of a particular domain.
- An options menu for item actions
This article explains what you see in the OneLake catalog and describes how to use it.
Open the OneLake catalog
To open the OneLake catalog, select the OneLake icon in the Fabric navigation pane.
Find items in the items list
The items list displays all the Fabric items you have access to. See NOTE for exceptions.
To shorten the list, you can the catalog's filters and selectors.
To view item details, select the item.
To view an item's options menu, hover over the item and select the three dots that appear.
The following table describes the list columns.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The item name. To explore item details, select the name. |
| Type | The item type. |
| Owner | Item owner. |
| Refreshed | Last refresh time (rounded to hour, day, month, and year. See the details section in item's details for the exact time of the last refresh). |
| Location | The workspace the item is located in. |
| Endorsement | Endorsement status. |
| Sensitivity | Sensitivity, if set. Select the info icon to view the sensitivity label description. |
Note
The catalog also lists the following items even if you don't have access to them. This is to enable you to request access.
- Semantic models that have been configured as discoverable.
- Power BI reports whose associated semantic model has violated a data loss prevention policy that restricts access.
Scope the catalog to a particular domain
If domains have been defined in your organization, you can use the domain selector to select a domain or subdomain. Only items and belonging to the selected domain or subdomain will be displayed and treated in the catalog. Likewise, only workspaces associated with the selected domain or subdomain will appear in the list of workspaces.
Your domain or subdomain selection persists for subsequent sessions.
For more information about domains, see Fabric domains.
Filter the items list
You can use the filters in the filter pane and the item type and tag selectors at the top of the items list to narrow down the items list so it displays just the types of items you're interested in. You can then select items to explore them in more detail.
The filters pane contains several predefined filters, and also enables you to filter by workspace.
Filter items by predefined filters
The filters pane contains several predefined filters. These filters operate across workspaces as long as All workspaces is selected as the workspaces filter. They're described in the following table.
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| All Items | Items that you're allowed to find. |
| My items | Items that you own. |
| Endorsed items | Endorsed items in your organization that you're allowed to find. Certified data items are listed first, followed by promoted data items. For more information about endorsement, see the Endorsement overview |
| Favorites | Items that you have marked as favorites. |
Filter items by workspace
Related items are often grouped together in a workspace. To find items by workspace, find and select the workspace you're interested in under the Workspaces heading in the filters pane.. The items you're allowed to see in that workspace will be displayed in the items list.
The preceding image shows the Sales Org workspace selected in the Workspaces section. Because the item classification selector is set to Data types, only semantic models are shown (as no other type of data items are present in this workspace). The semantic model Contoso FY21 goals is selected, and its details are shown in the item details view. To explore the details of other items in the list, just select them. The item details view stays open until you dismiss it. This makes it easy to browse the details of items one after another, without losing your list context.
Note
Generally, the Workspaces section only displays workspaces you have access to. However, workspaces you don't have access to might be listed if the workspace contains items that you do have access to (through explicitly granted permissions, for example) or that have been configured as discoverable. If you select such a workspace, only the items you have access to and any discoverable items will be displayed in the items list.
Find items by item type category
Fabric items are categorized into buckets based on what they are for and where they fit into the task flow. For example, items that contain data, such as lakehouses and semantic models, are categorized as Data types, while reports and dashboards are categorized as Insight types. Use the item type category selector to select the item type category you're interested in.
Find items by tag
Use the tags selector to display items tagged with the tags you select.
Note
The tag selector is only visible if tags are enabled in your organization.
Open an item's options menu
Each item in the items list has an options menu that enables you to do things, such as open the item's settings, manage item permissions, etc. The options available depend on the item and your permissions on the item.
To display the options menu, hover over the item whose options menu you want to see and select More options (...).
View item details
The items details view enables you to drill down and explore items. Select an item in the items list display its details.
Tap Open to open the item's editor.
The item details view has a number of tabs that to help you explore your selected item. The tabs are described in the following sections.
Overview tab
The overview tab shows the following information:
- Location: The workspace the item is located in. Selecting the workspace navigates to the workspace.
- Data updated: Last update time.
- Owner: The item owner. Selecting the owner opens an email to them.
- Sensitivity label: The name of the sensitivity label applied to the item, if any.
Data items such as semantic models and lakehouses show tables, if any, for exploration purposes. Column level details are included under each table.
Lineage tab
The lineage tab shows you the upstream and downstream items in the item's lineage. Metadata about the upstream and downstream items is also show, such as location, relation (upstream or downstream), etc. Lineage can be displayed in either a list view (shown in the image that follows) or in a graphical view.
For more information about lineage, see Lineage in Fabric.
Monitor tab
The monitor tab displays activities for the item. Press Show on a record to see the details of that activity. The monitor tab is available for items types supported by the monitoring hub.
Considerations and limitations
Streaming semantic models aren't shown in the OneLake catalog.