AWS Glue ETL
An out-of-the-box connector is available for AWS Glue ETL entities. It provides support for crawling Jobs, Workflow, Triggers, Crawlers, and lineage building for the above entities.
Connectivity Summary
The connectivity to AWS Glue ETL is via AWS Glue SDK, which is included in the platform.
The Glue SDK used by the connector is given below:
Driver / API
Version
Details
AWS Glue SDK
1.12.232
https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.amazonaws/aws-java-sdk-glue/1.12.232
Note: Latest version is 1.12.244.
Technical Specifications
The connector capabilities are shown below: The AWS Glue Entities are created as Datasets with types as Job, Workflow, Crawler & Trigger. We extract a job's script and build the lineage for it whereas for the crawlers, triggers, and workflows we extract the information of entities involved and build the associations accordingly.
Crawling
Feature
Supported Objects
Remarks
Crawling
Jobs
Workflows
Crawlers
Triggers
Lineage Building
Lineage entities
Details
Jobs
Supported
Workflows
Supported
Crawlers
Supported
Triggers
Supported
Pre-requisites:
To use the connector, the following need to be available:
Connection details as specified in the following section should be available.
An admin/service account, for crawling. The minimum privileges required are
Operation
Access Permission
Crawl Jobs
LIST, GET permission on Jobs
Crawl Workflows
LIST, GET permission on workflows
Crawl Crawlers
LIST, GET permission on crawlers
Crawl Triggers
LIST, GET permission on triggers
Connection Details
The following connection settings should be added for connecting to AWS Glue ETL:
Database Type
ETL
Connection Name
Select a Connection name for the AWS Glue ETL. The name that you specify is a reference name to easily identify your AWS Glue ETL connection in OvalEdge.
Example: AWS Glue ETL Connection.
Authentication
Select the authentication type whether it is Role-based authentication or Basic Authentication.
Access key
Access key
Secret key
Secret key
Region
Region of Glue
Set up a Connection
Prerequisites
The following are the prerequisites to establish a connection:
Connection Configuration Steps
Users are required to have the Connector Creator role in order to configure a new connection.
Log into OvalEdge, go to Administration > Connectors, click + (New Connector), search for AWS Glue ETL, and complete the required parameters.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory for establishing a connection.
Connector Type
By default, "AWS Glue ETL"is displayed as the selected connector type.
Authentication*
Select the type of Authentication from the dropdown menu.
Role-Based Authentication
IAM User Authentication
Credential Manager*
Select the desired credentials manager from the drop-down list. The corresponding parameters will be displayed based on the selected option.
Supported Credential Managers:
OE Credential Manager
AWS Secrets Manager
HashiCorp
Azure Key Vault
For more details, click here.
License Add Ons
Select the Auto Lineage Add-On checkbox to build data lineage automatically.
Connector Name*
Enter a unique name for the AWS Glue ETL connection
(Example: "AWS_Glue_ETL").
Connector Description
Enter a brief description of the connector.
Connector Environment
Select the environment (Example: PROD, STG) configured for the connector.
Cross-Account Role ARN
Enter the ARN (Amazon Resource Name) of the role used for cross-account access.
Database Region*
Select the AWS Region where the AWS Glue resources are configured (Example: us-xxxx-1, ap-xxxx-1). The selected region is used to establish connectivity and retrieve metadata from the configured AWS Glue environment.
Credential Manager*
Select the desired credentials manager from the drop-down list. The corresponding parameters will be displayed based on the selected option.
Supported Credential Managers:
OE Credential Manager
AWS Secrets Manager
HashiCorp
Azure Key Vault
For more details, click here.
Connector Name*
Enter a unique name for the AWS Glue connection
(Example: "AWS_Glue").
Connector Description
Enter a brief description of the connector.
Connector Environment
Select the environment (Example: PROD, STG) configured for the connector.
For more details, click here.
Access key*
Enter the AWS Access Key ID used to authenticate the IAM user.
Secret key*
Enter the AWS Secret Access Key associated with the Access Key ID.
Database Region*
Select the AWS Region where the AWS Glue resources are configured (Example: us-xxxx-1, ap-xxxx-1). The selected region is used to establish connectivity and retrieve metadata from the configured AWS Glue environment.
Default Governance Roles
Default Governance Roles*
Select the appropriate users or teams for each governance role from the drop-down list. All users configured in the security settings are available for selection.
Admin Roles
Admin Roles*
Select one or more users from the dropdown list for Integration Admin and Security & Governance Admin. All users configured in the security settings are available for selection.
Bridge
Select Bridge*
If applicable, select the bridge from the drop-down list.
The drop-down list displays all active bridges that have been configured. These bridges facilitate communication between data sources and the system without requiring changes to firewall rules.
After entering all connection details, the following actions can be performed:
Click Validate to verify the connection.
Click Save to store the connection for future use.
Click Save & Configure to apply additional settings before saving.
The saved connection will appear on the Connectors home page.
Manage Connector Operations
Crawl
To perform crawl operations, users must be assigned the Integration Admin role.
The Crawl/Profile button allows users to select one or more schemas for crawling.
Navigate to the Connectors page and click Crawl/Profile.
Select the schemas to crawl.
The Crawl option is selected by default.
Click Run to collect metadata from the connected source and load it into the Data Catalog.
After a successful crawl, the information appears in the Data Catalog > Databases/<>Codes tab.
The Schedule checkbox allows automated crawling at defined intervals, from a minute to a year.
Click the Schedule checkbox to enable the Select Period drop-down.
Select a time interval for the operation from the drop-down menu.
Click Schedule to initiate metadata collection from the connected source.
The system will automatically execute the crawl operation at the scheduled time.
Other Operations
The Connectors page provides a centralized view of all configured connectors, along with their health status.
Managing connectors includes:
Connector Health: Displays the current status of each connector using a green icon for active connections and a red icon for inactive connections, helping to monitor the connectivity with data sources.
Viewing: Click the Eye icon next to the connector name to view connector details, including databases, tables, columns, and codes.
Nine Dots Menu Options:
To view, edit, validate, configure, or delete connectors, click on the Nine Dots menu.
Edit Connector: Update and revalidate the data source.
Validate Connector: Check the connection's integrity.
Settings: Modify connector settings.
Crawler: Configure data extraction.
Access Instructions: Add notes on how data can be accessed.
Business Glossary Settings: Manage term associations at the connector level.
Others: Configure notification recipients for metadata changes.
Delete Connector: Remove a connector with confirmation.
Points to note:
AWS Glue ETL doesn’t support querying for the Glue data catalog from OvalEdge.
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