# Managing compound data classes

The compound classes compare your data against several data classes. They are defined as a collection of data and metadata-detected classes.

If any one of those data classes is a match to an object, then the compound type is a match.

### In this section

* [Creating a compound data class](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-catalog-administration-guide/8.0/creating-compound-data-class)
* [Configuring a compound data class](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-catalog-administration-guide/8.0/configuring-compound-data-class)