Create a Databricks connection to an Edge site

Before you begin

  • You have created and installed an Edge site.
  • The integration of Databricks via Edge has been enabled.
  • You have given the Edge Site role the required permissions.
  • Your Databricks access token has the following minimum permissions:
    • USE CATALOG permission for catalogs.
    • USE SCHEMA permission for schemas.
    • SELECT permission for tables/views belonging to the catalogs and schemas.

Required permissions

Steps

  1. Open an Edge site.
    1. On the main menu, click , and then click Settings.
      The Collibra settings page opens.
    2. In the tab pane, click Edge.
      The Sites tab opens and shows a table with an overview of the Edge sites.
    3. In the table, click the name of the Edge site whose status is Healthy.
      The Edge site page opens.
  2. In the Connections section, click Create connection.
    The Create connection page appears.
  3. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescriptionRequired

    Connection settings

    This section contains the general settings of your connection.

    Name

    The name of the Edge connection for Databricks.

    		 Yes
    Description

    The description of the connection.

    		 No
    Connection provider

    The connection provider, which determines the available connection parameters.

    Select Databricks to connect to Databricks.

    		Yes

    Connection parameters

    		This section contains the settings to connect to your data source.
    Workspace URL

    Enter the URL of any Databricks workspace connected to Unity Catalog that you want to integrate.
    To retrieve the URL, log into Databricks and copy the URL. For example: https://123.cloud.databricks.com.

    		 Yes
    Access Token

    The security token that was generated in Databricks for the workspace.

    The access token can be a personal access token or service principle token. We recommend using a service principle token. For information on the service principle token, go to the Databricks documentation.

    Note 

    The user / token must have the following minimum permissions:

    • USE CATALOG permission for catalogs.
    • USE SCHEMA permission for schemas.
    • SELECT permission for tables/views belonging to the catalogs and schemas.
    		 Yes
    Encryption options

    Select the type of encryption used to store the Secret Access Key.

    Default: To be encrypted by Edge management server.

    		 Yes
  4. Click Create.
    The connection is added to the Edge site.

What's next?

You can now add the Databricks Unity Catalog capability to an Edge site.