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Add descriptions

You can add descriptions to your assets in Atlan, including tables, views, and individual columns. You can even add a description in the form of a [README](/product/integrations). Doing so enriches your data asset with the relevant contextual information.

Allowing Atlan IPs in Databricks

Add Atlan's addresses to your Databricks workspace IP access list (or a corporate firewall in the path) so crawlers and miners can connect.

Allowlists and firewalls

Everything IP- and firewall-related for dbt - dbt Cloud's IP restrictions feature, and storage-side firewalls for dbt Core buckets.

Allowlists, firewalls & WAFs

The three gatekeepers that can sit between Atlan and Tableau - Tableau Cloud's IP allowlist, your firewall, and WAF content rules - and how to open each.

Always On

Integrate Atlan with Always On to enable continuous automation and suggestions.

Atlan identity & network details

What identity Atlan presents to your AWS account for AWS Glue, which values are tenant-specific, and exactly what to request from support in a single ticket.

Atlan identity details

The Atlan-side values an Amazon S3 role setup needs, what each is for, and how to get them in a single support ticket.

AWS Lambda

Integrate Atlan with AWS Lambda to automate workflows and triggers.

Browser extension

Use the Atlan browser extension to access metadata directly inside your data tools without leaving your workflow.

Built-in APIs

Comprehensive REST APIs for managing apps, authentication, metadata operations, and configuration.

Bulk enrich metadata

Atlan enables you to use spreadsheet tools to collaborate on assets with your team, make bulk metadata updates, and sync changes back to Atlan.

Can I connect to any source with an ODBC/JDBC driver?

A number of Atlan's [supported connectors](/product/connections/references/connectors-and-capabilities) use a JDBC- or REST API-based approach for metadata extraction. If you are attempting to connect to a source with no native integration, [contact Atlan support](/support/submit-request) to share more details about your use case.

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). Once integrated, you can query the underlying data using the [Data Exploration](/product/capabilities/insights/how-tos/query-data) feature.

Catalog permissions & Lake Formation

The exact IAM permissions Atlan needs for AWS Glue, plus the Lake Formation grants whose absence silently empties crawls instead of raising errors.

Choose how Atlan connects to Amazon Redshift

Compare the three ways Atlan can reach your Amazon Redshift cluster or Serverless workgroup - public IP allowlisting, the AWS private network link, and the self-deployed agent.

Choose how Atlan connects to dbt

Compare the two ways Atlan can read your dbt metadata - the dbt Cloud API with a token, or dbt output files in a cloud storage bucket for dbt Core.

Choose how Atlan connects to Google BigQuery

Pick the network path and authentication method Atlan uses to reach Google BigQuery - public API endpoint or Private Service Connect, service account key or Workload Identity Federation.

Choose how Atlan connects to PostgreSQL

Compare the three ways Atlan can reach your PostgreSQL database - internet with IP allowlisting, private connectivity, or a self-deployed agent - and pick the right one before touching any firewall.

Choose how Atlan connects to Snowflake

Compare the three ways Atlan can reach your Snowflake account—public IP allowlisting, Private Link, and the self-deployed agent—and pick the right one before you touch any cloud configuration.

Choose how Atlan connects to SQL Server

Compare the three ways Atlan can reach your Microsoft SQL Server - direct with IP allowlisting, a private network link, or the self-deployed runtime - and pick the right one before you touch any firewall.

Choose how Atlan connects to Tableau

Compare the four ways Atlan can reach your Tableau environment - direct, direct with IP allowlisting, AWS PrivateLink, and the self-deployed agent.

Connect dbt Core via storage bucket

Connect dbt Core to Atlan - your pipeline uploads dbt's output files to a cloud bucket (S3, GCS, ADLS, or Atlan-managed) and Atlan reads them.

Connect directly with IP allowlisting

Connect Atlan to a SQL Server that is reachable from the internet - including Azure SQL Database with "Selected networks" enabled. Four phases, each labeled with who performs it.

