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Can I create backups of glossaries?

Atlan also allows you to [export your glossary assets](/product/integrations/collaboration/spreadsheets/how-tos/export-assets) to spreadsheets and keep a record of your contextual information.

Can I query any DW/DL?

You can query any data warehouse (DW) or data lake (DL) if the integration is supported via Atlan's [supported sources](/product/connections/references/supported-sources#data-sources). Once integrated, you will be able to query the underlying data using the [Insights](/product/capabilities/insights/how-tos/query-data) feature.

Can I turn off sample data preview for the entire organization?

Atlan recommends that you turn off sample data preview at a connection level. For example, you can configure the [Snowflake crawler](/apps/connectors/data-warehouses/snowflake/how-tos/crawl-snowflake) to prevent users from previewing any Snowflake data.

Discovery FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Atlan's Discovery capabilities.

Lineage

[Data lineage](/product/capabilities/lineage/how-tos/view-lineage) captures how data moves across your data landscape. This information is useful to:.

Roles and permissions

Explanation of Snowflake's security model and role requirements for data quality operations.

What are Power BI processes on the lineage graph?

Note that process entities may not have a counterpart entity in Microsoft Power BI. Consider these to be nodes that you can enrich with metadata to describe the process or relationship between two Microsoft Power BI assets.

What is the default permission for a glossary?

By default, users can search and discover [glossaries](/product/capabilities/governance/glossary/concepts/what-is-a-glossary) in Atlan, irrespective of their user role. The rationale being that glossaries are meant to be accessible to all users who want to understand business context. You can define a [glossary policy](/product/capabilities/governance/custom-metadata/how-tos/control-access-metadata-data#glossary-policies) to control what users can do with glossary metadata and [create a persona](/product/capabilities/governance/access-control/how-tos/create-a-persona) to curate edit access.

Why is lineage available for table level but not column level?

The home icon on top of any asset on the [lineage graph](/product/capabilities/lineage/how-tos/view-lineage) indicates the current asset in focus. The lineage view will be different based on the asset you're viewing. To view column-level lineage for [supported sources](/product/connections/references/supported-sources), click **view columns** and then select a column to view data flows for that particular asset.