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Introduction to Snowflake SQL Script catalog sources

You can use Metadata Command Center to extract metadata from a source system.
A source system is any system that contains data or metadata. For example, Snowflake database is a source system from which you can extract metadata through a Snowflake SQL Script catalog source with Metadata Command Center. A catalog source is an object that represents and contains metadata from the source system.
Before you extract metadata from a source system, you first create and register a catalog source that represents the source system.
When Metadata Command Center extracts metadata, Data Governance and Catalog displays the extracted metadata and its attributes as technical assets. You can then perform tasks such as analyzing the assets, viewing lineage, and creating links between those assets and their business context.
You can only extract metadata using this catalog source.

Extraction and view process

You can use a Snowflake SQL Script catalog source to extract metadata from script files that define transformations on an Oracle Database. Configure the catalog source and run the extraction job in Metadata Command Center. Then view the results in Data Governance and Catalog.
The following image shows the process to extract metadata from a script:
The image shows the process of metadata extraction from a source system that begins with prerequisites verification, continues with the creation of the catalog source, and ends with viewing the extraction results.
After you verify prerequisites, perform the following tasks to extract metadata from Snowflake SQL Script:
  1. 1Register a catalog source. Create a catalog source object, select Snowflake SQL Script, and specify values for connection properties.
  2. 2Configure the catalog source. Specify the runtime environment and add filters.
  3. 3Associate stakeholders. Optionally, associate users with technical assets, giving the users permission to perform actions determined by their roles.
  4. 4Run or schedule the catalog source job.
  5. 5Assign a connection to referenced source system assets.

About the Snowflake SQL Script catalog source

You can use the Snowflake SQL Script catalog source to extract metadata from the Snowflake source system.
Snowflake SQL Script is a set of Snowflake SQL statements stored in files that you can use for sequential running of scripts.

Compatible connectors

Before you configure Snowflake SQL Script catalog source, you must connect to the source system.
Use the Snowflake Data Cloud connector to connect to the Snowflake source system. For information about configuring a connection, see Connections in the Administrator help system.

Extracted metadata

You can use Snowflake SQL Script catalog source to extract metadata from scripts.
Metadata Command Center extracts the following metadata from the Snowflake SQL Script source system: