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Madhan Neethiraj commented on ATLAS-1768:
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bq. no additional vertex is created. What would be the need to store the state 
in a vertex?
[~grahamwallis] I caused the above confusion, not [~mandy_chessell]! Let me 
clarify my question:
 - Is it necessary to store earlier entity states in vertices? Is it not enough 
to store earlier states in stringified-JSON format?

Please note that entire entity state might not be stored in a single vertex - 
like when the entity includes attributes that refer to struct or other 
entities. Struct value is stored in its own vertex, which is referenced by 
entity vertex via an edge. References to other entities (like a hive_table 
referencing a hive_db) are stored as edges.

> Create common types for Open Metadata
> -------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: ATLAS-1768
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ATLAS-1768
>             Project: Atlas
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components:  atlas-core
>    Affects Versions: 0.9-incubating
>            Reporter: Mandy Chessell
>            Assignee: Mandy Chessell
>              Labels: OpenMetadata
>
> This JIRA describes a proposal for standard types for open metadata entities 
> and relationships.  For example, glossaries, database definitions, rules, 
> policies, ...
> The value of having standard definitions for metadata is to enable type safe 
> APIs and business level UIs plus be able to exchange metadata between 
> different instances of metadata repositories.
> The implementation of these common types is divided into 8 areas:
> * Area 0 - for extensions to Apache Atlas's base model
> * Area 1 - for definitions of the data-related assets we are governing and 
> using
> * Area 2 - for a glossary of meanings and semantic relationships
> * Area 3 - for information about asset use, crowd-sourced definitions and 
> collaboration around the data-related assets
> * Area 4 - for governance such as policies, rules and classifications
> * Area 5 - for reference models and reference data
> * Area 6 - for metadata discovery processes (see 
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ATLAS-1748)
> * Area 7 - for lineage
> Adaptation and flexibility are key in metadata environments so these common 
> definitions must be extensible - and we still need to support the ad hoc 
> definition of new types in Atlas.
> Apache Atlas supports meta-types that are used in the definition of new 
> types.  These are currently enumeration, struct, classification and entity.  
> JIRA https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ATLAS-1690 adds relationships to 
> this list.  The open metadata models make use of all of these meta-types.  
> These are represented by sterotypes on the classes of the open metadata 
> definitions.
> The Atlas wiki has the models as a set of linked pages which are probably the 
> easiest way to view the models.
> Start here: 
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ATLAS/Building+out+the+Apache+Atlas+Typesystem



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