Edit Data Products¶

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

You can edit a data product to refine its definition, update its metadata, adjust datasets and joins, or modify advanced configuration settings.

Editing allows you to keep a data product aligned with evolving business requirements, data models, and Marketplace standards without recreating it.

Prerequisites¶

You must have permission to modify the data product (Data Product Admin for the specific data product). For permission details, see Configure Access in the Data Product App.

Open a Data Product for Editing¶

Access the Data Products App.
Expand the left-side navigation, and select My Data Products. The Manage My Data Products page opens.
In the Data Products table, locate the data product you want to edit.
In the rightmost column, click Edit for this data product. The advanced editor opens with the current configuration pre-populated.

When editing a data product, you can modify the same configuration areas available during advanced creation mode.

Edit Basic Data Product Properties¶

You can update core metadata, including:

Name
Business context
Example questions
Product details (Marketplace description and Overview summary)
Contact information

For field-level definitions and behavior, see: Add Basic Data Product Properties.

Edit Data Assets¶

You can:

Add data assets
Remove data assets
Modify data asset selection

Changes to datasets may affect joins, metrics, and validation results.

For dataset configuration details, see: Add a Dataset.

Edit Joins¶

You can:

Add joins between datasets
Modify join conditions
Delete joins

Review the impact of join changes on metrics and downstream logic.

For join configuration details, see: Add Joins.

Edit Metrics Metadata¶

You can update:

Metric definitions
Aggregations
Descriptions and business logic

Ensure metric updates reflect current analytical requirements.

For metric configuration details, see: Add Metrics Metadata.

Edit Advanced Properties¶

You can modify advanced configuration settings available in the editor. For complete details, see: Configure Advanced Properties.

Validate Changes¶

After making updates:

Run validation.
Review and resolve any validation issues.

For validation behavior and standards, see: Validate Against Marketplace Standards.

Save Changes¶

After completing your edits, select Save on the top right of the editor.

Considerations for Listed Data Products¶

If the data product is already listed on the Marketplace:

Review the impact of structural changes (datasets, joins, metrics).
Confirm that updates do not break dependent use cases.

Editing enables continuous refinement while preserving the data product’s Marketplace presence.