Connect over the internet with IP allowlisting

The fastest path to connect Atlan to PostgreSQL - Atlan connects to your database's public endpoint over TLS, and you allowlist Atlan's fixed egress IPs. Five phases, each labeled with who performs it.

Connect Tableau Cloud

Connect Atlan to Tableau Cloud in four phases - service account and PAT, host and site, IP restrictions if enabled, configure and test.

Connect Tableau Server

Connect Atlan to Tableau Server - everything from the Cloud guide plus the two Server-only steps, enabling the Metadata API and getting SSL certificates right.

Connect through self-deployed runtime

Connect Atlan to a private AlloyDB for PostgreSQL instance with the self-deployed runtime - a small service in your network that reads AlloyDB locally and sends metadata out over outbound-only HTTPS.

Connect with IAM access keys

The fastest path to connect Atlan to Amazon Athena - create a dedicated IAM user, attach the Atlan policy, and paste its access keys into Atlan.

Connect with IAM access keys

The fastest path to connect Atlan to AWS Glue - create a read-only IAM user in your AWS account and give Atlan its key pair.

Create an AWS Lambda trigger

Once you have configured the [AWS Lambda permissions](/product/integrations/automation/aws-lambda/how-tos/set-up-aws-lambda), you can run an AWS Lambda function.

Create announcements

Adding an announcement to your data asset helps you call attention to an important feature or notify others about a change coming down the pipeline. Since announcements in Atlan display the time stamp and author information, you can easily identify whether an announcement is still relevant and who to ask for questions.

Create README templates

Admin users in Atlan can create, curate, and manage README templates from the governance center. Once admin users have created the templates, other users will be able to select these templates and [enrich their assets with READMEs](/product/integrations). They will also be able to see a rich preview of each template before adding the relevant documentation.

Data Connections and Integration

General questions about connecting Atlan to your data sources, what metadata Atlan collects, and how to extend connectivity beyond native connectors.

Deployment architecture

The Atlan Secure Agent is a Kubernetes-based application that runs within a customer's environment. It acts as a gateway between the single-tenant Atlan SaaS and external systems like Snowflake, Tableau, and other data sources. This document explains the Secure Agent's deployment architecture, key components, communication flows, and security considerations.

Download impacted assets in Google Sheets

Once you've [connected Atlan with Google Sheets](/product/integrations/collaboration/spreadsheets/how-tos/integrate-atlan-with-google-sheets), you can download impacted assets in Google Sheets. This can help you assess the downstream impact of any changes made to an upstream asset for [impact analysis](/product/capabilities/lineage/concepts/what-is-lineage#impact-analysis).

Download impacted assets in Microsoft Excel

Once you've [connected Atlan with Microsoft Excel](/product/integrations/collaboration/spreadsheets/how-tos/integrate-atlan-with-microsoft-excel), you can download impacted assets in Microsoft Excel. This can help you assess the downstream impact of any changes made to an upstream asset for [impact analysis](/product/capabilities/lineage/concepts/what-is-lineage#impact-analysis).

Enable Snowflake OAuth

Atlan supports [Snowflake OAuth-based authentication](https://docs.snowflake.com/user-guide/oauth-snowflake-overview) for [Snowflake](/apps/connectors/data-ware.

Enable SSO for Amazon Redshift

Configure Okta SSO authentication for Amazon Redshift connections in Atlan, including Okta app setup, AWS identity provider configuration, and Atlan connection settings.

Firewall & IP allowlisting

Allow Atlan's fixed source IPs through your security group so crawlers and miners can connect to publicly accessible Amazon Redshift clusters and workgroups.

Firewalls and allowlists

SQL Server traffic from Atlan usually crosses several firewalls, owned by different teams. Every layer, which Atlan value belongs in each, and the mistakes that generate the most support tickets.

Firewalls, pg_hba.conf, and SSL

The reference for gates 1 and 2 - what to allowlist where, how pg_hba.conf decides, and how to keep the SSL settings on both ends consistent. Applies to every connectivity method.

How AlloyDB connectivity works

Learn why AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is hard to reach from outside, and what each of the three connection paths - self-deployed runtime, Private Service Connect, and public IP - actually does.

