A managed data offering designed for reuse, with defined ownership, access, quality, usage terms, and value context.

data product
data offering
reusable data asset
data product asset

Customer Churn Risk Scores is a DataProduct used by retention teams.

Use DataProduct for a managed reusable data offering with ownership, access, quality, and usage context.


The descriptive metadata block for a data product, including name, product identifier, description, value proposition, visibility, status, and version.

details
product details
product metadata
descriptive metadata

DataProduct ValueProposition GovernanceProfile PortfolioPriority

The Details section of an ODPS product contains its name, identifier, value proposition, visibility, status, and version.

Use ProductDetails for the descriptive metadata block of a data product.


A managed collection of data products and related portfolio objects, such as use cases, objectives, KPIs, signals, and references.

data catalog
Catalog
ODPC Catalog
product catalog
data product portfolio
portfolio catalog

The enterprise data marketplace is a DataProductCatalog containing reusable data products and related portfolio objects.

In ODPC, the root Catalog object maps to the ODPV DataProductCatalog term.

Use DataProductCatalog when describing a managed collection of products, use cases, objectives, KPIs, and signals.


A graph representation that connects data products, catalogs, use cases, objectives, KPIs, signals, and governance objects through defined relationships.

data product graph
portfolio graph
knowledge graph
product relationship graph

A DataProductGraph connects customer analytics products to use cases, KPIs, owners, and policies.

Use DataProductGraph when data product portfolio objects need to be represented as connected nodes and relationships.


A structured collection of data that may be part of, or exposed through, a data product. Aligns with DCAT where applicable.

data set
data collection
source dataset
data resource

The monthly customer transactions table is a Dataset used by a Customer Analytics DataProduct.

Use Dataset for a structured collection of data, not for the managed product wrapper around it.


A specific accessible form of a dataset, such as a file, API response, export, or downloadable representation. Aligns with DCAT where applicable.

data file
data download
export
data representation

A downloadable CSV export is a Distribution of a Dataset.

Use Distribution for a specific accessible representation such as a file, API response, or export.


A service that provides access to data or data operations, such as an API, query endpoint, or data delivery service. Aligns with DCAT where applicable.

data API
API
data endpoint
query service
delivery service

A REST API that returns fraud risk scores is a DataService.

In ODPG graphs, an API node maps to the ODPV DataService term.

Use DataService for an API, query endpoint, or delivery service that provides access to data.


An AI agent, automation actor, or software system that can use data products, services, workflows, or graph context to perform a task.

AI agent
automation actor
autonomous agent
software agent

A maintenance recommendation agent uses an aviation risk score API to support operational decisions.

Use Agent for an AI or automation actor represented in a graph or workflow.


A business, operational, analytical, or technical process that coordinates activities, systems, agents, data products, or services.

process
business workflow
technical workflow
orchestration flow

A fraud investigation workflow uses transaction event data and risk scoring services.

Use Workflow for a process or orchestration flow represented as a graph node.


A reusable business, organizational, analytical, operational, or technical ability that can be supported by data products, workflows, agents, or services.

business capability
technical capability
organizational capability
reusable capability

Predictive maintenance is a Capability supported by aircraft telemetry data products and monitoring workflows.

Use Capability for a reusable business or technical ability that can be connected to products, workflows, and objectives.


A person, team, organization, or system that provides or publishes a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service.

publisher
supplier
source provider
data provider

The Payments Data Platform team is the Provider of the Transaction Events DataProduct.

Use Provider for the team, organization, system, or person that publishes or supplies a data asset.


A legal entity or accountable organization that holds, controls, or is responsible for a data product or the data it contains.

dataHolder
data holder
holding organization
accountable legal entity

Acme Bank Ltd is the DataHolder for a regulated payments data product.

Use DataHolder for the legal entity or accountable organization that holds or controls the data.


A person, team, organization, system, or agent that uses or consumes a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service.

user
data user
customer
recipient
consuming agent

The Retention Analytics team is a Consumer of the Customer Churn DataProduct.

