Create a Git connection to an Edge site

Tip You can set up this integration in the unified integrations experience (in preview). This feature is in public preview and applies to metadata, AI, SAP, and lineage integrations. In one guided flow, you select an Edge site, create the connection, add the integration, and configure it. To get started, in the banner on the Integration configuration tab, click Try the new Integrations page. For more information, go to About the unified integrations experience (in preview).

A Git connection allows Collibra Data Lineage to retrieve LookML files directly from your Looker Git repository. This enriches technical lineage with LookML model definitions and column-level lineage from your data models. This feature is in preview.

To retrieve data from Git, you must connect to Git via the Edge site.

Prerequisites

  • You have a global role with the Product Rights > System administration global permission.
  • You have a global role that has the Manage Edge sites global permission.
  • You have a global role that has the Manage connections and capabilities global permission.
  • You have a resource role with the Configure external system resource permission, for example, Owner.
  • If you want to add connection values from a vault, you have added the vault to your Edge site. If your data source connection requires a file from your vault, the file must be encoded into Base64 and stored as a regular secret in your vault. For more information, go to the Vault documentation.
    Note  Vaults are not supported on Collibra Cloud sites.

Steps

  1. Open a site.
    1. On the main toolbar, click Products icon → Cogwheel icon Settings.
      The Settings page opens.
    2. In the tab pane, click Edge.
      The Sites tab opens and shows a table with an overview of your sites.
    3. In the site overview, click the name of a site.
      The site page appears.
  2. In the Connections section, click Create Connection.
    The Create Connection dialog box appears.
  3. Select Git connection.
  4. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescriptionRequired
    Name

    The name of the connection. The name can be anything, as long as it is unique.

    Tip The name that you specify here is the name you select in the Git connection field, when you add the technical lineage capability to the Edge site.

    		 Yes
    DescriptionThe description of the connection. No
    VaultThe vault where you store your data source values. No
    Git Repository URL

    This value is required but isn't used to retrieve repositories because repository information is obtained from the Looker API. Enter a placeholder value, such as * , to complete the field.

    You can add this property from your vault. For more information, go to the vault documentation.

    		 Yes
    Subfolder

    Enter the path to a subfolder within the repository, for example: src or projects/analytics. Leave empty to access the entire repository.

    You can add this property from your vault. For more information, go to the vault documentation.

    		 No
    Authentication Type

    The authentication type used to connect to the Git repository. Select the following value:

    Access Token
    Use the personal access token (PAT) authentication type.

    You can add this property from your vault. For more information, go to the vault documentation.

    		 Yes
    Username

    Enter the username used for authentication. This field is required for Bitbucket repositories.

    If not specified, it is derived automatically based on the Git service, for example, x-access-token for GitHub and oauth2 for GitLab.

    		 No
    Access Token

    Enter a personal access token (PAT) for authenticating with the Git repository. Repositories that the token cannot access are skipped.

    For instructions, go to your Git provider's documentation on creating access tokens.

    		 No
  5. Click Create.

What's next

Add the Technical Lineage for Looker capability to your Edge or Collibra Cloud site.