Configuration assets

When you register a database or system as a data source, you enter connection properties and other options. To store the configuration and connection properties, Data Catalog creates a special kind of asset, often called the configuration asset. Some of these assets show parts of the configuration on a dedicated Configuration tab page.

This list contains the most widely used configuration assets:

Working with configuration assets

Even though you can import or export configuration assets with the import functionality or create them via the global create button, they would not contain any configuration. This means that, if you create a configuration asset in that way, you must also create the configuration and add it to the configuration asset. However, this is not possible for all configuration assets. For example, you cannot configure an S3 File System asset after creation. The only way to configure an S3 File System asset is by connecting to Amazon S3 and synchronizing its content. We highly recommend that you do not create configuration assets by importing them or via the global create button. Instead, use the appropriate procedure, such as registering a data source or registering a system.

Warning  If you delete a configuration asset, you also delete its configuration. Register your data source or system again to create a new configuration asset or contact support for more information.