How Atlan connects to Databricks

Understand the three connectivity paths between Atlan and Databricks—public, Private Link, and site-to-site VPN—and what determines which one applies to your workspace.

How Atlan connects to Tableau

Learn the two Tableau APIs Atlan uses, how sign-in works with PATs and Connected Apps, and where Tableau connections typically get blocked.

How BigQuery connectivity works

Learn how Atlan reaches Google BigQuery, why there are no IP addresses to allowlist on the main path, and the four traffic hops that matter.

How Cloud SQL connectivity works

Learn the three traffic paths between Atlan and your Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instance, who owns each piece, and why connectivity is not authentication.

How cross-account access works

Learn how Atlan reads your AWS Glue Data Catalog - the traffic path, the two ways of proving identity, and the two-key door that makes role-based access safe.

How cross-account access works

Learn how Atlan reads Amazon S3 - IAM roles, trust policies, External IDs, and the four AWS doors every crawl must pass through.

How database connectivity works

A plain-language explanation of the journey a connection makes from Atlan to your PostgreSQL database - the three gates it must pass, the three paths it can take, and SSL in one minute.

How dbt connectivity works

Learn the three traffic paths between your dbt setup and Atlan - the dbt Cloud API pull, the storage-bucket read, and your own upload pipeline.

How IAM role delegation works

Learn how Atlan borrows an identity in your AWS account for Amazon Athena, why there are two halves to set up, and the four traffic paths a healthy connection uses.

How private connectivity works

Learn what a private link is, who is responsible for each part of the setup, and the three traffic paths between Atlan and Snowflake.

How private network links work

Learn how Redshift-managed VPC endpoints work, who builds which half, and the three traffic paths between Atlan and Amazon Redshift.

How SQL Server connectivity works

A plain-language explanation of where Atlan's crawler actually runs, the three traffic paths to your SQL Server, and how authentication rides on top of the network path.

Ingest data quality metadata

Create an ingestion workflow in Atlan to fetch data quality metadata from Bigeye and enrich your existing assets with DQ insights.

Ingest data quality metadata

Create an ingestion workflow in Atlan to fetch data quality metadata from Telmai and enrich your existing assets with DQ insights.

Integrate Anomalo

Once you have [configured the Anomalo settings](/apps/connectors/observability/anomalo/how-tos/set-up-anomalo), you can establish a connection between Atlan and Anomalo.

Integrate Ataccama with Atlan

Create an ingestion workflow in Atlan to fetch data quality metadata from Ataccama ONE and enrich your existing assets with DQ insights.

Integrate Atlan with Microsoft Excel

The Atlan add-in for Microsoft Excel makes it easy to enrich metadata in bulk for your data assets in Atlan. You can use the Atlan add-in for both the web and desktop versions of Microsoft Excel.

Integrate Immuta

Configure the Immuta workflow in Atlan to enrich data assets with Immuta access request links and column masking exception requests.

Integrate Jira Cloud

You must have at least one issue already created in Jira before integrating it with Atlan. This will enable Atlan to detect whether the Atlan app is installed in your Jira workspace for the integration to work.

Integrate Jira Data Center

You will need to [configure an incoming link](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/configure-an-incoming-link-1115659067.html) with an external application - in this case, Atlan. This will allow Atlan to access Jira data, which means that Jira will act as the OAuth provider.

Integrate Microsoft Teams

Install and configure the Atlan Assistant (Teams marketplace app) and connect your Atlan tenant to Microsoft Teams.

Integrate ServiceNow

If your Atlan admin has [enabled the governance workflows and inbox module](/product/capabilities/governance/stewardship/how-tos/automate-data-governance) in your Atlan workspace, you can create a ServiceNow integration to allow your users to [grant or revoke data access](/product/capabilities/governance/stewardship/how-tos/automate-data-governance) for governed assets in Atlan or any other data source.

Integrate with custom app (legacy)

Connect Atlan to Microsoft Teams using the custom app approach. Use this method if you have an existing legacy setup or need specific deployment configurations.

