Enable data quality on connection Private preview

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 begin, complete the following steps:

• Set up Snowflake for data quality completed
• Have 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

Follow these steps to enable data quality on your Snowflake connection.

1. Turn on the data quality feature:

   • Navigate to Settings in Atlan
   • Find the Labs section
   • Turn on the Data Quality toggle

2. Select your connection and configure credentials:

   IMPORTANT

   Currently, you can only enable data quality on one connection in Atlan. If you wish to enable it on another connection, raise a support request.

   Data Quality Page

   1. Navigate to Governance > Data Quality
   2. Select your Snowflake connection from the list
   3. Click Enable data quality for your selected connection
   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. Click Run permissions check to verify:
      • Credentials have necessary permissions in Snowflake
      • Snowflake setup completed correctly
   6. 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. Click Run permissions check to verify:
      • Credentials have necessary permissions in Snowflake
      • Snowflake setup completed correctly
   6. Click Update to save the credentials

Next steps

After completing these steps:

• Atlan takes approximately 10 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.

See also

• Operations - Learn about the data quality operations and monitoring capabilities