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Developing Applications That Use AtScaleData Catalog APIAlation Connector

Alation connector

Using the Alation connector you can extract data about projects and data models from AtScale, an upload and use this data in the Alation data catalog.

Prerequisites

Follow the procedure in Getting Cube Connection Information to access the Connect tab for one of your cubes, and copy the value of the ODBC & SQL entry. It includes the host name.
You have a development system with Maven, IntelliJ IDEA, and Git installed.
You know how to install Alation connectors. For details, see Manage Connectors.

Procedure

First, do the following on the development system:

Clone the AtScale Alation Connector repository.
Follow the steps in the README file to build the connector package.

Then, do the following in Alation:

Choose Install New Connector in Admin Settings.
Select the connector package you built.
In the connector settings, enter the following:
- Design Center Host Name and API Host Name: the host name you copied from AtScale
- Design Center Port: 10500
- API Port: 10502
Save your changes.
Start the connector.
Run the extraction:
1. Select projects to include for extraction.
2. Enable automated extraction.