Use Consumer for a person, team, system, or agent that uses or receives data.


A person, team, or organization accountable for a data product, catalog, dataset, service, or related object.

accountable owner
product owner
business owner
asset owner

The Head of Customer Analytics is the Owner accountable for the Churn Scores DataProduct.

Use Owner for accountability, not day-to-day operational stewardship.


A person, team, or organization responsible for the operational management, quality, metadata, and lifecycle of a data product or related object.

data steward
product steward
metadata steward
quality steward

A data steward maintains metadata and quality checks for the Customer Profile DataProduct.

Use Steward for operational responsibility over metadata, quality, lifecycle, or product health.


A business, organizational, subject, or functional area used to group data products and related objects.

business domain
data domain
subject area
functional area

Mobility is a Domain used to group traffic, routing, and transit data products.

Use Domain for a business, organizational, subject, or functional grouping.


A stable value used to uniquely identify a vocabulary term, specification object, product, catalog item, or graph node.

customer-churn-risk-score is an Identifier for a catalog item.

Use Identifier for stable ids used by terms, products, catalog items, or graph nodes.


A link or pointer to another object, specification file, external vocabulary term, system record, or graph node.

link
pointer
external reference
object reference
GraphReference
ProductReference
ProductModel
graph reference
product reference
product model reference

Identifier $ref URI DataProduct DataProductGraph

A catalog entry may include a Reference to an external schema registry record.

In ODPC, GraphReference, ProductReference, and ProductModel objects map to the ODPV Reference term.

Use Reference for a link or pointer to another object, file, vocabulary term, or system record.


A practical business, operational, analytical, or technical scenario where one or more data products are used to create value.

use case
scenario
business scenario
application case

DataProduct BusinessObjective DataNeed Outcome

Fraud detection is a UseCase supported by transaction monitoring data products.

Use UseCase for the practical scenario where data is used to create business, operational, analytical, or technical value.


A business goal or intended outcome that data products, use cases, or portfolio actions support.

objective
business goal
strategic goal
target outcome

Reduce customer churn by 10 percent is a BusinessObjective supported by retention analytics products.

Use BusinessObjective for the goal or target outcome that data products and use cases help advance.


A measurable indicator used to track progress toward a business objective, outcome, or portfolio goal.

key performance indicator
metric
performance measure
success measure

Monthly churn rate is a KPI used to measure progress toward a retention objective.

Use KPI for a measurable indicator connected to an objective, outcome, or impact.


The expected or observed effect created by a data product, use case, signal, or portfolio decision.

effect
value impact
business impact
observed effect

Reduced manual reconciliation effort is an Impact of the Finance DataProduct.

Use Impact for the expected or observed effect of a data product, signal, use case, or portfolio decision.


An observed demand, trend, risk, gap, usage pattern, policy change, market change, or operational event that may require action.

market signal
demand signal
trigger
observation

A sudden rise in failed deliveries is a Signal that may indicate an operational data gap.

Use Signal for observed demand, trend, risk, usage pattern, market change, policy change, or event requiring attention.


A missing data product, dataset, capability, quality level, access method, relationship, or portfolio coverage area.

missing capability
coverage gap
data gap
portfolio gap

Missing product-level carbon emissions data is a Gap for sustainability reporting use cases.

Use Gap for missing data, capability, quality, access, relationship, or portfolio coverage.


A ranking or importance level used to guide portfolio planning, product development, investment, or remediation.

importance level
ranking
urgency
priority level

Critical is a Priority assigned to a gap blocking regulatory reporting.

Use Priority for ranking importance or urgency in planning, remediation, or investment decisions.


A desired or achieved result connected to a business objective, use case, KPI, or impact statement.

result
target result
achieved result
intended outcome

Faster fraud investigation is an Outcome of improved transaction event data.

Use Outcome for a desired or achieved result connected to objectives, use cases, KPIs, or impact.


