In this article, we will learn how to catalog metadata using the Azure Purview service.

Introduction

An enterprise IT ecosystem may have tens to hundreds of data repositories which may be hosting tens of thousands of database objects and attributes. Data pipelines are engineered to move data between these data repositories and database objects as well. These data pipelines need to reference the address as well as the structure of these data repositories and data objects, which is generally catered to by a central metadata catalog. Azure introduced a service that deals with metadata cataloging and governance – Azure Purview. In my previous article, we learned how to create an Azure Purview account and get acquainted with Purview Studio. The next step is to use the studio tool, register the data repository and catalog the database objects of the registered data repository. This article will help you understand how to catalog metadata using the Azure Purview service.

Pre-requisites

Before we perform the exercise of cataloging metadata in purview, we need certain pre-requisites in place. We need to have a purview account in place with administrative privileges. Once the account is in place, one should have enough privileges to operate the Purview Studio. Once the purview account is in place, the dashboard page would look as shown below, from where one can open Purview Studio.

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