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Configure an External Catalog

This page outlines how to connect an external catalog on the Immuta app settings page. For details on prerequisites and external catalogs with Immuta, see the External catalog pre-configuration checklist.

  1. Navigate to the App Settings page.
  2. Scroll to 2 External Catalogs, and click Add Catalog.
  3. Enter a Display Name and select Alation from the dropdown menu.
  4. Complete the URL and API fields.
  5. Configure whether or not Alation tags and custom fields are imported as Immuta tags:
    • Link Alation tags: When selected, Immuta imports Alation tags as Immuta tags.
    • Link Alation Custom Fields: When selected, Immuta imports Alation custom fields as Immuta tags.
  6. Opt to select Upload Certificates.
    1. Upload the Certificate Authority, Certificate File, and Key File.
    2. Opt to enable Strict SSL by selecting the checkbox.
  7. Click the Test Connection button.
  8. Once the connection is successful, click Save.
  1. Navigate to the App Settings page.
  2. Scroll to 2 External Catalogs, and click Add Catalog.
  3. Enter the Display Name and select Collibra from the dropdown menu.
  4. Enter the HTTP endpoint of the catalog in the URL field.
  5. Complete the Username and Password fields. Note: This is the username and the password that Immuta can use to connect to the external catalog.
  6. Opt to Require the data source name in Collibra to contain both the schema and table name by selecting the checkbox.
  7. Complete the Asset Mappings modal to set which asset types in Collibra should align to Immuta's data sources and columns.
  8. Complete the Attributes as Tags modal to specify which Collibra attributes you would like to pull in as tags in Immuta.
  9. Opt to select Upload Certificates.
    1. Upload the Certificate Authority, Certificate File, and Key File.
    2. Opt to enable Strict SSL by selecting the checkbox.
  10. Click the Test Connection button.
  11. Once the connection is successful, click Save.

Integrating a custom REST catalog service with Immuta requires implementing a REST interface. For details about the necessary endpoints that must be serviced, see the Custom REST catalog interface endpoints page.

  1. Navigate to the App Settings page.
  2. Scroll to 2 External Catalogs, and click Add Catalog.
  3. Enter the Display Name and select Rest from the dropdown menu.
  4. Select the Internal Plugin checkbox if the catalog has been uploaded to Immuta as a custom server plugin.
  5. Complete the following fields:
    1. Enter the HTTP endpoint of the catalog in the URL field.
    2. Complete the Username and Password fields.
    3. Enter the path of the Tags Endpoint.
    4. Enter the path of the Data Source Endpoint.
    5. Enter the path to the information page for a data source in the Data Source Link Template field.
  6. Opt to enter the path to the information page for a column in the Column Link Template field.
  7. Opt to upload a Catalog Image.
  8. Opt to select Upload Certificates.
    1. Upload the Certificate Authority, Certificate File, and Key File.
    2. Opt to enable Strict SSL by selecting the checkbox.
  9. Click the Test Connection button.
  10. Click the Test Data Source Link.
  11. Once both tests are successful, click Save.

Enable Snowflake tag ingestion

See the Configure a Snowflake integration page for guidance on configuring tag ingestion.

If Snowflake data sources existed before configuring tag ingestion, Immuta will automatically sync those data sources to the catalog and apply tags to them. Immuta will automatically check the external catalog for changes and sync data sources to the catalog every 24 hours.

Enable Databricks Unity Catalog tag ingestion

See the Configure a Databricks Unity Catalog integration page for guidance on configuring tag ingestion.

If Databricks Unity Catalog data sources existed before configuring tag ingestion, Immuta will automatically sync those data sources to the catalog and apply tags to them. Immuta will automatically check the external catalog for changes and sync data sources to the catalog every 24 hours.

You can manually link and remove external catalogs from data sources on the data source overview tab.

  1. Navigate to your data source.
  2. In the connection information section, click the Link Catalog icon (or Unlink Catalog to remove an external catalog from a data source).
  3. Select your external catalog from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click Link to confirm.

Manually sync external catalog tags

  1. Navigate to your data source and click the data source Health dropdown menu.
  2. Click Re-run in the External Catalog section.