Configure the use of sample data via Jobserver

You must configure your Collibra environment if you want to display sample data for data sources registered via Jobserver.

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1 Ensure the users have the required permissions. See Required permissions to view sample data.
2

Set the Data Profiling setting Maximum number of samples to a value higher than 0.
Warning For performance reasons, do not set this setting higher than 1,000. The limit of 1,000 will be enforced in a later release.
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    Depending on your environment, you have to follow this procedure either in the Services Configuration section of the Collibra settings or in Collibra Console:

    Prerequisites

    Steps

    1. Open the Services Configuration page.
      1. In the main menu, click , then Settings.
        The Collibra settings page opens.
      2. In the tab pane, click Services Configuration.
      Open the DGC service settings for editing:
      1. Open Collibra Console.
        Collibra Console opens with the Infrastructure page.
      2. In the tab pane, expand an environment to show its services.
      3. In the tab pane, click the Data Governance Center service of that environment.
      4. Click Configuration.
      5. Click Edit configuration.
    2. Go to the Data profiling section.
    3. Make sure the setting Maximum number of samples is higher than 0.
      The default value is 100. See also DGC service configuration: options.
    4. Click the green Save all button.
3

When you register or refresh the data source via Jobserver, select the option Store Sample Data.

 See Register a data source via Jobserver.

For detailed information on the sample data process, see Understanding the process to display sample data.