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This guide covers the core concepts you’ll work with in Unstructured by Collibra. Understanding these building blocks is essential for effectively using the platform to enrich your unstructured data with intelligent metadata.

How It All Works Together

Here’s how all the concepts connect in a typical workflow:
1

Connect Your Data

Use a Data Connector to establish a secure connection to your document storage (S3, SharePoint, databases).
2

Define What to Extract

Create Tags organized in Taxonomies to specify what metadata you want to capture from your documents.
3

Focus Your Scope

Optionally create a Data Slice to filter and process only the documents you need.
4

Extract Metadata

The platform processes your documents and generates Metadata — the actual extracted values with evidence and confidence scores.
5

Export Results

Send enriched data to a Destination like a vector database or document management system.

Quick Reference

ConceptWhat It DoesThink of It Like…
Data ConnectorConnects to where your documents livePlugging in an external drive
DestinationSends enriched data to other systemsExporting to share
ProjectWork with specific data sources and taxonomiesA project folder
TagDefines what info to extractA question on a form
TaxonomyOrganizes tags into a structureAn outline or checklist
MetadataThe actual extracted informationThe filled-out answers
Data SliceFilters to specific documentsA saved search