# Data lineage

Concept · [Cloud, hosting and security](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud)

Also called: data provenance, lineage, provenance

A record of where a piece of data came from and every step that changed it along the way.

**For example:** An auditor asks where a [revenue](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/revenue) figure in a report came from, and the data lineage traces it back to the original invoices.

## Connects to (3)

- [Data governance](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-governance): The rules and responsibilities for how an organization's data is collected, stored, used and protected.
- [Data warehouse](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-warehouse): A central database that collects copies of data from many business systems so it can be analyzed and reported on in one place.
- [Data integrity](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-integrity): Whether data stays accurate, complete and consistent over time.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-lineage