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JDBC

JDBC is a Java API to connect and interact with databases. You can use a JDBC connection to extract metadata from any source system for which a JDBC driver is available. Metadata Command Center certifies the following source systems from which you can extract metadata using the JDBC catalog source:
To extract metadata from these source systems, download the source-specific JDBC drivers and procure appropriate licenses. For information about using the JDBC drivers and licenses to extract metadata, see the HOW TO: Use the JDBC drivers to extract metadata in Metadata Command Center Knowledge article.
Note: MongoDB and Amazon DynamoDB are NoSQL databases that do not contain views and view columns.

Objects extracted

You can use a JDBC connection to connect to any database to extract the following metadata objects:

Data Lineage

The following lineage data is available for JDBC assets:
For more information about data lineage, see Data Lineage in the Working With Assets help.