To extract metadata and to configure other capabilities that a catalog source might include, you need account access and permissions on the source system. The permissions required might vary depending on the capability.
Permissions for metadata extraction
Ensure that you have the required permissions to enable metadata extraction.
Grant the following permissions:
•Read permission to access the IBM Db2 for z/OS source system.
• Grant permissions that allow you to perform the following operations:
- select on sysibm.SYSCOLUMNS
- select on sysibm.SYSFOREIGNKEYS
- select on sysibm.SYSKEYCOLUSE
- select on sysibm.SYSPARMS
- select on sysibm.SYSRELS
- select on sysibm.SYSROUTINES
- select on sysibm.SYSSEQUENCES
- select on sysibm.SYSSYNONYMS
- select on sysibm.SYSTABCONST
- select on sysibm.SYSTABLES
- select on sysibm.SYSVIEWS
Permissions to run data profiles
You can run profiles with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.
Permissions to run data classification
You can perform data classification with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.
Permissions to run glossary association
You can perform glossary association with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.