Register a data source via Edge during migration

Before you can migrate Schema assets that were registered via Jobserver to Edge, you need to register your data source via the Edge connection. This creates a Database asset which is needed to synchronize, profile and classify the data via Edge.

Before you begin

  • An Edge site has been installed.
  • An Edge connection has been created for the data source and the following capabilities have been added:

    Watch a video to see how we create a connection and add the capabilities for postgresql.

Steps

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  1. On the main menu, click , and then click Catalog.
    The Catalog Home opens.
  2. On the main toolbar, click .
  3. In the Register with Edge section of the Create dialog box, click Register a data source.
    The Register content page opens.
    Note You can register multiple databases via the same JDBC connection. If a database is already registered, the name of the Database asset is shown in the Data sources column.
  4. In the row of the data source that you want to register, click Add.
    The Add Database page opens.
  5. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription
    CommunityThe name of the parent community in which the assets will be created.

    System

    The name of the System asset.

    After you registered the database, a relation of the type Technology Asset groups / is grouped by technology Asset is created between this System asset and the newly created Database asset.

    Important 

    A Database asset should have only one relation of the type 'Technology asset groups / is grouped by Technology asset' to a System asset.

    Database name

    The name of the database in the data source to which you created a JDBC connection. The drop-down menu automatically shows which databases exist in your data source. You can refresh the list by clicking next to the drop-down menu.

    The name will also be the name of the Database asset that is created as a result of registering the data source via Edge.

    Important If you rename a database in the data source, the Edge synchronization process will consider it a new database. We don’t detect the renaming of a database at this moment.

    Description

    A description of the data source.

    Owner

    After the registration, a new domain and Database asset will be created specifically for this database in the community that you have specified. The user you select as Owner will receive the Owner responsibility for the domain. This ownership is then inherited by the Database asset.

    By default, the current user is selected.

    Note  An owner must be associated with the Database asset for synchronizations to run. The owner can be changed later on, but should not be removed.

  6. Click Register.
    A Physical Data Dictionary domain containing a Database asset is created.
    The Database name is the name you added in the Database name field.
    A relation of the type "Technology asset groups / is grouped by Technology asset " is created between the Database asset and the System asset.
    The Database asset page opens.
    A list of available schemas in the database is generated.

What's next?

Migrate a schema to Edge