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Verify permissions

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 perform metadata extraction.
Create a user account for the Informatica user to access the JDBC source system. Grant read permission to the new user account.

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.