A real SOT-based Data Catalog and Governance System PRD template connecting data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration, dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup, metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling, data asset coverage, owner assignment, quality issue, and access-policy reporting.
Teams designing an internal operations system for analyst or business contributor finding and using data and data governance and platform operations coordinator
CONTENTS
What the template includes
Data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration
Dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup
Metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling
Data asset coverage, owner assignment, quality issue, and access-policy reporting
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Each screen is generated from the public SOT included with this template.
How to use and adapt this Data Catalog and Governance System
This Data Catalog and Governance System connects data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration, dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup, metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling, and data asset coverage, owner assignment, quality issue, and access-policy reporting in one SOT-based planning document. Use the complete HTML to review and share the plan, then adapt the SOT JSON with the VibeSpec plugin in Claude or Codex.
What this Data Catalog and Governance System actually includes
Data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration
For data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration, define the required context, classification rules, and duplicate or missing-data checks before work enters the operating queue.
Dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup
For dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup, keep status, owner, priority, and change history together so the team can find the complete operating context.
Metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling
In metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling, connect assignment, approval or rejection, exception handling, and completion confirmation as one accountable workflow.
Data asset coverage, owner assignment, quality issue, and access-policy reporting
Use data asset coverage, owner assignment, quality issue, and access-policy reporting to track due dates, bottlenecks, exceptions, and completion outcomes by team, period, and operating category.
Policy, access, and integration foundations
Set the role-based access, audit history, notifications, and external-system boundaries that Data Catalog and Governance System needs to operate safely.
Start in three steps, even without planning experience
1. Review the complete HTML with your team
The download opens in a browser without setup. Compare the PRD, feature specification, screen structure, and user flow with the work your team does today.
2. Name your operating rules
Write down real user roles, required data, approval rules, exceptions, and success metrics. Start with the core flow from data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration through metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling.
3. Give the SOT JSON to VibeSpec
Attach the SOT JSON in Claude or Codex with the VibeSpec plugin and describe the change in plain language. VibeSpec keeps requirements, features, screens, and user flows connected.
Adapt this Data Catalog and Governance System for your team
Rename terms and states first
Replace the template vocabulary, states, and classification with the terms your team uses. Keep data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration and dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup consistent.
Make roles, approvals, and exceptions explicit
Define who registers, reviews, approves, processes, and confirms completion, plus the conditions that trigger rejection or reprocessing in metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling.
Keep screens, metrics, and integrations connected
Decide what data asset coverage, owner assignment, quality issue, and access-policy reporting should measure, then connect any SSO, messaging, or adjacent-system integration to the related screens and user flow.
Capabilities to add next
Automation and notifications
Create a separate Data Catalog and Governance System initiative for due-date alerts, owner assignment, approval reminders, and exception follow-up.
External-system integrations
Before connecting Data Catalog and Governance System to source data or adjacent systems, define synchronization cadence, failure handling, access boundaries, and audit records.
Operations analytics
Extend Data Catalog and Governance System with team, period, and category analysis plus action rules for deteriorating completion or service levels.
Prompts you can use with VibeSpec
Adapt it to our terminology and roles
Adapt this Data Catalog and Governance System for our team. Ask about our user roles, states, required fields, and approval steps first, then update the requirements, screens, and user flows together.
Simplify it into an MVP
Reduce this Data Catalog and Governance System to an MVP that keeps data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration, dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup, and metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling. Move automation and external integrations into separate initiatives.
Add operations automation
Create a separate initiative on top of this Data Catalog and Governance System for due-date alerts and automatic owner assignment. Keep the connection to the existing screens and user flow.
Data Catalog and Governance System FAQ
Can I use this template without development experience?
Yes. The complete HTML opens in a browser for review and sharing. To adapt the plan, attach the SOT JSON to Claude or Codex with the VibeSpec plugin and describe the change in plain language.
What is included in this planning template?
It includes data asset, glossary term, owner, and access-request registration, dataset, metric, lineage, quality, sensitivity, and access-status lookup, metadata registration, review, certification, access approval, quality-issue, and change handling, and data asset coverage, owner assignment, quality issue, and access-policy reporting, plus foundations for access, audit history, notifications, and integrations.
What is the difference between the HTML and SOT JSON downloads?
The HTML is a complete planning document for reading and sharing. The SOT JSON is source data that VibeSpec can update while keeping requirements, features, screens, and user flows connected.
How should I add a new capability?
For a discrete capability such as automation, integration, or additional analytics, create and review a separate initiative before changing the product plan broadly.
WORKFLOW
Use it with VibeSpec
Open the complete HTML file to review or share it immediately.
Download the SOT JSON and load it in the VibeSpec viewer.
Adapt the features, screens, and flows for your team.