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Data Platform

Data Platforms are systems or tools that contain Datasets, Dashboards, Charts, and all other kinds of data assets modeled in the metadata graph.

Examples of data platforms are redshift, hive, bigquery, looker, tableau etc.

Identity​

Data Platforms are identified by the name of the technology. A complete list of currently supported data platforms is available here.

Aspects​

dataPlatformKey​

Key for a Data Platform

Schema
{
  "type": "record",
  "Aspect": {
    "name": "dataPlatformKey"
  },
  "name": "DataPlatformKey",
  "namespace": "com.linkedin.metadata.key",
  "fields": [
    {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "platformName",
      "doc": "Data platform name i.e. hdfs, oracle, espresso"
    }
  ],
  "doc": "Key for a Data Platform"
}

dataPlatformInfo​

Information about a data platform

Schema
{
  "type": "record",
  "Aspect": {
    "name": "dataPlatformInfo"
  },
  "name": "DataPlatformInfo",
  "namespace": "com.linkedin.dataplatform",
  "fields": [
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "boostScore": 10.0,
        "enableAutocomplete": false,
        "fieldType": "TEXT_PARTIAL"
      },
      "validate": {
        "strlen": {
          "max": 15
        }
      },
      "type": "string",
      "name": "name",
      "doc": "Name of the data platform"
    },
    {
      "Searchable": {
        "boostScore": 10.0,
        "enableAutocomplete": true,
        "fieldType": "TEXT_PARTIAL"
      },
      "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
      ],
      "name": "displayName",
      "default": null,
      "doc": "The name that will be used for displaying a platform type."
    },
    {
      "type": {
        "type": "enum",
        "symbolDocs": {
          "FILE_SYSTEM": "Value for a file system, e.g. hdfs",
          "KEY_VALUE_STORE": "Value for a key value store, e.g. espresso, voldemort",
          "MESSAGE_BROKER": "Value for a message broker, e.g. kafka",
          "OBJECT_STORE": "Value for an object store, e.g. ambry",
          "OLAP_DATASTORE": "Value for an OLAP datastore, e.g. pinot",
          "OTHERS": "Value for other platforms, e.g salesforce, dovetail",
          "QUERY_ENGINE": "Value for a query engine, e.g. presto",
          "RELATIONAL_DB": "Value for a relational database, e.g. oracle, mysql",
          "SEARCH_ENGINE": "Value for a search engine, e.g seas"
        },
        "name": "PlatformType",
        "namespace": "com.linkedin.dataplatform",
        "symbols": [
          "FILE_SYSTEM",
          "KEY_VALUE_STORE",
          "MESSAGE_BROKER",
          "OBJECT_STORE",
          "OLAP_DATASTORE",
          "OTHERS",
          "QUERY_ENGINE",
          "RELATIONAL_DB",
          "SEARCH_ENGINE"
        ],
        "doc": "Platform types available at LinkedIn"
      },
      "name": "type",
      "doc": "Platform type this data platform describes"
    },
    {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "datasetNameDelimiter",
      "doc": "The delimiter in the dataset names on the data platform, e.g. '/' for HDFS and '.' for Oracle"
    },
    {
      "java": {
        "class": "com.linkedin.common.url.Url",
        "coercerClass": "com.linkedin.common.url.UrlCoercer"
      },
      "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
      ],
      "name": "logoUrl",
      "default": null,
      "doc": "The URL for a logo associated with the platform"
    }
  ],
  "doc": "Information about a data platform"
}

Relationships​

Global Metadata Model​

Global Graph