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Data Lineage by Manta

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Add "Exclude entities" to PostgreSQL connection

We are using Manta scanning one of our PostgreSQL database. One schema has more than 10000 tables and more than 90% of those tables are partitioned tables and we want Manta scanner excludes those partitioned tables. We noticed that Oracle connecti...
16 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Under review

How to show data quality shown in column/lineage for special data quality measurement cases?

Your goal is to show the data quality on the lineage, right? We have a couple "special cases" we're not sure how to handle. First is related to "virtual tables" (as in IA terminology - I believe they are called something else in IKC). The Data rul...
6 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 3 Under review

Simplify Lineage Creation by Enabling Direct input and Remove Zipped SQL File Dependency

During testing we encountered limitations Where certain stored Procedure or queries are not directly recognized by the system As a workaround IBM recommends saving the store procedure or query in .sql file and zipping it, and uploading it during t...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Under review

Enable Accurate and Comprehensive Lineage Visualization for complex SQL dependencies ( Support for Complete Lineage Including indirect Data source in the Lineage Graph )

We have observed that the lineage graph is not displaying correctly in certain scenarios. Specifically for some views that are created using SELECT * from multiple source table, the lineage graph is incomplete. For example, We have a view that is ...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Under review

Support export of Microstrategy lineage from Manta Flow to Alation

Why is it useful ? Alation at Truist is the application for viewing all catalog and metadata across the enterprise. Lineage from Manta is exported to Alation to build the catalog. Who would benefit from it ? Any LOB at Truist looking to view linea...
3 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Under review

Request for Manta Data Export Format Alignment with Alation's Native Lineage Expectations

We need confirmation on how Manta exports lineage data to Alation to ensure it matches Alation's native lineage structure. Specifically, we are requesting details on: 1. Data Format: The exact format in which Manta sends data to Alation. 2. Lineag...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 4 Under review

Manta Microstrategy scanner to support OIDC authentication

Why is it useful ? MicroStrategy at Truist supports standard authentication if the connecting application (in this case, Manta) uses host:port instead of the web URI domain (aka. load balancer name) in the connection string. Standard Authenticatio...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Under review

BigQuery scanner missing to bring Column data type value in to Manta Flow viewer

Data Type column is most validated item in data governance spectrum and missing that would be a big issue in our enterprise
6 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Under review

Lineage export to Alation for Manta OOTB scanners

We have noticed that Manta doesn't have an OOTB capability in the product to export lineage to Alation Catalogue for the auto-scan technologies. Here are the key ones for which lineage from Manta needs to be allowed to integrate with Alation OOTB....
5 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Under review

Support for Transfer of Table and Column level Custom attributes to Alation

Currently Manta does not supports the transfer of column or table level attributes to Alation. If a given application decides to enhance the metadata in Manta with additional attributes on Tables and/or Columns, it would bring value to a customers...
5 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Under review