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Lineage

Lineage provides a graph of a dataset's relationships (its source, parent datasets, and child datasets) to illustrate how datasets are connected, where the data originates, while tracking its movement and transformations.

By default, the lineage graph focuses on the initially selected dataset and its relationships with other datasets, represented as nodes that display the dataset name and path. To view additional metadata, use the Show/hide layers options.

If you wish to track lineage for a different dataset node, the lineage graph needs to be refocused. To refocus the lineage graph on a different dataset, you can either click This is the Focus icon. or on the right of the dataset name, and then select Focus on this dataset.

This is a screenshot showing the option to refocus the lineage graph on a different dataset.

Privileges Required for Lineage​

  • If you have the SELECT privilege on the parent datasets and the child datasets, you can see the parent datasets and data sources on the left. The child datasets appear on the right.

  • If you have only the READ METADATA privilege on the parent and child datasets, then you can only see limited metadata for these datasets.

  • If you do not have the SELECT or the READ METADATA privilege on the parent and child datasets, they are not visible.