Documentation - Metadata API
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Scope of SAP Datasphere Connector

Object Level

Data Lineage at Object level for SAC Entities.
We export two files: one with all the relations of SAC Entities (“Relations”) and one with more details about the entities (“Details”).

The supported entities for the Object level are:

  • Tables

  • Remote Tables

  • Views

  • Analytic Models

  • Intelligent Lookups

  • Data Access Controls

Information per Object in Details file

These parameters are displayed per object:

  • Object ID

  • Space

  • Semantic usage

  • Technical name

  • Type

  • Label

Information in Relations file

In the “Relations” file, only entities connected in the data lineage are included, e.g., a View with its base tables.

This information is displayed:

  • Nodes: ID of Objects with a relation to another

  • Edges: Relation ID, ID of Source and Target Object.

Data Access Controls are not part of the Relations file and sources of Intelligent Look-Ups are not considered in the Relations file.

Field Level

Data Lineage at Field level for Datasphere entities.

The current state of implementation is that we show the buildups Tables, Remote Tables, Views and Intelligent Lookups. For Views, the columns are identified as Attributes, Measures, or Calculated Columns.
The data type, length, scale, and aggregation of the columns are shown.

Field Mapping is currently not available.

Information per object in Buildups file

The fields and their parameters are displayed per objects like this:

  • Object ID

    • Field ID

      • tech. name

      • type

      • data type

      • length (for type String only)

For Analytic Models, these parameters are displayed additionally:

  • Attributes

  • Basic Measures, Calculated Measures, Restricted Measures, count Distinct

  • Variables

  • Filters

Buildup Descriptions

The Buildup Descriptions file lists the IDs and descriptions of all fields.