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Oracle (DWH)

Learn how to configure and manage Oracle (DWH) metadata sources using Cloudera Data Lineage (formerly Octopai).

Tool Permissions Prerequisites

  • Open Server Port for each Oracle Database Connection
  • Existing/New Oracle user for each database with 'READ’ permissions for the following dictionary tables:
    • DBA_INDEXES
    • DBA_SOURCE
    • DBA_DEPENDENCIES
    • DBA_CATALOG
    • DBA_VIEWS
    • DBA_TAB_COLUMNS
    • DBA_IND_COLUMNS
    • DBA_SYNONYMS
    • DBA_MVIEWS

Setting up Oracle Metadata Source

Metadata Sources are set on the Octopai Client

Figure 1. New Metadata Source wizard

How to verify the extracted Metadata File

Access the Cloudera Data Lineage (formerly Octopai) Target Folder (TGT)

  1. Go to the TGT Folder located on the Server where the Octopai Client is installed. By default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Octopai\Service\TGT
  2. Open the zip file having the Connector Name. Example:
  3. Verify its content: Quantity & Quality of inner files

Troubleshoot

Error during the extraction:

  • Check the permissions
  • Send the log with the connector number and name to Cloudera Support - C:\Program Files (x86)\Octopai\Service\log