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title: Explorer Functional Area
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ms.date: "03/15/2017"
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# Explorer Functional Area (Master Data Manager)

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  In the Explorer functional area, you can update data and work with hierarchies and collections.  
  
## Data Management  
 [Attributes (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/attributes-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Change the Attribute Type (MDS Add-in for Excel)](../master-data-services/microsoft-excel-add-in/change-the-attribute-type-mds-add-in-for-excel.md)  
  
 [Members (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/members-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Create a Leaf Member (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/create-a-leaf-member-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Delete a Member or Collection (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/delete-a-member-or-collection-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Reactivate a Member or Collection (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/reactivate-a-member-or-collection-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Annotations (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/annotations-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Transactions (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/transactions-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Annotate a Transaction (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/annotate-a-transaction-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Reverse a Transaction (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/reverse-a-transaction-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Business Rules (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/business-rules-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Validate Specific Members against Business Rules (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/validate-specific-members-against-business-rules-master-data-services.md)  
  
## Hierarchies and Collections  
 [Hierarchies (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/hierarchies-master-data-services.md)  
  
   
  
 [Collections (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/collections-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Add Members to a Collection (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/add-members-to-a-collection-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Delete a Member or Collection (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/delete-a-member-or-collection-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Reactivate a Member or Collection (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/reactivate-a-member-or-collection-master-data-services.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Master Data Manager Web Application](../master-data-services/master-data-manager-web-application.md)