Govern data in Fabric
Fabric includes built-in governance features to help you manage and control your data. Endorsement is a way for you as an admin to designate specific Fabric items as trusted and approved for use across the organization.
Admins can also make use of the scanner API to scan Fabric items for sensitive data, and the data lineage feature to track the flow of data through Fabric.
Endorse Fabric content
Endorsement is a key governance feature that builds trust in your data assets by marking Fabric items as reviewed and approved. Endorsed items display a badge, signaling to users that these assets are reliable. Endorsement helps users trust the data, and it also helps you as an admin manage the overall growth of items across your environment.
Promoted Fabric content appears with a Promoted badge in the Fabric portal. Workspace members with the contributor or admin role can promote content within a workspace. The Fabric admin can promote content across the organization.
Certified content requires a more formal process that involves a review of the content by a designated reviewer. Content appears with a Certified badge in the Fabric portal. Admins manage the certification process and can customize it to meet the needs of your organization.
If you aren't an admin, you need to request item certification from an admin. You can do request certification by selecting the item in the Fabric portal, and then selecting Request certification from the More menu.
Note
For more detailed information on the content endorsement process, see Promote or certify content.
Scan for sensitive data
Metadata scanning facilitates governance of data by enabling cataloging and reporting on all the metadata of your organization's Fabric items. The scanner API is a set of Admin REST APIs that allows you to scan Fabric items for sensitive data. Use the scanner API to scan data warehouses, data pipelines, datasets, reports, and dashboards for sensitive data. The scanner API can be used to scan both structured and unstructured data.
Important
Before metadata scanning can be run, it needs to be set up in your organization by an Admin. For more information, see the Metadata scanning overview.
Track data lineage
Data lineage is the ability to track the flow of data through Fabric, also known as impact analysis. Data lineage allows you to see where data comes from, how it's transformed, and where it goes. The lineage view in workspaces helps you understand the data that is available in Fabric, and how it's being used.
Tip
Fabric can be included in your Microsoft Purview environment for a complete data governance solution for your entire data estate.