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Version: 0.10.5

Corpuser

CorpUser represents an identity of a person (or an account) in the enterprise.

Aspects

corpUserKey

Key for a CorpUser

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "corpUserKey"
},
"name": "CorpUserKey",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.metadata.key",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"boostScore": 2.0,
"enableAutocomplete": true,
"fieldName": "ldap",
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "username",
"doc": "The name of the AD/LDAP user."
}
],
"doc": "Key for a CorpUser"
}

corpUserInfo

Linkedin corp user information

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"EntityUrns": [
"com.linkedin.common.CorpuserUrn"
],
"name": "corpUserInfo"
},
"name": "CorpUserInfo",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"/*": {
"queryByDefault": true
}
},
"type": {
"type": "map",
"values": "string"
},
"name": "customProperties",
"default": {},
"doc": "Custom property bag."
},
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "BOOLEAN",
"weightsPerFieldValue": {
"true": 2.0
}
},
"type": "boolean",
"name": "active",
"doc": "Deprecated! Use CorpUserStatus instead. Whether the corpUser is active, ref: https://iwww.corp.linkedin.com/wiki/cf/display/GTSD/Accessing+Active+Directory+via+LDAP+tools"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"boostScore": 10.0,
"enableAutocomplete": true,
"fieldNameAliases": [
"_entityName"
],
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM",
"queryByDefault": true
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "displayName",
"default": null,
"doc": "displayName of this user , e.g. Hang Zhang(DataHQ)"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "KEYWORD",
"queryByDefault": true
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "email",
"default": null,
"doc": "email address of this user"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "KEYWORD",
"queryByDefault": true
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "title",
"default": null,
"doc": "title of this user"
},
{
"Relationship": {
"entityTypes": [
"corpuser"
],
"name": "ReportsTo"
},
"Searchable": {
"fieldName": "managerLdap",
"fieldType": "URN",
"queryByDefault": true
},
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.CorpuserUrn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "managerUrn",
"default": null,
"doc": "direct manager of this user"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"long"
],
"name": "departmentId",
"default": null,
"doc": "department id this user belong to"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "departmentName",
"default": null,
"doc": "department name this user belong to"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "firstName",
"default": null,
"doc": "first name of this user"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "lastName",
"default": null,
"doc": "last name of this user"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"boostScore": 10.0,
"enableAutocomplete": true,
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM",
"queryByDefault": true
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "fullName",
"default": null,
"doc": "Common name of this user, format is firstName + lastName (split by a whitespace)"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "countryCode",
"default": null,
"doc": "two uppercase letters country code. e.g. US"
}
],
"doc": "Linkedin corp user information"
}

corpUserEditableInfo

Linkedin corp user information that can be edited from UI

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"EntityUrns": [
"com.linkedin.common.CorpuserUrn"
],
"name": "corpUserEditableInfo"
},
"name": "CorpUserEditableInfo",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "aboutMe",
"default": null,
"doc": "About me section of the user"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"/*": {
"fieldType": "TEXT"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "teams",
"default": [],
"doc": "Teams that the user belongs to e.g. Metadata"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"/*": {
"fieldType": "TEXT"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "skills",
"default": [],
"doc": "Skills that the user possesses e.g. Machine Learning"
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.url.Url",
"coercerClass": "com.linkedin.common.url.UrlCoercer"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "pictureLink",
"default": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datahub-project/datahub/master/datahub-web-react/src/images/default_avatar.png",
"doc": "A URL which points to a picture which user wants to set as a profile photo"
},
{
"Searchable": {
"boostScore": 10.0,
"fieldType": "WORD_GRAM",
"queryByDefault": true
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "displayName",
"default": null,
"doc": "DataHub-native display name"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "title",
"default": null,
"doc": "DataHub-native Title, e.g. 'Software Engineer'"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "slack",
"default": null,
"doc": "Slack handle for the user"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "phone",
"default": null,
"doc": "Phone number to contact the user"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "email",
"default": null,
"doc": "Email address to contact the user"
}
],
"doc": "Linkedin corp user information that can be edited from UI"
}

corpUserStatus

The status of the user, e.g. provisioned, active, suspended, etc.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "corpUserStatus"
},
"name": "CorpUserStatus",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "KEYWORD"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "status",
"doc": "Status of the user, e.g. PROVISIONED / ACTIVE / SUSPENDED"
},
{
"type": {
"type": "record",
"name": "AuditStamp",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": "long",
"name": "time",
"doc": "When did the resource/association/sub-resource move into the specific lifecycle stage represented by this AuditEvent."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "actor",
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a member URN) which will be credited for moving the resource/association/sub-resource into the specific lifecycle stage. It is also the one used to authorize the change."
},
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "impersonator",
"default": null,
"doc": "The entity (e.g. a service URN) which performs the change on behalf of the Actor and must be authorized to act as the Actor."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "message",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context around how DataHub was informed of the particular change. For example: was the change created by an automated process, or manually."
}
],
"doc": "Data captured on a resource/association/sub-resource level giving insight into when that resource/association/sub-resource moved into a particular lifecycle stage, and who acted to move it into that specific lifecycle stage."
},
"name": "lastModified",
"doc": "Audit stamp containing who last modified the status and when."
}
],
"doc": "The status of the user, e.g. provisioned, active, suspended, etc."
}

groupMembership

Carries information about the CorpGroups a user is in.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "groupMembership"
},
"name": "GroupMembership",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"/*": {
"entityTypes": [
"corpGroup"
],
"name": "IsMemberOfGroup"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "groups"
}
],
"doc": "Carries information about the CorpGroups a user is in."
}

