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Enterprise CDEs. Plenty of options
hold them as Data Assets, as assets of the type Data Element.
or a Business Asset, as assets of the type Business Term. And if as a BT then how to delineate; Status, Attribute, Tag, R/ship?
or a site-specific child of Business Term, called CDE
What's your take? Have you seen a standard pattern for modelling Enterprise CDEs in Collibra?
ChatGPT tells me ... that an Enterprise CDE is more likely to be a Business Asset ...
A Critical Data Element (CDE) can be viewed as both a business asset and a data asset , depending on the perspective and the context in which it is used. Here's how:
Business Asset Perspective:
A CDE is typically identified based on its criticality to the organization's business processes, decision-making, regulatory compliance , or strategic goals.
It is tied to business outcomes and represents data elements that are crucial for achieving business objectives (e.g., key performance indicators, metrics for compliance reporting).
Business stakeholders often define what constitutes a CDE, emphasizing its value and alignment with business priorities.
Data Asset Perspective:
A CDE is a specific data element within a system, database, or dataset that has been flagged as critical.
It is managed with heightened governance, quality standards, and controls to ensure accuracy, reliability, and availability.
From a technical perspective, it is part of the organization's broader data ecosystem and is treated as a data asset subject to stewardship, cataloging, and monitoring.
In Summary:
Business Lens: A CDE is seen as a business asset because it directly supports business-critical activities.
Data Lens: A CDE is a data asset because it is a tangible piece of data managed within the data governance framework.
In a governed data strategy, these perspectives are interconnected. CDEs act as a bridge between business needs and technical data management practices. 
