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Before you begin

Before you create a catalog source, ensure that you have the information required to connect to the source system.
Perform the following tasks:
Note:
The catalog source job only extracts metadata from compiled model files. Run the model and verify that the value of the
compiled
attribute is set to
true
in the manifest.json file located in the target folder of the
dbt
project.
For a list of referenced source systems, see Assign reference catalog source connections to endpoint catalog source objects.