Retrieving Data Source Metadata

To complete the data source creation process in Studio, the data source metadata must be introspected from the source. This topic describes how to introspect the data sources that you have configured, set filters for introspection, and reintrospect data sources.

The following topics are covered:

• About Introspection and Reintrospection
• Introspecting Data Sources
• Tracking and Viewing the Introspection Process
— Tracking Introspection
— Viewing the Introspection Task Status Report
— Viewing the Introspection Report for a Data Source
• Introspecting Data Source Table and Column Comment Metadata
• Setting Introspection Filters on a Resource
• Reintrospecting Data Sources
— Reintrospecting a Data Source Immediately
— Scheduling Reintrospection
— Triggering Reintrospection
• Tips on Introspecting Multiple Files in a Network Share Folder
• Tips on Introspecting Based on a CREATE TABLE Statement
• Tips on Introspecting Large Data Sources

You can use the TDV API to set up introspection tasks and view the results. You can find the introspection API operations under: 

/Data Services/Web Services/system/admin/resource/operations/

For instructions on how to use these operations, open the operation in Studio and click the Info tab, or see the TDV Application Programming Interfaces Guide.