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Exploring Data Lineage

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Overview

This section describes how to open Data Lineage, find an entity, and explore its lineage graph.

Accessing Data Lineage

From the Platform

  1. In the Boomi Platform, select Services from the masthead.
  2. Select Meta Hub > Data Lineage.

The Data Lineage page opens, listing the entities Meta Hub tracks.

The Data Lineage page

The Data Lineage page lists each entity, such as a table, model, API, or process, with these columns:

  • Name – The entity name and its ID.
  • Source System – The system the entity comes from, such as Meta Hub.
  • Category – The entity’s category, such as Model or Term.
  • Type – The node type: Asset, Service, Transformation, or Semantic.
  • Last Updated and Created By

Use Search to find an entity, or click the filter icon to narrow the list. To see an entity’s details or its directly connected entities, open its Actions menu (⋮) and select Preview or Associations.

Opening a lineage graph

On the Data Lineage page, click an entity’s name. The lineage graph opens, with that entity shown as the base node and labeled BASE.

Exploring the graph

  • Expand upstream – Click < on a node to show the entities that feed data into it.
  • Expand downstream – Click > to show the entities that consume data from it.
  • Preview – In a node’s Actions menu (⋮), select Preview to see its name, external ID, type, category, source system, attributes, and creation details.
  • Associations – In a node’s Actions menu, select Associations to list the entities directly upstream and downstream of it.
  • Edge details – Hover over an edge to see its Owner, Associated by, and Associated on details.
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