[jira] [Created] (ATLAS-3653) Rename type Namespace to EntityExtn

["Madhan Neethiraj (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Madhan Neethiraj created ATLAS-3653:
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             Summary: Rename type Namespace to EntityExtn
                 Key: ATLAS-3653
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ATLAS-3653
             Project: Atlas
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components:  atlas-core
    Affects Versions: 2.1.0, 3.0.0
            Reporter: Madhan Neethiraj
            Assignee: Madhan Neethiraj


A new type named {{Namespace}} was introduced in Atlas via ATLAS-3486. This feature enables named grouping of attributes; and these attributes can be added instances of specified entity-types. In effect, this allows an attribute to be added in multiple entity-types, without actually modifying these entity-types. This helps multiple ways, like:
- ability to add attributes (like dataQuality, projectName) to multiple entity-types
- authorize update to attributes
- find entities (of multiple types) based on value of such attributes

Since the term {{namespace}} is used in multiple applications in different context, it is better to avoid using this term for above feature; instead I suggest to use {{EntityExt}} - as this feature allows entitt-types to be extended.



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