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title: "Standardize SQL Assets: Naming, Ownership, Certification"
url: "https://atlan.com/resources/sql-asset-standards-strategy/"
description: "A set of prompts for setting documentation standards for SQL tables, views, and models, covering audiences, naming, completeness, ownership, certification, categorization, links, and roles."
---

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**Standardize SQL Assets: Naming, Ownership, Certification.** A comprehensive set of prompts and considerations to help teams establish documentation standards for SQL tables, views, and models. Clear, consistent guidelines for SQL assets build trust, reduce confusion, and drive adoption across the data ecosystem.

## About this guide

### Dimensions of SQL asset management covered

- Intended audiences
- Naming conventions
- Documentation completeness
- Ownership assignment
- Certification criteria
- Categorizing assets
- Links between assets
- Roles, permissions, and responsibilities for contributors and users

Designed as "food for thought," the questions can be customized to an organization's needs, aligning standards with business goals, regulatory requirements, and team workflows. Structured SQL asset guidelines improve transparency, strengthen governance, and keep assets relevant, accurate, and trusted over time.

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