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Admin User - Cloudera Octopai Admin Console

Admin Console is the central location where administrators can configure settings and manage the platform.

You can access the Admin Console by clicking on the avatar icon. You can leverage Admin Console features to streamline user management, configure system settings, manage metadata, and gain valuable insights.

Figure 1. Access Admin Console
Figure 2. Admin Console sections
Admin Console consist of the following sections:
  1. User Management
    You can create users manually by performing the following steps:
    1. Click Add a New User.
    2. Fill in the fields in the User Details model window. The following fields are mandatory:
      • First Name
      • Last Name
      • Email
      • User Role – Can be Admin, Editor, or Viewer.
      • Job Title – You can choose only one.
    3. Click Submit.


    Users can have the following statuses:
    The new user will receive an automatic notification email.
  2. Augmented Links
    Add Database metadata from your systems into Cloudera Octopai Data Lineage to get the full picture, completing the cross system lineage.
    Figure 3. Augmented Links tab in Admin Console
    Figure 4. Cross system lineage example

    For more information about this capability, see Augmented Links.

  3. Connection Parameters

    Cloudera Octopai helps address broken lineages by providing tools and functionalities to analyze and repair them. By leveraging metadata relationships and lineage information, Cloudera Octopai identifies and resolves gaps in data lineages. It assists users in tracing the missing connections, identifying the causes of lineage breaks, and restoring the lineage flow.

    Through a combination of automated processes, manual interventions, and intelligent algorithms, Cloudera Octopai helps reconstruct accurate data lineages. This enables data professionals to regain visibility into data flow, understand dependencies, and ensure data integrity throughout their systems.
    Figure 5. Connection Parameters tab in Admin Console
  4. Transition Tables
    Cloudera Octopai facilitates the use of the EXCHANGE PARTITION command to swap tables and implement bulk loads for partitioned tables. It also establishes connections between two tables, recognizing ETL processes that write to the source table and reflecting the same connection in the Transition Table tab.
    Figure 6. Transition Tables tab in Admin Console
  5. Searched Objects
    Cloudera Octopai collects user search statistics for analysis and insights.
    Figure 7. Searched Objects tab in Admin Console
  6. Excluded Items
    Cloudera Octopai allows for excluding specific data objects from lineages. Objects such as logs and synonyms can be excluded from lineage display, simplifying the visualization and providing a cleaner representation. The aim is to streamline the lineage and enhance its visual clarity.
    Figure 8. Excluded Items tab in Admin Console
  7. Knowledge Hub Custom Attributes
    Administrators can create and manage additional attributes in the Knowledge Hub Custom Attributes tab. Administrators can perform the following actions:
    1. Create a new attribute.
    2. Select the applicable asset types by checking the relevant checkboxes. Assets generated through automation are grouped in the Automated column.
    3. Edit the attribute name.
    4. Sort the attributes using a simple drag-and-drop interface.
    5. Hide attributes.
    Users can access and view the details of the additional attributes in the Overview tab of the Catalog, within the Properties section.
    Figure 9. Data Catalog Custom Attributes tab in Admin Console
  8. Manage Knowledge Hub Assets
    Administrators can update assets in bulk by importing the same template spreadsheet that was exported from the Total Assets section. This functionality allows for efficient and streamlined updates to multiple assets simultaneously.
    Figure 10. Total Assets section
    Figure 11. Manage Data Catalog Assets tab in Admin Console