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Introduction to SAS Base Programs (Accelerator) 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, Base SAS is a source system from which you can extract metadata through an SAS Base Programs (Accelerator) catalog source with Metadata Command Center.
Before you extract metadata from a source system, you first create and register a catalog source that represents the source system. Then you configure capabilities for the catalog source. A capability is a task that Metadata Command Center can perform, such as metadata extraction, lineage discovery, autonomous enrichment, data profiling, data classification, or glossary association.
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.
The following table describes the capabilities of the catalog source:
Capability
Description
Advanced Programming Language Parsing
Advanced Programming Language Parsing parses the source system code in addition to extracting objects from the source system.
Autonomous Enrichment
Automatically propagates classification, description, business name, and glossary enrichments from an asset to related assets based on the lineage between assets. Autonomous enrichment reduces manual curation effort by extending the enrichments that you apply to one asset across assets that are connected to it through lineage.
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To enable and configure this catalog source, you need assistance from Informatica Professional Services. For more information, contact your account representative.