Categories are a parallel set of Data Federation directories into which you can link objects in the data catalog. Use the categories feature to set up taxonomies for data items in the data catalog.
You can arrange the category hierarchy in a way that reflects your organization’s taxonomy for provisioned data assets—making database operations, SQL views, data services, generated views, files, and other objects easier to find and use.
For example, you might set up a taxonomy as follows:
Category: Reports
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