What does Atlan crawl from Snowflake?
Atlan crawls and maps the following assets and properties from Snowflake.
Once you've crawled Snowflake, you can use connector-specific filters for quick asset discovery. The following filters are currently supported for Snowflake assets:
- Streams - Source type and Stale filters
- Functions - Language, Function type, Is secure, and Is external filters
- Snowflake tags and tag values
Databases
Atlan maps databases from Snowflake to its Database asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
DATABASES.DATABASE_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
DATABASE.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
SCHEMATA (count) | schemaCount | asset preview and profile |
DATABASES.DATABASE_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
DATABASES.CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
DATABASES.LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
Schemas
Atlan maps schemas from Snowflake to its Schema asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
SCHEMATA.SCHEMA_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
SCHEMA.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES of type %TABLE% (count) | tableCount | asset preview and profile |
TABLES of type %VIEW% (count) | viewsCount | asset preview and profile |
SCHEMATA.CATALOG_NAME | databaseName | asset preview and profile |
SCHEMATA.SCHEMA_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
SCHEMATA.CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
SCHEMATA.LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
Tables
Atlan maps tables from Snowflake to its Table asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
TABLES.TABLE_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
COLUMNS (count) | columnCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.ROW_COUNT | rowCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.BYTES | sizeBytes | asset filter and overview sidebar |
TABLES.TABLE_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
For Iceberg tables
In addition to the table metadata above, Atlan supports additional metadata for Iceberg tables crawled from Snowflake. Atlan currently supports fetching metadata for Iceberg tables only for the information schema extraction method.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
TABLES.IS_ICEBERG | tableType | asset preview, profile, and filter, and overview sidebar |
ICEBERG_TABLES.CATALOG_NAME | icebergCatalogName | overview sidebar |
ICEBERG_TABLES.ICEBERG_TABLE_TYPE | icebergTableType | overview sidebar |
CATALOG_INTEGRATION.CATALOG_SOURCE | icebergCatalogSource | overview sidebar |
ICEBERG_TABLES.CATALOG_TABLE_NAME | icebergCatalogTableName | overview sidebar |
ICEBERG_TABLES.CATALOG_NAMESPACE | icebergCatalogTableNamespace | overview sidebar |
ICEBERG_TABLES.EXTERNAL_VOLUME_NAME | tableExternalVolumeName | overview sidebar |
ICEBERG_TABLES.BASE_LOCATION | icebergTableBaseLocation | overview sidebar |
TABLES.RETENTION_TIME | tableRetentionTime | overview sidebar |
Views
Atlan maps views from Snowflake to its View asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
TABLES.TABLE_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
COLUMNS (count) | columnCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
VIEWS.VIEW_DEFINITION | definition | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.TABLE_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
Materialized views
Atlan maps materialized views from Snowflake to its MaterialisedView asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
TABLES.TABLE_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
COLUMNS (count) | columnCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.ROW_COUNT | rowCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.BYTES | sizeBytes | asset filter and overview sidebar |
VIEWS.VIEW_DEFINITION | definition | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.TABLE_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
External tables
Atlan maps external tables from Snowflake to its Table asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
TABLES.TABLE_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
COLUMNS (count) | columnCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.ROW_COUNT | rowCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.BYTES | sizeBytes | asset filter and overview sidebar |
EXTERNAL_TABLES.LOCATION | externalLocation | overview sidebar |
STAGES.STAGE_REGION | externalLocationRegion | API only |
EXTERNAL_TABLES.FILE_FORMAT_TYPE | externalLocationFormat | overview sidebar |
TABLES.TABLE_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
Columns
Atlan maps columns from Snowflake to its Column asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
COLUMNS.COLUMN_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
COLUMNS.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
COLUMNS.ORDINAL_POSITION | order | API only |
COLUMNS.DATA_TYPE | dataType | asset filter, preview, and profile, overview sidebar |
PRIMARY KEY | isPrimary | asset preview and filter, overview sidebar |
COLUMNS.IS_NULLABLE | isNullable | overview sidebar |
COLUMNS.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH | maxLength | properties sidebar |
COLUMNS.NUMERIC_PRECISION | precision | properties sidebar |
Streams
Atlan maps streams from Snowflake to its Stream asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
STREAMS.NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
STREAMS.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
STREAMS.OWNER | sourceOwners | asset preview and profile, properties sidebar |
STREAMS.DATABASE_NAME | databaseName | asset preview and profile |
STREAMS.SCHEMA_NAME | schemaName | asset preview and profile |
STREAMS.SOURCE_TYPE | snowflakeStreamSourceType | asset filter and overview sidebar |
STREAMS.STALE | snowflakeStreamIsStale | asset filter and overview sidebar |
STREAMS.MODE | snowflakeStreamMode | overview sidebar |
STREAMS.STALE_AFTER | snowflakeStreamStaleAfter | overview sidebar |
Pipes
Atlan maps pipes from Snowflake to its Pipe asset type.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
PIPES.PIPE_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
PIPES.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
PIPES.DEFINITION | definition | asset profile and overview sidebar |
PIPES.PIPE_OWNER | sourceOwners | asset preview and profile, properties sidebar |
PIPES.PIPE_CATALOG | databaseName | asset preview and profile |
PIPES.PIPE_SCHEMA | schemaName | asset preview and profile |
PIPES.IS_AUTOINGEST_ENABLED | snowflakePipeIsAutoIngestEnabled | overview sidebar |
PIPES.NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME | snowflakePipeNotificationChannelName | overview sidebar |
User-defined functions
Atlan maps user-defined functions (UDFs) from Snowflake to its Function asset type. Atlan currently does not support lineage for user-defined functions from Snowflake.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
FUNCTION_DEFINITION | functionDefinition | overview sidebar |
COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
FUNCTION_CATALOG | databaseName | asset preview and profile |
FUNCTION_SCHEMA | schemaName | asset preview and profile |
FUNCTION_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
FUNCTION_LANGUAGE | functionLanguage | overview sidebar |
DATA_TYPE | functionReturnType | API only |
IS_SECURE | functionIsSecure | asset filter and properties sidebar |
IS_EXTERNAL | functionIsExternal | asset filter and properties sidebar |
IS_MEMOIZABLE | functionIsMemoizable | API only |
ARGUMENT_SIGNATURE | functionArguments | API only |
Dynamic tables
Atlan maps dynamic tables from Snowflake to its DynamicTable asset type. Atlan currently does not support lineage for dynamic tables from Snowflake.
| Source property | Atlan property | Where in Atlan |
|---|---|---|
TABLES.TABLE_NAME | name | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.COMMENT | description | asset profile and overview sidebar |
COLUMNS (count) | columnCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.DEFINITION | definition | asset profile and overview sidebar |
TABLES.ROW_COUNT | rowCount | asset preview and profile, overview sidebar |
TABLES.BYTES | sizeBytes | asset filter and overview sidebar |
TABLES.TABLE_OWNER | sourceCreatedBy | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.CREATED | sourceCreatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |
TABLES.LAST_ALTERED | sourceUpdatedAt | asset profile and properties sidebar |