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title: "Readme Template: Table/view"
url: "https://atlan.com/resources/readme-template-table/"
description: "A Table/View ReadMe template for Atlan listing the sections to document for each asset, such as summary, details, use cases, source systems, business questions, owners, and certification status."
---

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**Readme Template: Table/view.** A ready-to-use template for building clear, consistent, and valuable Table/View ReadMes in Atlan, so data teams document assets in a way that fosters trust, improves collaboration, and lets both technical and business users understand the data.

## About this template

### Key sections every ReadMe should include

- Summary
- Details
- Use Cases & Examples
- Source System(s)
- Business Questions

It also encourages adding FAQs, supporting documents or links, glossary terms, subject-matter owners, and certification status. Standardizing these components makes data assets self-explanatory and discoverable, reducing confusion and speeding up onboarding.

### Going beyond the basics

- Downstream metrics and formulas
- Update frequency
- Audience guidance
- Known limitations
- Diagrams
- Cleansing stage information

The template is a flexible framework that can be customized for a team's needs, whether creating a first ReadMe or improving existing ones.

## Related resources

- [Use Case Guide: Impact Analysis](https://atlan.com/resources/use-case-impact-analysis) (guide)
- [Use Case Guide: Compliance Management](https://atlan.com/resources/use-case-compliance) (guide)