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Search results: Data Lineage by Manta

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Improve performance of Post processing scenario

(related support tickets TS019612628, TS019869998) As the size of the Manta repository grows, when we run an analysis workflow, the analysis may take 1-2 mins, but the post-processing and pruning scenarios take 40-45 mins, and in some cases even l...
6 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Submitted

Manta COBOL scanner should support Assembly code.

Manta COBOL scanner fails with parsing error when it encounteres assembly code. There are two ways to resolve this. 1. Refactor the assembly code to COBOL program (Manual approach) 2. Add support for assembly code in Manta COBOL scanner Option #2 ...
about 1 month ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Not under consideration

Improve Manta's PowerExchange file reader scanner's lineage by showing the source and target file system

Issue When Manta is used to scan the PowerExchange (PWX) file reader in Informatica PowerCenter, it successfully parses the PWX component. However, it does not display the actual source and target files based on the information available in the wo...
about 2 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Submitted

Provide a utility to find any orphaned nodes in the graph database

Background: Sometimes, due to failed upgrades, workflows interrupted while running, Manta crashes, etc - there will be orphaned nodes in Manta. These cause problems when we try to export lineage from Manta to other tools such as Alation. The follo...
14 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Future consideration

SAS: Support PROC RANK

Background: When Manta (42.13) comes across SAS code that uses PROC RANK, it ignores that block of code and does not draw lineage for that block. For example, when this code is used: proc rank data=T_NOT_98_&mth. TIES=DENSEout=T_NOT_98_1_&...
14 days ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Future consideration

Manta COBOL scanner should support DECLARE table statement

Background Post upgrade to Manta 42.13.x from 42.12.x, we saw few parsing errors "ANTLR_PARSING_FAILURE". Failed to parse input at position 2,13 - the statement will be ignored. Parser error: no viable alternative at input '(' Parse trace: non_res...
about 1 month ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Planned for future release

Manta should allow user to include/exclude certain files from a list of files

We are utilizing Manta-SAS scaniner to scan .sas files from gitlab. To improve the efficiency and relevance of our scans, we aim to implement mechanisms that allow us to include or exclude specific .sas files based on certain criteria. This capabi...
5 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Future consideration

Filter out old entries from log viewer when the workflow executions are missing in process manager in Manta

Background: The process manager in Manta sometimes goes through data corruption and reverts back to an earlier state. Let's illustrate with an example: Let's say I have a manta instnaces where I have execeuted a few workflows. I have workflow exec...
3 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Not under consideration

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...
6 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 4 Under review

Manta should suport extracting correct lineage from PROC FREQ statements

When Manta scans the following SAS Snippet: proc freq data=work.orig_sort noprint; tables tranwrd62*SCAN/out=work.var_by_count; where SCAN not in (" " "!!UNK" "!!NA");run; proc sql; create table work.most_freq_var_by_class as select tranwrd63, SCA...
3 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Functionality already exists