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Microsoft Purview Atlas Entity

Represents a data entity in the Microsoft Purview Data Map, based on the Apache Atlas entity model. Entities are the core building blocks of the data catalog.

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Properties

Name Type Description
attributes object The attributes of the entity, defined by its type definition
typeName string The name of the entity type (e.g., azure_sql_table, azure_blob_path)
lastModifiedTS string ETag for concurrency control
businessAttributes object Business metadata attributes attached to the entity
classifications array Classifications applied to the entity
createTime integer The creation time of the entity in epoch milliseconds
createdBy string The user who created the entity
guid string The globally unique identifier of the entity
homeId string The home identifier
labels array Labels applied to the entity
meanings array Glossary term assignments for the entity
provenanceType integer The provenance type of the entity
proxy boolean Whether the entity is a proxy
relationshipAttributes object Relationship attributes of the entity
status string The status of the entity
updateTime integer The last update time of the entity in epoch milliseconds
updatedBy string The user who last updated the entity
version integer The version number of the entity
collectionId string The collection the entity belongs to
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JSON Schema

microsoft-purview-entity-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-search/microsoft-purview/json-schema/microsoft-purview-entity-schema.json",
  "title": "Microsoft Purview Atlas Entity",
  "description": "Represents a data entity in the Microsoft Purview Data Map, based on the Apache Atlas entity model. Entities are the core building blocks of the data catalog.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The attributes of the entity, defined by its type definition",
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "qualifiedName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The unique qualified name of the entity"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The display name of the entity"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The description of the entity"
        },
        "owner": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The owner of the entity"
        }
      }
    },
    "typeName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the entity type (e.g., azure_sql_table, azure_blob_path)"
    },
    "lastModifiedTS": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ETag for concurrency control"
    },
    "businessAttributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Business metadata attributes attached to the entity",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "classifications": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Classifications applied to the entity",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/AtlasClassification"
      }
    },
    "createTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The creation time of the entity in epoch milliseconds"
    },
    "createdBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The user who created the entity"
    },
    "guid": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "The globally unique identifier of the entity"
    },
    "homeId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The home identifier"
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Labels applied to the entity",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "meanings": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Glossary term assignments for the entity",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/AtlasTermAssignmentHeader"
      }
    },
    "provenanceType": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The provenance type of the entity"
    },
    "proxy": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the entity is a proxy"
    },
    "relationshipAttributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Relationship attributes of the entity",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The status of the entity",
      "enum": ["ACTIVE", "DELETED"]
    },
    "updateTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The last update time of the entity in epoch milliseconds"
    },
    "updatedBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The user who last updated the entity"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The version number of the entity"
    },
    "collectionId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The collection the entity belongs to"
    }
  },
  "required": ["typeName"],
  "$defs": {
    "AtlasClassification": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A classification applied to an entity",
      "properties": {
        "attributes": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": true
        },
        "typeName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The name of the classification type"
        },
        "lastModifiedTS": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "entityGuid": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        },
        "entityStatus": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["ACTIVE", "DELETED"]
        },
        "propagate": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the classification propagates to sub-entities"
        },
        "removePropagationsOnEntityDelete": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "validityPeriods": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "endTime": { "type": "string" },
              "startTime": { "type": "string" },
              "timeZone": { "type": "string" }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "required": ["typeName"]
    },
    "AtlasTermAssignmentHeader": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A glossary term assignment header",
      "properties": {
        "confidence": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "createdBy": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "displayText": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "expression": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "relationGuid": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        },
        "status": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["DISCOVERED", "PROPOSED", "IMPORTED", "VALIDATED", "DEPRECATED", "OBSOLETE", "OTHER"]
        },
        "steward": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "termGuid": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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