Alation Documentation

Learn how to use Alation to accelerate your data journey

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New User Experience

See what's included in the New User Experience.

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Alation Agent

Learn how to set up an Alation Agent to connect to your on-premises data sources.

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Azure Power BI Scanner Connector

All about Alation's Power BI connector.

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Snowflake Connector

All about Alation's Snowflake connector.

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What's New

Release Notes for Alation

Stay updated with the latest product updates and changes.

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Release Notes for Connectors

Find out what's new with your favorite connectors.

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Document Hubs

Document Hubs are the replacement for the Articles feature.

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Advanced Data Source Permissions

You can now set permissions on schemas, and data objects now have a new Editor access level.

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PrivateLink Access to Alation

You can now connect to Alation using AWS PrivateLink. The Alation Agent can also connect via PrivateLink.

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Data Dictionaries for Folders

You can now edit folders and documents in bulk using a data dictionary.

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All Documentation

Welcome to Alation

• About Alation
• Alation Cloud and On-Premise
• User Profile and Preferences
• Catalog Basics
• Catalog Pages

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Release Information

• Release Notes
• Support Matrices
• End of Support
• Snowflake Parser Add-On
• Important Notices and Security Alerts

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Alation Cloud Service

• Status Page
• Alation Cloud Service Overview
• Configuration for the Cloud
• Alation Agent

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Open Connector Framework

• OCF Release Notes
• OCF Support Matrix
• Install and Manage Connectors
• Authenticate
• Data Source Connectors
• BI Connectors

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Sources

• Catalog Sources
• Virtual Data Sources
• Discover Lineage
• API Resources
• Working with Catalog Data

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Data Sources

• Adding Data Sources
• Compose SSO for Amazon Data Sources
• Compose SSO for Azure Data Sources
• Authentication for Extraction

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Alation for Analysts

• User Authentication For Data Sources
• Share and Access Queries
• Write Queries
• Develop Queries
• Work with Query Results

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Alation for Data Stewards

• AI-Based Features
• Data Dictionaries
• Governance App
• Policy Center
• Workflow Center

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Alation for Server Administrators

• Customizable Home Page
• Administrator Settings
• Additional Configuration
• Customize Search Filters
• Runbook for Administrators

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Installation & Configuration

• Install Alation
• High Availability
• Update Alation
• Back Up and Restore
• Enable Lineage Frameworks

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Alation Anywhere

• Alation Anywhere for Microsoft Teams
• Alation Anywhere for Slack
• Alation Anywhere for Tableau
• Alation Chrome Extension
• Alation Connected Sheets

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Forward Deployed Engineering

• FDE Overview
• Enhanced Connectors
• FDE Solutions

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