Concept | Surfacing Dataiku items in the Govern node

One of the main functions of the Govern node is to automatically synchronize and centralize items from connected Dataiku nodes. In other words, the Govern node enables you to track all your projects, models, bundles, and GenAI items across various Dataiku nodes in one place at any moment.

Governable items

The Governable items () page surfaces all Dataiku items from connected nodes that no user has yet governed. You can think of it as an inbox of Dataiku items eligible for governance.

On this page, you can:

1. View governable Dataiku items by type (project, model, bundle, etc.).

2. Hide items you don’t want to govern using the eye () icon at the end of an item’s row.

3. Design and save filters () to sift through ungoverned items.

4. Review item metadata in the Source objects () tab of the right panel.

5. For some types of items, the right panel also includes tabs for Deployments () and/or Model metrics ().

6. Most importantly, add a governance layer to a Dataiku item. In other words, govern () the item.

See also

Concept | Adding a governance layer to Dataiku items will explain the process for governing an item.

Item registries

At times, you may want to view all your organization’s models, bundles, or GenAI items — whether they’re governed or not. Three different registries serve this need.

Model registry

The Model registry () provides a complete list of models from your connected Dataiku nodes—regardless of governance status—organized by project.

1. Nested within each project and saved model, you’ll find all saved model versions, including results for the focus metric of your choice.

2. Saved model versions have additional views in the right Details panel, including for Model Metrics () and Deployments ().

3. You can filter the page to include only deployed model versions.

Note

Most model metrics show the initial metric values drawn from the Design node or Automation node when building the model version. However, drift metrics come from the model evaluations stored in a model evaluation store (MES).

The MES must exist in the same project as the saved model of the model version being evaluated. You can configure the MES to opt out of the Govern sync if needed. Otherwise, metrics update anytime an evaluation runs.

GenAI registry

Important

To take full advantage of governance of GenAI items, you’ll need an advanced license.

For a variety of reasons, including their associated costs, governance is a key obstacle to enterprise-wide deployment of Generative AI applications. Accordingly, governance of GenAI use cases is a motivating factor behind Dataiku’s LLM Mesh.

The Govern node plays a central role in this mission:

1. All pages identify Dataiku items that include LLM usage in recipes or Answers webapps with a pink LLM tag.

2. All pages include the ability to filter for items using LLMs.

3. Most specifically, the Govern node includes a GenAI registry () to manage the governance of GenAI items such as fine-tuned LLMs, agents, and augmented LLMs. It functions just like the Model and Bundle registry pages.

Bundle registry

The Bundle registry () provides a complete list of all bundles from connected Dataiku nodes, regardless of governance status.

1. Nested within each project, you’ll find all bundles, including whether it’s deployed.

2. For a deployed bundle, the Deployments tab of the right Details panel reports information such as the deployment infrastructure and Govern policy.

3. You can filter the page to include only deployed bundles.

Next steps

Now that you know about centralization in Dataiku Govern, learn how to launch item governance in Concept | Adding a governance layer to Dataiku items.