Methods and apparatus for generating a schema for data asset information are disclosed. In one example, complex type information corresponding to a logical relational data model that defines an organization of the data asset information is accessed. The logical relational data model includes a parent entity and child entities corresponding to the parent entity. Treating the complex type information produces scrubbed complex type information. The treatment of the complex type information includes, at least, the removal of foreign keys from child entities. The scrubbed complex type information is then translated to produce a hierarchical data model corresponding to the logical relational data model. A schema is then generated for the data asset information based upon the hierarchical data model.