A required data input, data product, dataset, attribute, capability, or access pattern needed to support a use case or objective.

data requirement
data demand
required data
information need

Daily merchant risk scores are a DataNeed for the fraud monitoring use case.

Use DataNeed for required data inputs, products, attributes, capabilities, or access patterns.


A positive business, operational, financial, social, or technical value expected from a data product, use case, or portfolio action.

value
expected benefit
positive impact
business benefit

Reduced reporting effort is a Benefit expected from a governed finance metrics product.

Use Benefit for a positive business, operational, financial, social, or technical value.


Evidence of need or interest from consumers, stakeholders, systems, markets, policies, or operational processes.

Repeated requests for near-real-time inventory data are Demand for a new data product.

Use Demand for evidence of need or interest from consumers, stakeholders, systems, markets, or operations.


A possible area for value creation, reuse, innovation, service improvement, monetization, or better decision-making.

value opportunity
improvement area
innovation opportunity
reuse opportunity

Combining mobility and weather data is an Opportunity for better route optimization.

Use Opportunity for a possible area of reuse, innovation, service improvement, monetization, or better decisions.


An inferred or declared opportunity with strategic relevance, such as a portfolio improvement, optimization, unmet need, or emerging value area.

strategic opportunity
portfolio opportunity
strategic value opportunity
emerging opportunity

Opportunity BusinessObjective Capability Gap

Reducing unscheduled aircraft maintenance is a StrategicOpportunity identified from reliability signals and operational gaps.

Use StrategicOpportunity when an opportunity has portfolio, strategic, or business-objective relevance.


The strategic plan or context for a data product, including objectives, alignment, dates, status, and KPIs used to describe intended value.

productStrategy
product strategy
product strategic plan
strategic product context

BusinessObjective KPI StrategicOpportunity PortfolioPriority

A ProductStrategy links a customer intelligence data product to growth objectives and retention KPIs.

Use ProductStrategy for product-level objectives, alignment, timing, status, and strategic KPIs.


A possible negative event, weakness, exposure, or uncertainty that may affect data product value, trust, access, compliance, or operation.

Unclear licensing for customer demographic data is a Risk for external sharing.

Use Risk for a possible negative event, exposure, weakness, or uncertainty affecting value, trust, access, compliance, or operation.


A short explanation of why a data product, use case, or portfolio item matters and what value it is expected to create.

value statement
value case
product value
business value statement

This product reduces onboarding time for analysts by providing governed customer features is a ValueProposition.

Use ValueProposition for a short explanation of why a product, use case, or portfolio item matters.


A portfolio-level priority assigned to a data product, use case, signal, gap, or objective.

portfolio ranking
portfolio importance
investment priority
planning priority

High reuse potential is a PortfolioPriority for a shared customer identity data product.

Use PortfolioPriority for a portfolio-level ranking assigned to products, use cases, signals, gaps, or objectives.


The expected, measured, or reported quality of a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service.

quality
data quality score
quality assessment
quality metrics

SLA DataContract Stewardship ComplianceRule

Completeness above 98 percent is a DataQuality expectation for the Customer Profile DataProduct.

Use DataQuality for expected, measured, or reported quality of a product, dataset, distribution, or service.


A service-level agreement or expectation that defines operational commitments for a data product, distribution, or data service.

service level agreement
service commitment
operational commitment
service expectation

DataQuality Agreement AccessMethod DataContract

The product refreshes by 08:00 UTC every business day is an SLA.

Use SLA for service-level expectations or operational commitments.


The legal terms that define how a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service may be used, shared, or redistributed.

license
data license
usage license
legal license
redistribution terms

UsageRights Agreement DataAgreement Policy

Apache 2.0 is a License for a publicly shared dataset.

Use License for legal terms that define how data may be used, shared, or redistributed.