Jira

Integrate Atlan with Jira to automate ticket creation and link your Jira account.

Link your account

To [export assets to and bulk enrich metadata from](/product/integrations/collaboration/spreadsheets/how-tos/export-assets) a supported spreadsheet tool,.

Link your Jira account

To create and link Jira issues inside Atlan, you may first need to link your Jira account. This is done automatically for the admin user that [set up the Jira integration](/product/integrations/project-management/jira/how-tos/integrate-jira-cloud), but not for other users.

Link your ServiceNow account

To request or revoke data access through ServiceNow inside Atlan, you may first need to link your ServiceNow account. This is done automatically for the user that [set up the ServiceNow integration](/product/integrations/project-management/servicenow/how-tos/integrate-servicenow), but not for other users.

Link your Slack account

To see previews of Slack messages inside Atlan, you may need to first link your Slack account. This is done automatically for the user that [set up the Slack integration](/product/integrations/collaboration/slack/how-tos/integrate-slack), but not for other users.

Manage requests

If your organization's [Slack account is integrated with Atlan](/product/integrations/collaboration/slack/how-tos/integrate-slack), you will receive Slack notifications when your requests are approved or rejected.

Microsoft Teams

Integrate Atlan with Microsoft Teams to enable collaboration and notifications.

Modify workflow settings

Once you've scheduled or run a workflow you can modify its configuration at any time. The configuration that can be modified may vary by workflow but the general steps remain consistent.

Permissions & S3 results bucket

The complete permission surface an Amazon Athena connection needs - including Lake Formation, KMS, and the S3 results bucket that cause most "test passed, crawl failed" issues.

Private network links to Microsoft SQL Server

Connect Atlan to a SQL Server that has no public access, over AWS PrivateLink or Azure Private Link - one common five-phase pattern covering EC2, RDS, Azure VM, and Azure SQL Database / Managed Instance.

Private Service Connect to Cloud SQL

Keep traffic between your GCP-hosted Atlan tenant and your Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instance entirely on Google's internal network with Private Service Connect.

Report on automations

You can track asset enrichment through [suggestions from similar assets](/product/integrations/automation/always-on/references/suggestions-from-similar-assets). You can also view top users who have accepted automated suggestions.

ServiceNow

Integrate Atlan with ServiceNow to automate ticket creation and link your ServiceNow account.

Set up access and authentication

Create the database user Atlan connects to Amazon Redshift as, grant it read permissions, and choose one of the three authentication methods.

Set up Amazon DocumentDB

Atlan supports basic authentication (SCRAM-SHA-1, username and password) and IAM authentication (MONGODB-AWS) for fetching metadata from Amazon DocumentDB. This guide walks you through creating a crawl user with the permissions Atlan needs.

Set up Anomalo

Atlan supports the API authentication method for fetching metadata from [Anomalo](https://docs.anomalo.com/integrations/atlan-integration). This method uses an API key to fetch metadata.

Set up Azure private connectivity to PostgreSQL

Private connectivity from Atlan to Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a support-assisted VNet peering setup - what to ask for, what you configure yourself, and the caveats to insist on before signing off.

Set up Fivetran

Configure the Fivetran Platform Connector and destination to enable Atlan to extract Fivetran metadata and logs.

Set up GCP private connectivity to PostgreSQL

Private connectivity to PostgreSQL on Google Cloud depends on what the database is - Cloud SQL and AlloyDB have Private Service Connect paths under their own connectors; self-managed Postgres uses the self-deployed agent.

Set up Google Private Service Connect

Keep Atlan's BigQuery API traffic off the public internet with Google Private Service Connect - Atlan builds the private endpoint; you paste one DNS name.

Set up MongoDB (self-managed)

Atlan supports SCRAM authentication (SCRAM-SHA-1 and SCRAM-SHA-256) for fetching metadata from MongoDB. This method uses a [username and password](#create-database-user) to fetch metadata.

