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Upload existing Descriptions

Here is a simple and direct way to upload your existing descriptions into Catalog!

You just need to send us your descriptions in the following csv format. Here are the columns of the csv:

  • type_d: Type of the asset, it can be either table or column.
  • key: Database path of the asset to be described.
    • If it's a table then <database_name>.<schema_name>.<table_name>
    • If it's a column then <database_name>.<schema_name>.<table_name>.<column_name>
  • description: The description for the asset in question. Markdown format is supported for table descriptions only.
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Please make sure to provide a valid CSV. The key column should not contain duplicates and no empty values should be provided in any of the columns.

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This purpose of this process is to import initial descriptions into Catalog, as such it does not overwrite any existing user-written descriptions.

See here a csv example:

Load to Catalog - CSV Template
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We strongly recommend using the "quote_all" settings when exporting to csv.

You can then send it over to your Catalog Sales Rep or Catalog Support via catalog-support@coalesce.io and we will ingest the provided file and inform you of the results.