Define canonical names and aliases
A governed catalog should store a canonical name plus controlled aliases for each research material.
Controlled alias mapping reduces duplicate entries and failed record joins across systems.
Learning Center
Catalog Taxonomy and Naming Governance for Research Materials
This guide provides naming governance rules that improve searchability, record consistency, and batch traceability.
Separate display labels from operational identifiers
Use stable operational IDs for data joins while allowing human-readable display labels to evolve.
Mixing display and operational IDs increases migration risk and breaks historical analytics.
Govern change requests through versioning
Catalog naming updates should be versioned and approved with traceable rationale, not ad hoc edits.
Versioned governance keeps reporting and compliance records interpretable over time.
Back to Learning Center or Research Catalog.