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# Data Lineage Best Practices

Applying these best practices helps maintain consistent data visibility and governance alignment across your organization.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All Editions</strong> supported by Data 360. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_dc_editions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Data 360 is available in several supported Salesforce editions. Some Data 360 features also require additional licenses.">Data 360 edition availability</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

- Validate lineage accuracy regularly. If the graph doesn’t match expected flows, contact Salesforce Support to rebuild it.
- Use tags consistently. Ensure that key governance tags such as sensitivity or classification are applied at both the object and field level.
- Correlate lineage with policies. Cross check tag-based policies to confirm that access rules align with lineage paths.
- Document critical dependencies. Record major upstream and downstream relationships for high-impact objects to aid troubleshooting.
- Leverage Lineage in reviews. Incorporate lineage insights during data model and policy change reviews to reduce risk.