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Data Lineage by Manta

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Add ability to scan API lineage for BigQuery

Add ability to scan API lineage
1 day ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Lineage from SAS-grid should be able to export into Alation with correct representation

Background: SAS files are being scanned from SAS-grid (local file system or git location) and Manta is able to analyse those files to create required lineages in Manta. Now, when we try to export the lineage to Alation we are not able to get any. ...
1 day ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Under review

Generate Lineage Data along with MySQL Metadata and Export Support for Alation in Manta

We request the enhancement of Manta to support lineage generation with MySQL metadata and the ability to export lineage to Alation, enabling seamless integration between the two platforms for efficient data governance and analysis.
1 day ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Demarcate the kind of filesystem (shared vs local vs HDFS vs S3) and the kind of file (CSV, etc) when showing the lineage.

Truist uses Informatica Power Center to process critical data elements (CDE) from different Applications relying on several technologies like Oracle, MSSQL, DB2 LUW, 2, Salesforce, Filesystem Db2 ZOS, Netezza. Data Governance Stewards are using Ma...
8 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

The name of the error log package, when downloaded from Log Viewer, should match the connection name for the respective workflows.

In the current Log Viewer tab of the Admin UI, error logs can be downloaded to verify whether Manta is correctly reading nodes and edges. However, when these logs are downloaded, they are named 'Package' followed by a reference number. I propose c...
8 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

File System that are derived in Manta should be marked as Derived

Truist uses Informatica Power Center to process critical data elements (CDE) from different Applications relying on several technologies like Oracle, MSSQL, DB2 LUW, 2, Salesforce, Filesystem Db2 ZOS, Netezza. Data Governance Stewards are using Ma...
8 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Export dataflows involving File System into Alation

Truist uses Informatica Power Center to process critical data elements(CDE) from different Applications relying on several technologies like Oracle, MSSQL, DB2 LUW, PWX,NRDB2,Salesforce, FileSystem,PWX Db2 ZOS, Netezza. Data Governance Stewards ar...
8 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Sorting Capability in Open Manta Designer

When users import an Entity from Manta Flow Viewer / Repository through Open Manta Designer (OMD), we have noticed that the Columns order as it is available in the Repository is being jumbled in OMD Left Pane of the Canvas. This is leading to a lo...
23 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Future consideration

Search capability in Open Manta Designer

We have noticed that the users leveraging Open Manta Designer (OMD) are experiencing hard time in finding a Column_Name from an Entity with several attributes which is imported to Canvas. This is leading to a bad user experience when they intend t...
23 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Future consideration

Request to enable the creation of lineage with Watson Query

In the current version of IKC (4.8.1), there is no capability to create lineage using Watson Query. After consulting with the IBM Customer Engineering (CE) team working on the UMAG POC, it appears that this functionality is not available. Enhancem...
about 1 month ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Future consideration