Overview of Data Assets

Every data asset in Collate has a dedicated detail page that gives you a complete picture of that asset — from schema and sample data to lineage, data quality, and governance. The top panel shows key metadata at a glance:

Source — the connected data service
Owner — team or user responsible for the asset
Tier — data criticality level
Type — asset type (Table, Topic, Dashboard, etc.)
Usage — query and access frequency
Description — what the asset contains and how it’s used

Data Asset Tabs

Tabs vary depending on the type of data asset. The table below shows which tabs are available for each asset type.

Tab	Table	Topic	Dashboard	Pipeline	ML Model	Container
Columns	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔
Activity Feeds & Tasks	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sample Data	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Queries	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Data Observability	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Lineage	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ER Diagram	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Knowledge Graph	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Contract	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Custom Properties	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Config	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Details	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘
Executions	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘
Features	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘
Children	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔

Columns Tab

Available for Tables, Topics, and Containers. The Columns tab displays the full schema of the asset:

Column names, data types, and descriptions
Tags and glossary terms associated with each column
Frequently joined tables and their relationship context

Activity Feeds & Tasks Tab

Available for all asset types. This tab centralizes all collaboration and workflow activity for a data asset:

All — every activity on assets you own, follow, or are mentioned in
@Mentions — feeds where you’re directly mentioned
Tasks — open tasks created by you or assigned to you, including approval requests and update requests

Sample Data Tab

Available for Tables and Topics. If sample data ingestion is enabled for the connector, this tab displays a preview of actual data rows — making it easy to understand what the asset contains without writing a query.

Queries Tab

Available for Tables only. This tab shows all SQL queries run against the table:

Query text with syntax highlighting
When the query was run and how long it took
Whether the query is used by other tables
Ability to add new queries manually

Data Observability Tab

Available for Tables only. This tab consolidates profiling, data quality, and observability into a single view with the following sub-tabs:

Overview — test run summary (failed, success, open incidents, upstream failures) and test coverage by dimension
Table Profile — row count, volume trends, and table update frequency
Column Profile — value count, null %, distinct %, and unique % per column
Data Quality — test results at table and column level
Incidents — active anomalies and data quality alerts

For more detail, see the Data Observability Tab guide.

Lineage Tab

Available for all asset types. The Lineage tab shows the full data journey for an asset:

End-to-end lineage at both table and column level
Upstream and downstream dependencies for each node
Clickable nodes that show asset previews with tags, schema, and quality metrics

Use the Settings icon to configure how many upstream/downstream nodes and layers to display. Use the Edit icon to manually add or adjust lineage connections using the no-code editor.

ER Diagram Tab

Available for Tables only. The ER Diagram tab shows the entity-relationship view of the table — how it connects to other tables through foreign keys and join patterns. This is useful for quickly understanding data model structure and table relationships.

Knowledge Graph Tab

Available for Tables (Beta). The Knowledge Graph tab visualizes semantic relationships between the selected asset and other assets, glossary terms, and business concepts — surfacing hidden connections across your data platform.

Contract Tab

Available for all asset types. Data Contracts define the expected quality, schema, and ownership agreement for a data asset. From this tab you can:

View any active contract and its compliance status
Create a new contract if none exists
Track who owns the contract and when it was last updated

Custom Properties Tab

Available for all asset types. Organizations can define custom attributes to extend standard metadata. This tab lets users view and edit those values directly — for example, business owner name, data classification, compliance tier, or SLA requirements.

Learn How to Create a Custom Property for a Data Asset.

Config Tab

Available for Topics only. The Config tab shows the technical configuration of a messaging topic, such as partition count, replication factor, cleanup policy, and retention settings.

Details Tab

Available for Dashboards and ML Models. For Dashboards — displays the list of charts with:

Chart name and type
Description and associated tags

For ML Models — displays Hyper Parameters and Model Store details.

Executions Tab

Available for Pipelines only. The Executions tab shows a history of all pipeline runs:

Date, time, and duration of each run
Status: Success, Failure, Pending, or Aborted
View runs as a chronological list or as a tree
Filter by status and date range

Features Tab

Available for ML Models only. This tab describes the inputs used to train the model:

Model description
Each feature with its type, algorithm, and description
Data sources for each feature
Associated glossary terms and tags

Children Tab

Available for Containers only. Lists all nested assets within the container — for example, files or sub-folders inside a storage bucket.

Version History and Other Details

The toolbar in the top-right of any data asset page provides quick access to:

Tasks — circular icon showing the count of open tasks
Version History — clock icon showing a log of major and minor metadata changes
Follow — star icon showing follower count; click to follow the asset and receive updates
Share — copy and share a direct link to this asset
Announcements — via the ⋮ menu; create or view time-bound announcements for the asset
Rename — via the ⋮ menu; rename the asset
Delete — via the ⋮ menu; permanently remove the asset

How to Add Description using Markdown

Describe your data assets using Markdown