Viewing Data Lineage

When you perform actions on a file such as copy, move, send to trash, the platform data lineage service captures the points in the file’s journey and displays them in the File Properties Data Lineage graph.

 Instructions

To access a file’s Data Lineage Graph,

1. Locate the file in the Green Room or Core File Explorer.

2. Click the Action icon (three dots) beside the file, then click Properties and open the Data Lineage Graph.

3. Hover over the graph icons to explore the points in the Data lineage graph. Displayed nodes include both upstream (past events) and downstream (later events).  A node that displays “. . .”, signifies there’s more to see. Click the node to expand the rest of the graph.

4. Click See More to explore the full graph.

Lineage types (examples)

• Node Info represent the state of a file resting in storage. Examples of Node Types include:

  • Green Room File

  • Green Room File (Trash Bin)

  • Core File

  • Core File (Trash Bin)

• Pipeline Info describes actions that change the state of a file. Examples include:

  • File rename

  • File move

  • Data copy (copy to core)

  • Data sent to trash

  • Data recover

Example: A file was uploaded to the Green Room, renamed, copied to core, sent to Trash, then recovered from Trash has five nodes and four pipeline actions:

1. Node: Green Room File

   • Pipeline action: File Rename

2. Node: Green Room File

   • Pipeline action: Data Copy

3. Node: Core File

   • Pipeline action: Data sent to trash

4. Node: Core File (Trash Bin)

   • Pipeline action: Data recover

5. Node: Core File

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