The access configuration or access description for a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service.

dataAccess
data access
access configuration
access description

AccessMethod AccessCondition DataService Distribution

An ODPS dataAccess block describes the output ports or access channels for a data product.

Use DataAccess for product-level access configuration or description.


The method used to access a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service, such as API, file download, query endpoint, or platform access.

access channel
delivery method
access interface
data access method

AccessCondition DataService Distribution SLA

A Snowflake share is an AccessMethod for the Customer Features DataProduct.

Use AccessMethod for the channel or interface used to access data, such as API, file download, query endpoint, or platform access.


A pricing, cost, subscription, or commercial plan that describes how a data product or data service may be paid for, charged, or monetized.

pricingPlans
pricing plan
commercial plan
subscription plan

Agreement License UsageRights PaymentGateway

A monthly subscription tier for a market data product is a PricingPlan.

Use PricingPlan for pricing, cost, subscription, or monetization plans.


A payment integration, payment service, or gateway used to process commercial access to a data product or data service.

paymentGateways
payment gateway
payment integration
payment service

PricingPlan Agreement DataAccess DataService

A Stripe integration configured for paid API access is a PaymentGateway.

Use PaymentGateway for payment services or integrations used with commercial data product access.


The support model or contact channel for help, issue handling, or operational assistance related to a data product or data service.

support
product support
support contact
help channel

A support email and phone number for product incidents is Support metadata.

Use Support for help, issue handling, or operational assistance channels.


A formal or informal agreement that defines usage, commercial, legal, operational, or governance terms for a data product or data exchange.

data agreement
usage agreement
service agreement
commercial agreement

A commercial data sharing contract is an Agreement for an external data exchange.

Use Agreement for usage, commercial, legal, operational, or governance terms between parties.


A rule, guideline, or governance statement that applies to a data product, catalog, graph, use case, access method, or related object.

governance policy
rule
guideline
control policy

ComplianceRule GovernanceProfile AccessCondition Sensitivity

Customer data must not be exported outside approved regions is a Policy.

Use Policy for a rule, guideline, or governance statement that applies to products, catalogs, graphs, use cases, or access.


A specific rule or requirement used to assess, enforce, or document compliance.

compliance requirement
control rule
regulatory rule
validation rule

Policy GovernanceProfile DataQuality Risk

PII fields must be masked before non-production use is a ComplianceRule.

Use ComplianceRule for a specific requirement used to assess, enforce, or document compliance.


A classification that indicates how sensitive a data product, dataset, attribute, distribution, or service is from a privacy, security, commercial, or operational perspective.

sensitivity level
data sensitivity
security classification
privacy classification

Policy AccessCondition UsageRights GovernanceProfile

Confidential is a Sensitivity classification for customer identity data.

Use Sensitivity to indicate privacy, security, commercial, or operational sensitivity.


The rights granted to consumers for using, sharing, modifying, deriving, or redistributing a data product or dataset.

use rights
permitted use
usage permissions
allowed use

License Agreement DataAgreement AccessCondition

Internal analytics only is a UsageRights statement for a licensed dataset.

Use UsageRights for what consumers may do with data, including use, sharing, modification, derivation, or redistribution.


The rules or expectations for how long data, metadata, logs, agreements, or related records should be retained.

retention rule
retention period
record retention
data retention

Policy ComplianceRule DataAgreement Stewardship

Transaction logs retained for seven years is a Retention rule.

Use Retention for how long data, metadata, logs, agreements, or records should be kept.


A condition that must be met before a consumer can access a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service.

access rule
access requirement
eligibility condition
access constraint

AccessMethod UsageRights Policy Sensitivity

Manager approval required before access is granted is an AccessCondition.

Use AccessCondition for a requirement that must be met before a consumer can access data.


A reusable governance classification that describes the expected level of control, assurance, review, or operational maturity for a data product or catalog item.

governance level
assurance profile
control profile
maturity profile

Policy ComplianceRule Sensitivity Stewardship

High assurance is a GovernanceProfile for regulated finance data products.

