Microsoft Purview
A Microsoft data governance service that helps manage and govern on-premises, multicloud, and software-as-a-service data. Previously known as Azure Purview.
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Documentation options in Purview for Physical data models and knowledge graphs
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Sam van Kesteren
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Dear reader,
I am considering multiple data catalog options for my team, Purview being one of them. Is there functionality to create and manage ERD's like physical data models and also for knowledge graphs or data object graphs?
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Microsoft Purview
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Venkat Reddy Navari 1,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2025-03-31T12:42:37.3966667+00:00 Microsoft Purview excels in data governance, but it has certain limitations when it comes to physical data models and knowledge graphs.
- Physical Data Models (ERDs): Purview doesn’t create or edit ERDs—it’s not a design tool. However, it scans databases, captures metadata, and visualizes relationships through its Lineage view. For ERD creation, use tools like ER/Studio or Visio and integrate their metadata with Purview for governance.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/concept-data-lineage - Knowledge Graphs: Purview’s Data Map automatically connects data assets across systems, and its Business Glossary links terms to data elements. While it offers relationship mapping, it’s not a full knowledge graph platform like Neo4j. To build one, you’d need an integration that extracts metadata from Purview into a graph database.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/legacy/concept-business-glossary
To better understand your needs and recommend the best approach, could you please share some more details? Here are a few questions to clarify your requirements:
- What specific features do you need for ERD management? Are you looking for basic metadata capture, or do you need full ERD editing capabilities within Purview?
- Do you currently use any ERD or knowledge graph tools? If so, would you like Purview to integrate with them?
- Are there any governance requirements we should consider? For example, do you need version control, approval workflows, or audit logs? I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
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- Physical Data Models (ERDs): Purview doesn’t create or edit ERDs—it’s not a design tool. However, it scans databases, captures metadata, and visualizes relationships through its Lineage view. For ERD creation, use tools like ER/Studio or Visio and integrate their metadata with Purview for governance.
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Venkat Reddy Navari 1,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2025-04-01T13:05:07.53+00:00 @Sam van Kesteren We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.
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Venkat Reddy Navari 1,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2025-04-02T10:44:43.72+00:00 Hi @Sam van Kesteren We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution, please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.
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