Group assets as siblings

In Semarchy xDG, siblings are assets that share the same core identity or function, even if they have slight differences due to when and where they were collected. Detecting and grouping siblings is necessary to produce a full data lineage. Grouped siblings appear differently in the Lineage interface: elements in a group appear with a stacked double icon instead of a single icon.

Screenshot of an entity with a double icon

You can detect and group siblings automatically using an enricher, or flag siblings manually from the Lineage interface.

Group siblings automatically

To group siblings automatically, follow these steps:

  1. Open an initiative in which you want to detect siblings.

  2. From the initiative name bar, open the Enricher overflow menu.

  3. Select Siblings Search.

  4. Wait for xDG to complete the search. A message appears when the search is complete.

Once the enrichment process is complete, related siblings are grouped automatically. The initiative’s Activities tab also shows a new entry with the process results.

Edit siblings manually

To flag and group siblings yourself, create a siblings group directly from within an asset.

  1. Open an initiative in which you want to group siblings.

  2. Open an asset to its Lineage tab.

  3. Find an element for which you want to flag siblings.

  4. Click on the element’s personal menu, and select Edit Siblings to open the Manage Siblings Lineage sidebar.

  5. Use the Add Siblings box to find and select one or more related elements. These elements appear in a list after the box, and represent the siblings group you are creating.

  6. Click on Save Changes in the sidebar to save the group.

Use this interface to make other changes to siblings groups, such as removing an element, or disbanding the entire group.