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About the MS SQL Server collector

Use this collector for the following data sources:

  • MS SQL Server

  • Azure Synapse Analytics: Note that the collector currently only supports SQL databases with dedicated SQL pools.

Important

The MS SQL Server collector can be run in the Cloud or on-premise using Docker or Jar files.

Note

The latest version of the Collector is 2.200. To view the release notes for this version and all previous versions, please go here.

What is cataloged

The collector catalogs the following information.

Note

The collector harvests all versions of overloaded functions and stored procedures. Each version has its own title/name in the catalog, but a distinct identifier.

Table 1.

Object

Information cataloged

Columns

Name, Description, JDBC type, Column Type, Is Nullable, Default Value, Key type (Primary, foreign), Column size, Column index

Table

Name, Description, Primary key, Schema, Created date, Modified date

Views

Name, Description, SQL definition

Materialized View

Name, description

Schema

Identifier, Name, Created date, Modified date

Database

Type, Name, Identifier, Server, Port, Environment, JDBC URL

Functions

Name, Description, Function Type

Stored Procedures

Name, Description, Stored Procedure Type, Definition



Relationship between objects

By default, the harvested metadata includes catalog pages for the following resource types. Each catalog page has a relationship to the other related resource types. If the metadata presentation for this data source has been customized with the help of the data.world Solutions team, you may see other resource pages and relationships.

Table 3.

Resource page

Relationship

Table

Columns

View

Schema that contains Views, Columns that are part of Views

Materialized View

Schema that contains Materialized Views, Columns that are part of Materialized Views

Columns

Table

Schema

Database that contains Schema, Table that is part of Schema, View that is part of Schema, Materialized View that is part of Schema

Database

Schema contained in Database



Lineage for MS SQL Server

The following lineage information is collected by the Microsoft SQL Server collector.

Table 4.

Object

Lineage available

View

The collector identifies the associated column in an upstream view or table:

  • Where the data is sourced from

  • That sort the rows via ORDER BY

  • That filter the rows via WHERE/HAVING

  • That aggregate the rows via GROUP BY

Stored Procedure

The collector identifies:

  • The associated column in an upstream view or table:

    • Where the data is sourced from

    • That sort the rows via ORDER BY

    • That filter the rows via WHERE/HAVING

    • That aggregate the rows via GROUP BY

  • The downstream table that has its tables updated.



Authentication supported

  • The collector supports username/password authentication to Azure Synapse Analytics and MS SQL Server.

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