Dawiso’s modular architecture combines components and features to create a flexible, customizable platform for data governance and collaboration. This section explores the elements that enable you to tailor Dawiso to your organization’s specific needs.
Think of components as the “what” and features as the “how” of Dawiso’s functionality.
Components define what information is displayed on an object, while features determine how users interact with, find, and collaborate around that information across the entire platform.
Explore detailed documentation on individual components and features to understand how to leverage them effectively in your Dawiso environment.
Components
Components are the structural elements that make up each object in Dawiso. They are modular sections that can be toggled on or off, allowing you to customize what information is displayed and how users interact with data. From basic descriptions to complex relational diagrams, components provide the framework through which data is structured and visualized.
Components in Dawiso host a variety of data and functionalities, from basic descriptions to complex relational data.
Types of Components
Dawiso includes several key components that can be integrated into any object. Here is a brief overview of some common types:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Activities | Allows users to comment on and track changes to an object, ensuring that all modifications are logged and transparent. |
| API cards | Displays a card view of list of apps, spaces, or objects for quick and easy navigation. Available for dashboards. |
| API tables (tables of objects) | Displays a list of nested objects, helping users understand the structure and hierarchy within a space, app, or parent object. |
| Diagram: Data lineage | Visualizes the flow of data throughout an organization, helping users understand how information is processed and interconnected across different systems. |
| Diagram: Relations | Visualizes the relationships between objects, indicating how they are connected and interact with one another. |
| Object header | Contains basic information about the object, including its name and path. Also includes quick-action components such as Like and dislike, Favorite, Fullness score, and Watch. For more information, see Object header components. |
| Right panel cards with properties | Displays property cards on the right panel, providing ownership, metadata, and relational context for the object. For more information, see Right panel cards. |
| User set relations | Allows users to define and manage how terms relate to each other beyond automatic linking. Specific to business glossary terms. |
| WYSIWYG HTML editor | Allows users to input and format text, with the text being saved as attributes for the object. |
| Word cloud | Visually represents text data used on a dashboard, highlighting frequently used words in a dynamic, cloud-like format. Available for dashboards. |
Your Dawiso environment is fully customizable. You can enable or disable any components on the object pages and dashboards (homepages). For more information, refer to Packages Documentation.
Object header components
The object header contains quick-action components available on every object:
- Like and dislike: Allows you and your team members to express an opinion on an object and provide quick feedback.
- Favorite: Allows you to add an object to your list of favorites for quick access on dashboards.
- Fullness score: Provides a visual indication of how complete the information for an object is, ensuring data quality and completeness.
- Watch: Allows you to be notified when changes are made to a certain object. For more information, see Objects.
Right panel cards
The right panel displays property cards that provide context for the object:
- Ownership: Assigns data owners and data stewards to an object to clarify responsibilities and maintain accountability within projects.
- Properties: Assigns code lists to an object, such as area, label, and more, to promote standardization of data entries across the platform.
- Details: Displays scanned metadata attributes. Metadata attributes cannot be modified to ensure a reliable and constant reference for data.
- Other: Cards with a list of synonyms, graphs, etc.
Features
Features are platform-wide capabilities that enhance collaboration, navigation, and data discovery across Dawiso. These include dashboards, search functionality, notifications, and integrations that work across all your spaces and applications.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Dashboards | A customizable interface with an overview of metrics and key data at a glance. |
| In-app Help articles | Context-aware help panel that opens from the Help button in the top-right corner. Shows articles relevant to the page you are currently on. |
| Notifications and collaboration | Collaboration enhancement with features such as liking objects or marking them as favorite, and notifications configuration (object watch functionality). |
| Search | Levels of search capabilities that enable users to quickly find and access the data they need. |
| Versioning | A history of all changes made to an object, allowing users to revert to previous versions if necessary. |