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Global IDs

Data Discovery Overview

The Global IDs Data Discovery component involves a suite of applications that provides companies with a broad set of capabilities to scan and inventory their data landscape. Using these applications, organizations can perform the following tasks.

  • Scan their data environment (structured data, un-structured data, semi-structured data)
  • Create and populate a Metadata Repository that can be searched by business and technical users

 

Data Discovery in Global IDs Product Suite


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Applications involved in Data Discovery

 

Application Area # Application Name Application Description
Data Discovery 1 Connection Manager Connection Manager

2 DB Crawler Scanner for Relational Databases

3 Landscape Scanner Landscape Metadata Search Tool

4 Delimited File Scanner Scanner for Delimited Files

5 Fixed-Length File Scanner Scanner for Fixed Length Files

6 Excel Scanner Scanner for MicroSoft Excel

7 Access Scanner Scanner for MicroSoft Access

8 XML File Scanner Scanner for XMLs and XSDs

9 Content Scanner Scanner for Unstructured Data

10 PDF Scanner Scanner for Adobe PDF Files

11 Word Scanner Scanner for Microsoft Word Files

12 PowerPoint Scanner Scanner for Microsoft Powerpoint Files

13 Code Scanner Scanner for Program Code Files

14 Network Scanner Scanner for Systems