Use GovernanceProfile for a reusable classification of control, assurance, review, or maturity expectations.


A structured agreement that defines the allowed use, responsibilities, obligations, and constraints for a data product or data exchange.

data sharing agreement
data usage agreement
data exchange agreement
product agreement

Agreement License UsageRights AccessCondition

A partner data exchange contract with allowed uses and obligations is a DataAgreement.

Use DataAgreement for structured allowed use, responsibilities, obligations, and constraints for data sharing.


A technical or operational contract that defines expectations for schema, quality, delivery, compatibility, and change management.

schema contract
delivery contract
operational contract
technical contract

DataQuality SLA AccessMethod Stewardship

A schema compatibility and freshness contract for an events API is a DataContract.

Use DataContract for technical or operational expectations around schema, quality, delivery, compatibility, and change management.


The assigned responsibility model for managing data product metadata, quality, lifecycle, and operational health.

data stewardship
product stewardship
metadata stewardship
lifecycle responsibility

Steward Owner DataQuality GovernanceProfile

The analytics platform team handles Stewardship for metadata quality and lifecycle reviews.

Use Stewardship for the assigned responsibility model for metadata, quality, lifecycle, and operational health.


Indicates that one object helps enable, serve, or make another object possible, such as a data product supporting a use case.

enables
serves
helps
provides support for

Customer Churn Risk Scores supports the Retention Campaign Optimization use case.

Use supports when one object helps enable, serve, or make another object possible.


Indicates that one object needs another object to be complete, useful, or executable, such as a use case requiring a data product.

needs
depends on
must have
requires input from

The Fraud Detection use case requires the Transaction Events DataProduct.

Use requires when one object needs another object to be complete, useful, or executable.


Indicates that one object uses another object as part of execution, operation, analysis, automation, or decision-making.

uses
uses as input
makes use of
operates with

DataProduct DataService Dataset Workflow

A maintenance recommendation agent uses an aviation risk score data service.

Use uses when one object actively uses another object during execution or operation.


Indicates that one object helps advance another object, such as a use case contributing to a business objective.

advances
helps achieve
adds value to
supports progress toward

The Retention Campaign Optimization use case contributesTo the Reduce Churn business objective.

Use contributesTo when one object helps advance an objective, outcome, or impact.


Indicates that one object measures another object, such as a KPI measuring a business objective or outcome.

Monthly churn rate measures the Reduce Churn business objective.

Use measures when a KPI, signal, or metric tracks an objective, outcome, or impact.


Indicates that one object is assigned to, grouped under, or included in another object, such as a data product belonging to a catalog.

assigned to
grouped under
included in
cataloged under

The Customer Churn Risk Scores DataProduct belongsTo the Customer Analytics catalog.

Use belongsTo when one object is assigned to, grouped under, or included in another object.


Indicates that one object has a dependency on another object, such as a data product depending on another product, service, or dataset.

relies on
has dependency on
uses dependency
is dependent on

The Churn Scores DataProduct dependsOn the Customer Profile Dataset.

Use dependsOn for operational, technical, or data dependencies between products, services, datasets, or use cases.


Indicates that one object is governed by another object, such as a data product governed by a license, policy, agreement, or compliance rule.

controlled by
regulated by
subject to
under governance of

The Customer Profile DataProduct is governedBy the Customer Data Access Policy.

Use governedBy when a product, dataset, service, or access method is subject to a policy, license, agreement, or compliance rule.


Indicates that one object is provided, published, or made available by a provider.

published by
supplied by
made available by
offered by

The Transaction Events DataProduct is providedBy the Payments Data Platform team.

Use providedBy when an object is published, supplied, or made available by a provider or owner.


Indicates that one object is used, accessed, or consumed by a consumer.

used by
accessed by
received by
consumed by

The Customer Features DataProduct is consumedBy the Personalization Model Training system.

Use consumedBy when an object is used, accessed, or received by a consumer.


