Google Data catalog Tag Template

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google_data_catalog_tag_template (Terraform)

The Tag Template in Data catalog can be configured in Terraform with the resource name google_data_catalog_tag_template. The following sections describe 4 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

data_catalog_templates.tf#L1
resource "google_data_catalog_tag_template" "data_governance_tag_template" {
  tag_template_id = "data_governance_mock"
  project         = var.proj_id
  display_name    = "Data Governance Mock"
  region          = "us-east1"
  force_delete    = true
main.tf#L23
resource "google_data_catalog_tag_template" "data_eng_template" {
  provider               = google.access_token
  tag_template_id = "data_eng_template"
  region = var.tag_template_region
  display_name = "Data Engineering Template"

main.tf#L7
resource "google_data_catalog_tag_template" "this" {
  display_name    = var.display_name
  force_delete    = var.force_delete
  project         = var.project
  region          = var.region
  tag_template_id = var.tag_template_id
main.tf#L7
resource "google_data_catalog_tag_template" "tag_template" {
  for_each        = local.tag_template
  project         = var.project_id
  region          = var.region
  tag_template_id = lower(each.key)
  display_name    = each.value["display_name"]

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Parameters

The display name for this template.

This confirms the deletion of any possible tags using this template. Must be set to true in order to delete the tag template.

  • id optional computed - string
  • name optional computed - string

The resource name of the tag template in URL format. Example: projects/[project_id]/locations/[location]/tagTemplates/[tagTemplateId]

Template location region.

The id of the tag template to create.

  • fields set block

    A description for this field.

    The display name for this field.

    Whether this is a required field. Defaults to false.

    • name optional computed - string

    The resource name of the tag template field in URL format. Example: projects/[project_id]/locations/[location]/tagTemplates/[tagTemplateId]/fields/[field]

    The order of this field with respect to other fields in this tag template. A higher value indicates a more important field. The value can be negative. Multiple fields can have the same order, and field orders within a tag do not have to be sequential.

    • type list block

      Represents primitive types - string, bool etc. Exactly one of 'primitive_type' or 'enum_type' must be set Possible values: ["DOUBLE", "STRING", "BOOL", "TIMESTAMP"]

  • timeouts single block

Explanation in Terraform Registry

A tag template defines a tag, which can have one or more typed fields. The template is used to create and attach the tag to GCP resources. To get more information about TagTemplate, see:

Frequently asked questions

What is Google Data catalog Tag Template?

Google Data catalog Tag Template is a resource for Data catalog of Google Cloud Platform. Settings can be wrote in Terraform.

Where can I find the example code for the Google Data catalog Tag Template?

For Terraform, the JCFlores93/data-catalog-mock-error, mesmacosta/google-datacatalog-governance-best-pratices and niveklabs/google source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

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