Data Catalog API methods that are related to Data Catalog search and metadata are deprecated and will be discontinued on January 30, 2026. SeeTransition from Data Catalog to Dataplex Universal Catalog. Methods that are related to policy tags and policy tag taxonomies are not deprecated.
Identifier. The resource name of the entry group in URL format.
Note: The entry group itself and its child resources might not be stored in the location specified in its name. It takes the formprojects/{project}/locations/{location}/entryGroups/{entrygroup}.
Names of fields whose values to overwrite on an entry group.
If this parameter is absent or empty, all modifiable fields are overwritten. If such fields are non-required and omitted in the request body, their values are emptied.
This is a comma-separated list of fully qualified names of fields. Example:"user.displayName,photo".
Request body
The request body contains an instance ofEntryGroup.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance ofEntryGroup.
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