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Data Lineage by Manta

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Add Support for Hash and Hash iterator Objects in SAS Code Scanner

CWB leverages Hash and Hash Iterator Objects in our SAS code. Manta currently fails to parse these which has resulted in gaps in lineage, preventing end to end lineage . The details of the needed HASH support can be found here: https://documentati...
12 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Future consideration

Support for Complex File Formats in Manta Lineage

So the idea here is to augment the Filesystem flow model and introduce the notion of file section by adding the notion of file section but make it optional. This means that a given customer could choose to model file with sections or a file withou...
about 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 5 Needs more information

Integrate use of Alation's delete API in the Manta to Alation connector to export lineage.

Recent discussion with IBM and the Alation vendor has clarified what lineage is actually shown in Alation for items that we previously thought would always be showing Manta's current lineage. Relative to this topic, Alation does not have an intern...
6 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Needs more information

Manta support for SAP Business Objects (BO) 4.3 SP3

Manta support for SAP Business Objects (BO) 4.3 support pack 3 needed. As the documentation for Manta currently states that the latest version of BO supported is 4.3 SP 1 & 2. Lockheed requires SP 3 to be supported in order to sustain compatib...
about 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Under review

Use the same connection in different projects so when we run Discover/Get lineage using MANTA, MANTA will recognized the connection as the same connection.

Today if we use the same connection in different projects, when we run Discover/Get lineage using MANTA from each project, MANTA recognized it as different connections . this situation casus "confusion" for manta as it cannot determine which conne...
7 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Needs more information

Export MySQL lineage from Manta to Alation

We request to support export of MySQL lineage from Manta to Alation.
about 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Future consideration

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

At my organization, the Informatica Power Center is used 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 S...
about 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Enable methods to view simplified data lineage instead of complex web-like visualizations

Implement an option to view simplified data lineage by default, as an alternative to current complex, spider-web-style visualization. This will improve usability and clarity for users seeking high-level lineage insights. We are requesting an enhan...
8 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Planned for future release

Enhancement in Manta Orchestration API

Creating this request for the follow up the IBM case : TS018934986 We need below enhancement in Manta Orchestration API. please find below limitations that were noted while using fetch workflow executions API from Manta While using public API from...
8 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Address Manta log-viewer API timeout performance

Current state: When a Manta user tries to download a workflow log (to debug or attach to a support ticket), the Manta instance often (in 99% cases) returns with a HTTP 504 Gateway timeout error. This happens because:1. Manta is connected to an AWS...
over 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Not under consideration