# Fides Compass: a privacy intelligence dictionary

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## Introduction [Permalink for this section](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#introduction/index.html)

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use Fides Compass, a privacy dictionary, to autocomplete system and data use information. By the end of this tutorial, you'll understand how to specify a vendor profile and retrieve suggestions from the dictionary.

## Prerequisites [Permalink for this section](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#prerequisites/index.html)

For this tutorial you will need:

- A Fides Cloud or Fides Enterprise account with access to Fides Compass.
- The role of `Owner` or `Contributor` for your Fides organization.

## Using Fides Compass to autocomplete information [Permalink for this section](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#using-fides-compass-to-autocomplete-information/index.html)

To use Fides Compass to autocomplete system information, you must:

1. [Specify the type of vendor](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#specify-a-vendor-profile/index.html)
2. [Retrieve system info](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#retrieve-system-information/index.html)
3. [Retrieve data uses and cookies](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#retrieve-data-use-and-cookie-information/index.html)

### Specify a vendor profile [Permalink for this section](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#specify-a-vendor-profile/index.html)

When adding a new system or editing an existing system, you may associate a vendor profile with the system in order to retrieve suggestions from Compass.

To link a vendor profile to a new system:

1. Navigate to **Data map** → **Add systems**.
2. Click **Add a system**.
3. Locate the **Vendor** drop-down menu in the **System details** section.
4. Select the vendor. Fides will automatically populate the **Vendor profile** section with the vendor's information from Compass.
5. Make any necessary updates to the vendor profile and click **Save**.

### Retrieve data use and cookie information [Permalink for this section](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#retrieve-data-use-and-cookie-information/index.html)

Compass contains a comprehensive list of business purposes for each vendor describing which types of personal data are collected, complete with commonly used legal bases, data categories, cookies, and other relevant information.

To view these suggestions for a new system, please:

1. Click on the **Data uses** tab
2. You'll see the list of data uses that are associated with the vendor.
3. Click into each use to view the details provided by Compass and add your own updates or business specific information.
4. Click on the **Assets** tab to view a list of assets (cookies, javascript, pixels, etc.) that are associated with the vendor and support the vendor's data uses.

### Add systems detected during a website scan [Permalink for this section](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/compass#add-systems-detected-during-a-website-scan/index.html)

The Fides website monitor also suggests vendors from Compass to add to your system inventory based on assets discovered by the monitor on your websites. You can use these results to quickly populate your inventory with the systems that use tracking technologies. Read more about the website monitor and adding systems in the [website monitor documentation](/content/docs/integrations/websites/understanding-results/index.html).

Next you will learn to visualize, [filter and build reports such as a RoPA (Record of Processing Activities)](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/reports/index.html).

[Data Use & Processing Activities](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/data-uses "Data Use & Processing Activities"/index.html) [Selecting Vendors](/content/docs/data-mapping/guides/choosing-vendors "Selecting Vendors"/index.html)