OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.7.x/how-to-guides/index.md

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How-to Guides | Official Documentation to User Guides	Step-by-step guidance for how to guides. Learn key actions, features, and best practices.	/how-to-guides

How-to Guides

The How-to Guides will give you a walk through on accomplishing the basic to the most advanced things in {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}. These step-by-step guides will help get an overview of the features and also help explore the various functionalities.

Features in {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %}

{% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} is a complete package for data teams to break down team silos, share data assets from multiple sources securely, collaborate around reliable data, and build a documentation-first data culture in the organization.

{% tilesContainer %} {% tile title="Data Discovery" description="Discover the right data assets to make timely business decisions." link="/how-to-guides/data-discovery" icon="discovery" /%} {% tile title="Data Collaboration" description="Foster data team collaboration to enhance data understanding." link="/how-to-guides/data-collaboration" icon="collaboration" /%} {% tile title="Data Quality & Observability" description="Trust your data with quality tests & monitor the health of your data systems." link="/how-to-guides/data-quality-observability" icon="observability" /%} {% tile title="Data Lineage" description="Trace the path of data across tables, pipelines, and dashboards." link="/how-to-guides/data-lineage" icon="lineage" /%} {% tile title="Data Insights" description="Define KPIs and set goals to proactively hone the data culture of your company." link="/how-to-guides/data-insights" icon="discovery" /%} {% ossContent %} {% tile title="Data Governance" description="Enhance your data platform governance using OpenMetadata." link="/how-to-guides/data-governance" icon="governance" /%} {% /ossContent %} {% collateContent %} {% tile title="Data Governance" description="Enhance your data platform governance using Collate." link="/how-to-guides/data-governance" icon="governance" /%} {% /collateContent %} {% /tilesContainer %}

Quick Start Guides

{% tilesContainer %} {% ossContent %} {% tile title="Admin Guide" description="Admin users can get started with OpenMetadata with just three quick and easy steps & know-it-all with the advanced guides." link="/how-to-guides/admin-guide" icon="administration" /%} {% /ossContent %} {% collateContent %} {% tile title="Admin Guide" description="Admin users can get started with Collate with just three quick and easy steps & know-it-all with the advanced guides." link="/how-to-guides/admin-guide" icon="administration" /%} {% /collateContent %} {% ossContent %} {% tile title="Guide for Data Users" description="Get to know the basics of OpenMetadata and about the data assets that you can explore in the all-in-one platform." link="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users" icon="steward" /%} {% /ossContent %} {% collateContent %} {% tile title="Guide for Data Users" description="Get to know the basics of Collate and about the data assets that you can explore in the all-in-one platform." link="/how-to-guides/guide-for-data-users" icon="steward" /%} {% /collateContent %} {% /tilesContainer %}

How {% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} helps Data Teams?

{% collateContent %}Collate{% /collateContent %}{% ossContent %}OpenMetadata{% /ossContent %} is a complete package for data teams to break down team silos, share data assets from multiple sources securely, collaborate around data, and build a documentation-first data culture in the organization.

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• Centralized, Single Source of Truth for all your metadata.

• Discover the right assets in time and reduce dependencies.

• Foster Team Collaboration with conversations, tasks, announcements, and alerts in real time.

• Build trust in your data with Data Quality Tests to ensure completeness and accuracy.

• Track your data evolution with end-to-end Data Lineage.

• Secure access to sensitive data by defining Roles and Policies.

• Enhance organizational Data Culture to gain crucial insights to drive innovation.

• Define your Glossary to build a common understanding of terms within your organization.

• Implement Data Governance to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance.

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