globalTags

Tag aspect used for applying tags to an entity

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "globalTags"
},
"name": "GlobalTags",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"/*/tag": {
"entityTypes": [
"tag"
],
"name": "TaggedWith"
}
},
"Searchable": {
"/*/tag": {
"addToFilters": true,
"boostScore": 0.5,
"fieldName": "tags",
"fieldType": "URN",
"filterNameOverride": "Tag",
"hasValuesFieldName": "hasTags",
"queryByDefault": true
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "record",
"name": "TagAssociation",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.TagUrn"
},
"type": "string",
"name": "tag",
"doc": "Urn of the applied tag"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "context",
"default": null,
"doc": "Additional context about the association"
}
],
"doc": "Properties of an applied tag. For now, just an Urn. In the future we can extend this with other properties, e.g.\npropagation parameters."
}
},
"name": "tags",
"doc": "Tags associated with a given entity"
}
],
"doc": "Tag aspect used for applying tags to an entity"
}

status

The lifecycle status metadata of an entity, e.g. dataset, metric, feature, etc. This aspect is used to represent soft deletes conventionally.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "status"
},
"name": "Status",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"Searchable": {
"fieldType": "BOOLEAN"
},
"type": "boolean",
"name": "removed",
"default": false,
"doc": "Whether the entity has been removed (soft-deleted)."
}
],
"doc": "The lifecycle status metadata of an entity, e.g. dataset, metric, feature, etc.\nThis aspect is used to represent soft deletes conventionally."
}

corpUserCredentials

Corp user credentials

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"EntityUrns": [
"com.linkedin.common.CorpuserUrn"
],
"name": "corpUserCredentials"
},
"name": "CorpUserCredentials",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"type": "string",
"name": "salt",
"doc": "Salt used to hash password"
},
{
"type": "string",
"name": "hashedPassword",
"doc": "Hashed password generated by concatenating salt and password, then hashing"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "passwordResetToken",
"default": null,
"doc": "Optional token needed to reset a user's password. Can only be set by the admin."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"long"
],
"name": "passwordResetTokenExpirationTimeMillis",
"default": null,
"doc": "When the password reset token expires."
}
],
"doc": "Corp user credentials"
}

nativeGroupMembership

Carries information about the native CorpGroups a user is in.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "nativeGroupMembership"
},
"name": "NativeGroupMembership",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"/*": {
"entityTypes": [
"corpGroup"
],
"name": "IsMemberOfNativeGroup"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "nativeGroups"
}
],
"doc": "Carries information about the native CorpGroups a user is in."
}

corpUserSettings

Settings that a user can customize through the datahub ui

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "corpUserSettings"
},
"name": "CorpUserSettings",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "record",
"name": "CorpUserAppearanceSettings",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"type": [
"null",
"boolean"
],
"name": "showSimplifiedHomepage",
"default": null,
"doc": "Flag whether the user should see a homepage with only datasets, charts and dashboards. Intended for users\nwho have less operational use cases for the datahub tool."
}
],
"doc": "Settings for a user around the appearance of their DataHub UI"
},
"name": "appearance",
"doc": "Settings for a user around the appearance of their DataHub U"
},
{
"type": [
"null",
{
"type": "record",
"name": "CorpUserViewsSettings",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"java": {
"class": "com.linkedin.common.urn.Urn"
},
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "defaultView",
"default": null,
"doc": "The default View which is selected for the user.\nIf none is chosen, then this value will be left blank."
}
],
"doc": "Settings related to the 'Views' feature."
}
],
"name": "views",
"default": null,
"doc": "User preferences for the Views feature."
}
],
"doc": "Settings that a user can customize through the datahub ui"
}

origin

Carries information about where an entity originated from.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "origin"
},
"name": "Origin",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"fields": [
{
"type": {
"type": "enum",
"symbolDocs": {
"EXTERNAL": "The entity is external to DataHub.",
"NATIVE": "The entity is native to DataHub."
},
"name": "OriginType",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.common",
"symbols": [
"NATIVE",
"EXTERNAL"
],
"doc": "Enum to define where an entity originated from."
},
"name": "type",
"doc": "Where an entity originated from. Either NATIVE or EXTERNAL."
},
{
"type": [
"null",
"string"
],
"name": "externalType",
"default": null,
"doc": "Only populated if type is EXTERNAL. The externalType of the entity, such as the name of the identity provider."
}
],
"doc": "Carries information about where an entity originated from."
}

roleMembership

Carries information about which roles a user is assigned to.

Schema
{
"type": "record",
"Aspect": {
"name": "roleMembership"
},
"name": "RoleMembership",
"namespace": "com.linkedin.identity",
"fields": [
{
"Relationship": {
"/*": {
"entityTypes": [
"dataHubRole"
],
"name": "IsMemberOfRole"
}
},
"type": {
"type": "array",
"items": "string"
},
"name": "roles"
}
],
"doc": "Carries information about which roles a user is assigned to."
}

Relationships

Self

These are the relationships to itself, stored in this entity's aspects

  • ReportsTo (via corpUserInfo.managerUrn)

Outgoing

These are the relationships stored in this entity's aspects

  • IsMemberOfGroup

    • CorpGroup via groupMembership.groups
  • TaggedWith

    • Tag via globalTags.tags
  • IsMemberOfNativeGroup

    • CorpGroup via nativeGroupMembership.nativeGroups
  • IsMemberOfRole

    • DataHubRole via roleMembership.roles

Incoming

These are the relationships stored in other entity's aspects

  • Has

    • Role via actors.users.user
  • OwnedBy

    • Dataset via ownership.owners.owner
    • DataJob via ownership.owners.owner
    • DataFlow via ownership.owners.owner
    • DataProcess via ownership.owners.owner
    • Chart via ownership.owners.owner
    • Dashboard via ownership.owners.owner
    • Notebook via ownership.owners.owner

Global Metadata Model

Global Graph