Metadata

Metadata is essentially "data about data". In ReOrc, metadata include properties and description of a particular asset in your project, such as source, model, or pipeline. Metadata can help your team effectively communicate asset information, set up the behavior, and manage its lifecycle.

Metadata types

ReOrc supports the following metadata. Some metadata only apply to specific asset types.

Metadata	Value	Usage
Status	Live: The asset is considered accurate and ready for use. In progress: Default status - the asset is being developed and not yet finalized. Archive: The asset is archived and no longer recommended for use.	Status indicates the current status of the asset, helping the team and system identify its stage in the lifecycle.
Owner	List of the owners	Owner specifies the owners of the asset, who are responsible for its maintenance, updates, and management.
Materialization	View Table Incremental Ephemeral	Materialization controls how the asset is materialized. See: Materialization.
Access	Public: Any models can reference the asset. Protected: Only models from the same project can reference the asset. Private: No models, including those in the same project, can reference this asset.	Access allows you to manage access permissions of the asset, controlling which models can reference it.
Tags	User-defined text	Members can create descriptive tags to help organize, find, and filter a model. For example: finance or daily-report.
Description	Description of the asset	Members can create description of a model to communicate the design, purpose, and usage.

View and edit metadata

To view and edit metadata of an asset, open the asset in editor and click on the icon. The Metadata panel appears on the right side where you can edit the available properties.