Before you create a catalog source, ensure that you have the information required to connect to the source system.
Perform the following tasks:
•Assign the required permissions.
•For Files reader mode ensure that:
- You know the path to the directory that contains files for metadata extraction.
- You have permissions to access and copy the files for metadata extraction.
- The SSAS files are present on the machine that hosts the Secure Agent.
•For Repository reader mode ensure that:
- The Secure Agent runs on Microsoft Windows.
- You know the name of the server that contains the repository of files for metadata extraction.
- You have permissions to read SSAS project files from the SAAS Server.
•Create endpoint catalog sources for connection assignment.
Verify permissions
To extract metadata from SSAS, verify that the administrator provides permissions to access the file system and the files.
To extract metadata from SSAS, verify that you have the following permissions:
•Permission to access the Windows or the Linux file system. Use the same user account that you use to run the Secure Agent. Verify that the user account has read permissions on files and execute permission on folders.
•Permission to access and copy the files from which you want to extract metadata. You must be able to copy the files to your runtime environment.