Indicates that one object creates, generates, outputs, or makes available another object, such as a workflow producing a dataset or data service.

creates
generates
outputs
produces output

Dataset DataService DataProduct Distribution

A scoring workflow produces a daily maintenance risk dataset.

Use produces when one object creates, generates, outputs, or makes another object available.


Indicates that one object consumes data, services, outputs, or interfaces from another object.

consumes
reads from
receives input from
takes as input

A recommendation agent consumes telemetry datasets and a risk score data service.

Use consumes for active consumption of data, services, outputs, or interfaces.


Indicates that one object points to, reveals, or suggests another object, such as a signal indicating a gap, demand, risk, or opportunity.

A rising support ticket trend indicates a Gap in product usage data.

Use indicates when a signal, KPI, or observation points to a gap, demand, risk, or opportunity.


Indicates that one object identifies, detects, discovers, or names another object, such as an agent identifying a strategic opportunity.

StrategicOpportunity Opportunity Gap Risk

A maintenance analytics agent identifies a StrategicOpportunity to reduce unscheduled maintenance.

Use identifies when one object discovers or names an opportunity, condition, gap, or risk.


Indicates a general relationship between two objects when a more specific relationship type is not available.

associated with
connected to
linked to
relevant to

DataProduct UseCase BusinessObjective GovernanceProfile

The Customer Profile DataProduct is relatedTo the Customer Segmentation UseCase.

Use relatedTo only when a more specific relationship type is not available.


Indicates that one object is owned or accountable to a person, team, organization, domain, or capability.

accountable to
has owner
owned by
ownership assigned to

DataProduct DataService Dataset Workflow Agent

The maintenance risk score data service is ownedBy the aviation analytics domain.

Use ownedBy when a graph object has an accountable owner, domain, team, or capability.


Indicates that one object has strategic, semantic, organizational, or capability alignment with another object.

aligned with
maps to
corresponds to
strategically aligns with

StrategicOpportunity Capability UseCase DataProduct

BusinessObjective Domain Capability StrategicOpportunity

A predictive maintenance capability alignsWith the reduce unscheduled maintenance business objective.

Use alignsWith for strategic, semantic, organizational, or capability alignment.


Indicates that one object is part of a larger object, such as a catalog item being part of a catalog.

component of
included in
member of
belongs within

A customer address Dataset is partOf the Customer Profile DataProduct.

Use partOf when one object is a component or member of a larger object.


Indicates that one object contains or includes another object.

contains
includes
has component
consists of

The Customer Profile DataProduct hasPart the Customer Address Dataset.

Use hasPart when one object contains or includes another object.


Indicates that one object is derived from another object, such as an insight, product, dataset, or signal derived from a source.

based on
sourced from
generated from
created from

The Churn Score Dataset is derivedFrom customer events and subscription history datasets.

Use derivedFrom when an object is based on, sourced from, generated from, or created from another object.


Indicates that one object affects, changes, influences, or has an impact on another object.

affects
influences
changes
has impact on

Policy DataProduct Workflow StrategicOpportunity

A delayed data refresh policy impacts a fraud detection use case.

Use impacts when one object affects or influences a use case, metric, objective, or outcome.


Indicates that one object exposes a data service, interface, endpoint, distribution, or access method.

exposes interface
makes available through
provides endpoint
publishes interface

The maintenance risk data product exposes a REST API represented as a DataService.

Use exposes when one object makes an interface, endpoint, access method, or data service available.


Indicates that one object replaces another object, such as a newer data product replacing an older version.

supersedes
succeeds
takes over from
replaces version

Customer Churn Scores v2 replaces the legacy churn scoring product.

Use replaces when a newer product, dataset, service, or version supersedes an older one.


Indicates that one object is a version of another object.

variant of
release of
revision of
versioned form of

Customer Churn Scores v2 is a versionOf Customer Churn Scores.

Use versionOf when one object is a version, variant, release, or revision of another object.