## Enable data quality on connection

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/governance/data-quality/snowflake/how-tos/enable-data-quality

> Enable and configure data quality for your Snowflake connection in Atlan.

# Enable data quality on connection

Enable data quality on your Snowflake connection in Atlan to start monitoring data quality. This guide helps you configure the connection with the necessary credentials and permissions.

## Prerequisites

Before you enable Data Quality for Snowflake, confirm that you have:

- [Set up Snowflake for data quality](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/data-quality/set-up-snowflake/llms.txt) completed (including access request)
- [Requested and received access for data quality](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/data-quality/set-up-snowflake/llms.txt) from the Atlan team
- The credentials for the `atlan_dq_user` created during Snowflake setup
- Identify the Snowflake connection where you want to enable data quality

## Enable data quality

Once the Atlan team grants the access, follow these steps to enable data quality on your Snowflake connection.

1. Turn on the data quality configuration toggle to configure:

 ![Enable Toggle for Snowflake](https://docs.atlan.com/img/product-capabilities/governance/data-quality-studio/enable-data-quality-from-labs-for-snowflake.png)

 * Navigate to **Admin** in Atlan
 * Find the **Labs** section
 * Turn on the **Snowflake** toggle under **Data Quality** section

2. Select your connection and configure credentials:

### Labs Page

1. Navigate to **Admin** > **Labs** > **Data Quality**
 2. Click **Connections** for Snowflake and select your connection from the list
 3. Click **Configure** for your selected connection
 4. Turn on **Snowflake data quality** toggle 
 5. Enter the following credential details:
 * **Username**: The `atlan_dq_user` created in Snowflake setup
 * **Password**: The password for your Atlan DQ user
 * **Role**: `atlan_dq_service_role`
 * **Warehouse**: Your preferred warehouse for DQ operations
 6. Enter your **DQ database name**: Atlan uses this database to store DQ related metadata for this connection in your Snowflake environment.
 7. Click **Run permissions check** to verify:
 * Credentials have necessary permissions in Snowflake
 * Snowflake setup completed correctly
 8. Click **Update** to save the credentials

### Connection Settings

1. Navigate to **Governance** > **Connections**
 2. Select your Snowflake connection
 3. Open **Connection settings** from the sidebar
 4. Enter the following credential details:
 * **Username**: The `atlan_dq_user` created in Snowflake setup
 * **Password**: The password for your Atlan DQ user
 * **Role**: `atlan_dq_service_role`
 * **Warehouse**: Your preferred warehouse for DQ operations
 5. Enter your **DQ database name**: Atlan uses this database to store DQ related metadata for this connection in your Snowflake environment.
 6. Click **Run permissions check** to verify:
 * Credentials have necessary permissions in Snowflake
 * Snowflake setup completed correctly
 7. Click **Update** to save the credentials

## Next steps

After completing these steps:

* Atlan takes approximately 15 minutes to complete the setup in the background
* Once finished, you'll see data quality options available on your Snowflake assets
* You can start creating data quality rules on tables and views

## Need help

If you have questions or need assistance with enabling data quality on your connection, reach out to Atlan Support by [submitting a support request](https://docs.atlan.com/support/submit-request).

## See also

* [Operations](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/data-quality/operations/llms.txt) - Learn about the data quality operations and monitoring capabilities
* [Configure alerts for data quality rules](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/data-quality/configure-alerts/llms.txt) - Set up real-time notifications for rule failures

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