## Manage Databricks tags

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/apps/connectors/data-warehouses/databricks/how-tos/manage-databricks-tags
Last-Modified: 2026-08-21T21:35:43+05:30

> You must have a [Unity Catalog-enabled workspace](https://docs.databricks.com/en/data-governance/unity-catalog/get-started.html) and SQL warehouse configured to import Databricks tags in Atlan.

Atlan imports Databricks Unity Catalog tags into the catalog so classifications stay consistent across sources.

You must have a [Unity Catalog-enabled workspace](https://docs.databricks.com/en/data-governance/unity-catalog/get-started.html) to import Databricks tags in Atlan.

Atlan enables you to import your [Databricks tags](https://docs.databricks.com/en/data-governance/unity-catalog/tags.html), update your Databricks assets with the imported tags, and push the tag updates back to Databricks:

- [Import tags](#import-databricks-tags-to-atlan) - crawl Databricks tags from Databricks to Atlan
- [Reverse sync](#push-tag-updates-to-databricks) - sync Databricks tag updates from Atlan to Databricks

Once you've [imported your Databricks tags](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/databricks/set-up-databricks/llms.txt) to Atlan:

- Your Databricks assets in Atlan are automatically enriched with their Databricks tags.
- [Imported Databricks tags](#import-databricks-tags-to-atlan) are mapped to corresponding [Atlan tags](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/what-are-tags/llms.txt) through case-insensitive name match—multiple Databricks tags can be matched to a single tag in Atlan.
- You can [attach Databricks tags](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/attach-a-tag/llms.txt) to your Databricks assets in Atlan, including tag values, to categorize your assets at a more granular level. Atlan supports:
 - [Allowed values](https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/admin/governed-tags/)—attach an allowed value from a predefined list of values imported from Databricks governed tag policies.
 - Tag values—enter any value in Atlan while [attaching or editing imported Databricks tags](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/attach-a-tag/llms.txt) on an asset.
- You can [filter your assets](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/discovery/use-the-filters-menu/llms.txt) by Databricks tags and tag values.
- You can [enable reverse sync](#push-tag-updates-to-databricks) to push tag updates for your Databricks assets back to Databricks, including tag values added to assets in Atlan.

> **Info: Did you know?**
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> Enabling reverse sync only updates existing tags in Databricks. It neither creates nor deletes any tags in Databricks.
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## Prerequisites

You must have a [Unity Catalog-enabled workspace](https://docs.databricks.com/en/data-governance/unity-catalog/get-started.html) and SQL warehouse configured to import Databricks tags in Atlan.

Before you can import tags from and push tag updates to Databricks using [personal access token](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/databricks/set-up-databricks/llms.txt), [AWS service principal](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/databricks/set-up-databricks/llms.txt), or [Azure service principal](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/databricks/set-up-databricks/llms.txt) authentication, you need to do the following:

- Make sure you have a [Unity Catalog-enabled workspace](https://docs.databricks.com/en/data-governance/unity-catalog/get-started.html) and a SQL warehouse configured.
- [Create tags](https://docs.databricks.com/en/data-governance/unity-catalog/tags.html) or have existing tags in Databricks.
- [Grant permissions](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/databricks/set-up-databricks/llms.txt) to import tags from and push tag updates to Databricks.

## Import Databricks tags to Atlan

> **Warning: Who can do this?**
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> You need to be an [admin user](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/delegate-administration/llms.txt) in Atlan to import Databricks tags to Atlan. You also need to work with your Databricks administrator to grant permissions to import tags from Databricks - you may not have access yourself.
>

You can import your Databricks tags to Atlan through one-way tag sync. The synced Databricks tags are matched to corresponding tags in Atlan through case-insensitive name match and your Databricks assets are enriched with their synced tags from Databricks.

To import Databricks tags to Atlan, you can either:

- Create a new Databricks workflow and [configure the crawler](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/databricks/crawl-databricks/llms.txt) to import tags.
- [Modify the crawler's configuration](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/connector-capabilities/manage-connectivity/llms.txt) for an existing Databricks workflow to change _Import Tags_ to **Yes**. If you subsequently modify the workflow to disable tag import, for any tags already imported, Atlan preserves those tags.

Once the crawler has completed running, tags imported from Databricks are available to use for [tagging assets](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/attach-a-tag/llms.txt)! 🎉

## View Databricks tags in Atlan

Once you've imported your Databricks tags, you can view and manage your Databricks tags in Atlan.

To view Databricks tags:

1. From the left sidebar, click **Settings** → **Governance**.
 * If you are using the **Old UI (Classic)**, from the left menu of any screen, click **Governance**.
2. Under the _Governance_ heading of the _Governance center_, click **Tags**.
3. (Optional) Under _Tags_, click the funnel icon to filter tags by source type. Click **Databricks** to filter for tags imported from Databricks.
4. From the left menu under _Tags_, select a synced tag.
5. In the _Overview_ section, you can view a total count of synced Databricks tags. To the right of _Overview_, click **Synced tags** to view additional details - including tag name, description, tag values, total count of linked assets, connection, database, and schema names, and timestamp for last synced.
6. (Optional) Click the **Linked assets** tab to view linked assets for your Databricks tag.
7. (Optional) In the top right, click the pencil icon to add a description and change the [tag icon](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/create-a-new-tag/llms.txt). You can't rename tags synced from Databricks.

## Push tag updates to Databricks

> **Warning: Who can do this?**
>
> Any [admin or member user](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/delegate-administration/llms.txt) in Atlan can configure reverse sync for tag updates to Databricks. You also need to work with your Databricks administrator to grant additional permissions to push updates - you may not have access yourself.

This section covers tag updates. To push asset descriptions back to Databricks instead, see [Push description updates to Databricks](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/databricks/push-description-updates-to-databricks/llms.txt).

You can enable reverse sync for your imported Databricks tags in Atlan and push all tag updates for your Databricks assets back to source. Once you have enabled reverse sync, any Databricks assets with tags updated in Atlan are also updated in Databricks.

To enable reverse sync for imported Databricks tags:

1. From the left sidebar, click **Settings** → **Governance**.
 * If you are using the **Old UI (Classic)**, from the left menu of any screen, click **Governance**.
2. Under the _Governance_ heading of the _Governance center_, click **Tags**.
3. (Optional) Under _Tags_, click the funnel icon to filter tags by source type. Click **Databricks** to filter for tags imported from Databricks.
4. In the left menu under _Tags_, select a synced Databricks tag - synced tags display the Databricks icon next to the tag name. 
5. On your selected tag page, to the right of _Overview_, click **Synced tags**.
6. Under _Synced tags_, in the upper right, turn on **Enable reverse sync** to synchronize tag updates from Atlan to Databricks.
7. In the corresponding confirmation dialog, click **Yes, enable it** to enable reverse tag sync or click **Cancel**.

Now when you [attach Databricks tags](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/tags/attach-a-tag/llms.txt) to your Databricks assets in Atlan, these tag updates are also pushed to Databricks! 🎉

> **Info: Did you know?**
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> Enabling reverse sync won't trigger any updates in Databricks until synced tags are attached to Databricks assets in Atlan.
>

_Last updated: 21 August 2026._

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