Set up MongoDB Atlas

Atlan supports the basic authentication method for fetching metadata from MongoDB. This method uses a username and password to fetch metadata

Set up Monte Carlo

:::warning Who can do this? You will probably need your Monte Carlo [account owner](https://docs.getmontecarlo.com/docs/authorizationmanaged-roles-and-groups).

Set up on-premises Databricks lineage extraction

The Docker-based databricks-extractor offline tool has been sunset. For on-premises or network-restricted Databricks lineage extraction, use Self-Deployed Runtime, Secure Agent, or direct connectivity via private link.

Set up Private Service Connect to AlloyDB

Let Atlan's SaaS reach your AlloyDB for PostgreSQL privately over Google's internal network - no public IP, nothing deployed on your side beyond a service attachment.

Set up Salesforce

Configure Salesforce authentication and connection with Atlan. Set up OAuth or JWT Bearer flow for secure integration with Sales Cloud and Financial Services Cloud.

Slack

Integrate Atlan with Slack to enable collaboration and notifications.

Special cases

Tableau special cases - AWS PrivateLink, fully on-premises servers, Server-to-Cloud migrations, multiple sites, and org changes that quietly break connections.

Special cases

Google BigQuery special cases - multiple projects, Delta external tables, Data Quality with WIF, per-user SSO, credential rotation, and the Lakehouse integration.

Special cases

AlloyDB for PostgreSQL special cases - fleets of instances, very large databases, cross-cloud tenants, and connection paths that rewrite the port.

Special cases

Amazon Athena special cases - PrivateLink, cross-account Glue catalogs, cross-region sources, very large catalogs, and multiple Atlan tenants.

Special cases

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL special cases - IAM authentication done right, cross-cloud tenants, multiple instances and read replicas, and private IPs that quietly change.

Special cases

On-premises SQL Server via the self-deployed runtime, Windows/NTLM and Entra ID authentication quirks, Azure SQL Managed Instance failover listeners, and estates with many environments and ports.

Special cases

On-premises PostgreSQL, many databases behind one PrivateLink, Aurora failovers and moving IPs, Azure and GCP hosting, cross-region IAM authentication, and VPC Lattice.

Special cases

AWS Glue special cases - multiple AWS accounts, multiple regions, cross-account resource links, S3 Table Bucket federated catalogs, and the circuit breaker.

Special cases

dbt special cases - multiple environments, token rotation, Core migration, managed buckets, shared IAM roles, Cloud and Core in parallel.

Special cases

Amazon S3 special cases - multi-million-object buckets, multiple AWS accounts, Atlan-hosted bucket flows, External ID limitations, and the region field.

Special cases in Databricks connectivity

Multiple workspaces, extra hostnames and custom ports, cross-cloud and cross-region setups, site-to-site VPNs, and the reversed traffic of lakehouse and MCP integrations.

Special cases: Serverless & more

Amazon Redshift Serverless, DC2 clusters, multiple clusters, cross-region and cross-cloud tenants, external (Glue/Spectrum) schemas, and sources reachable only from inside your network.

Supported sources

Connect to data sources — out-of-the-box connectors or custom integrations using App Framework and Open APIs.

Update column metadata in Google Sheets

Once you've [connected Atlan with Google Sheets](/product/integrations/collaboration/spreadsheets/how-tos/integrate-atlan-with-google-sheets), you can import the column metadata for all your data assets in Atlan and make changes to them directly in Google Sheets.

Update column metadata in Microsoft Excel

Once you've [connected Atlan with Microsoft Excel](/product/integrations/collaboration/spreadsheets/how-tos/integrate-atlan-with-microsoft-excel), you can import the column metadata for all your data assets in Atlan and make changes to them directly in Microsoft Excel.

Use filters menu

You can refine the search for your assets in Atlan using the filters menu. Add filters to your asset search to find assets that are more relevant to you.

What does Atlan crawl from Metabase?

During a Metabase crawl, Atlan extracts metadata for Collections, Dashboards, and Questions. Reference tables map each Metabase property to its Atlan asset.

Workflow

Monitor workflow execution and asset creation — track lineage coverage, connection metadata, and extraction progress.