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Data Lineage by Manta

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Request to enable the creation of lineage with Watson Query (Data Virtualization)

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...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Future consideration

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. ...
3 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.
3 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Future consideration

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...
3 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Under review

Manta export to Alation OCF - Power BI

AbbVie is unable to export Power BI resources from Manta to an Alation OCF (Open Connector Framework) existing Power BI source. They are only able to get a successful Power BI to Alation OCF when the Power BI source on Alation side is brand new wi...
5 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Mapping Leaf Level Node to a Higher Level Node

We have a use case wherein we intend to link a Leaf Level Node in Manta to a Higher Level Node considering the functionality of process flow among the applications from different technologies. Manta may already have an understanding of IFPC hierar...
about 2 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Future consideration

Kerberos Authentication for the Cloudera Kafka connector

We use kerberos authentication on our cloudera schema registry, we were told by Manta support team to disable the authentication on our side to try the functionality while you finish the kerberos authentication development. We have successfully co...
about 2 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Exporting Lineage

We need that the exported file will contain resource key and will contain column lineage and in the same structure of the imported csv file. All this are not supported in current export lineage csv file.After changing the table structure we expect...
2 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Under review

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...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Submitted

OpenLineage Export to Alation

We need ability to export lineage integrated onto Manta leveraging OpenLineage connector to be exported to Alation. It could be accomplished in either of the two ways: Integrate OpenLineage Export to Alation Catalog for the same source Export Open...
2 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Planned for future release