Configuring categories in Amazon FinSpace
Important
Amazon FinSpace Dataset Browser will be discontinued on March 26,
2025. Starting November 29, 2023, FinSpace will no longer accept the creation of new Dataset Browser
environments. Customers using Amazon FinSpace with Managed Kdb Insights
Categories – Categories allow for cataloging of datasets by commonly used business terms. Categories are hierarchical in nature, allowing for each node of the hierarchy to have a name and a description. The order of the nodes within a level are defined when you define categories. The Categories are displayed in the data browser when you choose Catalog on the left navigation bar.
Note
In order to create and manage categories, you must be a superuser or a member of a group with necessary permissions - Manage Categories and Controlled Vocabularies.
Create a category
To create a new category
Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.
On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.
On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Categories.
Choose Add New Top Level Category.
Enter a name for the category. For example,
Asset Class.(Optional) Add a description for the category.
Choose Add Sub-Category to add one or more sub-categories. An addition of one category is required. You can add as many sub-categories as you like.
(Optional) Add a description for the sub-category.
Choose Done to add the sub-category.
Choose Save.
Display category in the data browser
To display a category in the data browser
Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.
On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.
On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Categories.
Identify the top level category that you want to make visible in the data browser.
Uncheck the eye (
) icon.-
On the left navigation bar, choose Catalog and verify if the category is now visible in the data browser.
Editing categories
To edit a category
Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.
On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.
On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Categories.
From the list of categories, select a category to edit.
Choose Edit.
In the Edit Category section, make the required changes.
Choose Save.
Deleting categories
To delete a category
Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.
On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.
On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Categories.
From the list of categories, select a category that you want to delete.
Choose Edit.
Choose Delete.
On the dialog box that appears, choose Remove to confirm deletion.
