Data and Information Inventory and Attributes - Provenance and Audit attributes for the Data and Information Inventory

Data and Information Inventory and Attributes

Chapter 26. Provenance and Audit attributes for the Data and Information Inventory

Provenance and Audit attributes capture metadata about the inventory record itself — how it was created, when it was last updated, and the reliability of its content.

Attribute Name	Maturity	Description and Notes
Record Created Date	Walk	Description — The date on which this Data and Information type record was first created in the inventory. Benefit(s) — Supports audit and compliance reporting. Source — Manual. Examples — 2024-03-15, 2023-11-01
Record Created By	Walk	Description — The name or role of the individual or agent who created this record. Benefit(s) — Provides accountability for record creation and enables follow-up when record quality is questioned. Source — Manual. Examples — Jane Smith (Data Governance Lead), AI Agent (Claude, 2026-05-16)
Last Updated Date	Walk	Description — The date on which any attribute of this record was last modified. Benefit(s) — Enables identification of stale records not reviewed within the expected reconciliation cadence. Source — Manual. Examples — 2026-05-16, 2025-09-30
Data Source	Walk	Description — How this record was initially discovered and documented. Benefit(s) — Enables data quality assessment and provenance tracing. Source — Manual. Examples — Data Catalog export (Collibra), Manual discovery workshop (2024-Q1), AI-assisted discovery (Claude, 2026-05-16), Data lineage tool export Notes — When AI-generated, document: “AI Agent (Claude, 2026-05-16) — validated by [name].”
AI-Generated	Walk	Description — Indicates whether this record was initially generated by an AI agent rather than manually authored. AI-generated records require human validation before being considered authoritative. Benefit(s) — Maintains transparency about record provenance. Enables targeted validation of AI-generated records before they are treated as authoritative. Source — Manual. Examples — Yes (validated), Yes (pending validation), No

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