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Search results: Data Lineage by Manta

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Manta COBOL scanner should support SET verb with use of system function like CURRENT_DATE

Background: Bank has requirement to build data lineage for legacy applications that are implemented in COBOL. Target date to enable the COBOL scanner in Manta production is end of July. Why it is critical? Several applications at Truist that inter...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Delivered

Manta COBOL lineage doesn't show link between EXEC SQL blocks e.g. OPEN FETCH CLOSE EXEC SQL blocks

Background: Bank has requirement to build data lineage for legacy applications that are implemented in COBOL. Target date to enable the COBOL scanner in Manta production is end of July. Why it is critical? Several applications at Truist that inter...
4 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 4 Delivered

To support any other WIF connection properties with Manta needs product enhancement.

MDI and MDE jobs using Google BigQuery and WIF are working fine. The existing WIF connections are not working with Manta Data Lineage MDI jobs. Currently, Manta only supports the "Client email", "Private key" and "Oauth2 Endpoint URI" with WIF con...
11 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 5 Delivered

In Manta Admin UI - cDB2 connection validation should be successful when user is mapped to a DB Group/Role

Why is it useful? This ensures that required permissions needed by IBM Manta is in place. The scanner for cDB2 will produce desired data lineage for cDB2 database. Who would benefit from it? IBM Manta users. How should it work? In Manta Admin UI -...
8 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 4 Delivered

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...
about 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Delivered

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. ...
about 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 8 Delivered

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...
about 1 year ago in Data Lineage by Manta 4 Delivered

Provide backup and restore procedures on Manta installed on-prem

Manta Documentation should have: 1. Procedures to backup all Manta data and config without requiring Manta to be shut down. This ensures that periodic backups of Manta can be taken without adversely affecting its availability. 2. Procedures to res...
10 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 1 Delivered

Need supported Database objects list by Manta-Netezza Scanner

why is it useful? This fixes gaps in IBM Manta official documentation for Netezza scanner. Helps in analyzing the gaps in use cases leveraging nz scanner before it could be productionalized. Improves the readability and usability of the IBM manta ...
11 months ago in Data Lineage by Manta 0 Delivered

WKC - Data Lineage / Import - Db2 z/OS not supported and not integrated

Issue is WKC Lineage does not support or provide integration with IBM Db2 z/OS Manta support's Db2 z/OS, but WKC does not work Db2 z/OS. No integration with add-on or Manta
about 2 years ago in Data Lineage by Manta 2 Delivered