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Get Started with Data Catalog

Get started with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Catalog by creating the user groups and access policies needed to create a data catalog.

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This tutorial is directed at administrator users because they're granted the required access permissions.

In this tutorial, you:

  1. Create a user group for data catalog admins. Optionally create user groups for other users, such as data catalog data engineers, data scientists, data stewards, and data officers.
  2. (Optional) Create a compartment for the data catalog objects.
  3. Create policies to give the data catalog admins and other user groups access to use data catalog resources.
  4. Create a data catalog.

For more information, see Overview of Data Catalog.

Before You Begin

To successfully perform this tutorial, you must have the following:

  • An Oracle Cloud Infrastructure account. See signing up for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
  • At least one user in the tenancy who wants to work with Data Catalog. This user must be created in the Identity service.

1. Create an Admin User Group

A new user has no permissions until you place the user in one or more groups and create at least one policy to give that group permission to either the tenancy or compartment.

To create a user group and add users to this group, perform the following steps:

  1. Open a supported browser and enter the Console URL (https://cloud.oracle.com).
    To log on to a specific region, add the region in the URL. For example, https://cloud.oracle.com/?region=us-ashburn-1. For information about the Data Catalog supported regions, see regions.
  2. Enter your cloud tenancy and click Continue.
  3. Sign in with your credentials.
  4. Open the navigation menu  and select Identity & Security. Under Identity, select Domains.
  5. In the Groups page, click Create Group.
  6. In the Create Group panel, enter the following details:
    Field Description
    Name Enter a unique name for the group. The name must be unique across all groups in the tenancy. You can't change the name later. The name must be 1–100 characters long and can include the following characters: lowercase letters a-z, uppercase letters A-Z, 0–9, and the period (.), dash (-), and underscore (_). Spaces aren't allowed. For example, data-catalog-admins.

    Note: Avoid entering confidential information.
    Description Enter a friendly description. For example, Group of data catalog admin users. You can change the description later.
    Show Advanced Options Click this link to view the advanced options. The available option is:
    • Tags: If you have permissions to create a resource, then you also have permissions to apply free-form tags to that resource. To apply a defined tag, you must have permissions to use the tag namespace. If you're not sure whether to apply tags, skip this option (you can apply tags later) or ask the administrator.
  7. Click Create.
    Note

    To add a user to the group, follow these steps:
    1. On the Groups page, click the group that you created.
    2. In the Group Details page, click Add User to Group.
    3. In the Add User to Group dialog box, select the user that you want to add, and then click Add.
You have successfully created a group for data catalog admin users and added users to this group.
Data Catalog is used by various data professionals, such as data engineers, data scientists, data stewards, and chief data officers. Each type of user requires the permissions to perform tasks. You can create different groups for each type of user (such as a group for all data catalog users) to manage these permissions effectively.

2. (Optional) Create a Compartment

Compartments help you organize and isolate the resources to make it easier to manage and secure access to them.

To create a compartment in the tenancy, perform the following steps:

  1. open the navigation menu , select Identity & Security. Under Identity, select Compartments.
  2. In the Compartments page, click Create Compartment.
  3. In the Create Compartment panel that appears, enter the following details:
    Field Description
    Name Enter a name for your compartment. For example, data-catalog-work.
    Description Enter a description. For example, Compartment for data catalog work.
    Parent Compartment Select the parent compartment from the list.
    Note

    You can apply tags to your compartments to help you organize them according to your business needs.
  4. Click Create Compartment.
You have successfully created a compartment for your data catalog resources.

3. Create Policies

A policy specifies the individuals or groups authorized to access specific Oracle Cloud Infrastructure resources held by a company, along with the manner in which such access is granted.

4. Create a Data Catalog

When you create a data catalog, you get a single collaborative environment to manage technical, business, and operational metadata. You can collect, organize, find, access, understand, enrich, and activate this metadata.

To create a data catalog, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the navigation menu  and select Analytics & AI. Under Data Lake, select Data Catalog.
  2. On the Data Catalog page, from the left navigation, click Data Catalogs.
  3. On the Data Catalogs page that appears, click Create Data Catalog.
  4. In the Create Data Catalog pane, do the following:
    • Create in Compartment: In the field, select the compartment where you want to create the data catalog instance.
    • Name: Enter a name for the data catalog instance. Avoid entering confidential information.
    • (Optional) In the section to add tags, enter one or more tags for your data catalog resource. Tags help organize and track all the resources within your tenancy.
  5. Click Create Data Catalog. The data catalog is created and listed in the Data Catalogs page.
You have successfully created a data catalog.

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