Teradata (via Collector method) - v3.0.0

About Collectors

Pre-requisites

• Python 3.8 - 3.11

• Access to K landing directory

• Access to Teradata

Step 1: Create Teradata permission

• Login to Teradata

• Create an account with read access to the following tables

  dbc.DBQLOGTBL
  dbc.DBQLSQLTBL
  dbc.TABLESV
  dbc.INDICESV
  dbc.ALL_RI_CHILDRENV
  dbc.TVM
  dbc.TABLETEXTV
  pdcrinfo.DBQLOGTBL
  pdcrinfo.DBQLSQLTBL
  
  SHOW command access on tables, macros, procedures.

  -- apply at the database level GRANT SHOW ON DatabaseName TO KadaUser -- or apply to individual tables to limit to a subset of tables GRANT SHOW ON TableName TO KadaUser

   

Step 2: Create the Source in K

• Go to Settings, Select Sources and click Add Source

• Select Teradata as the Source Type

• Select “Load from File system” option

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• Give the source a Name - e.g. Teradata Production

• Add the Host name for the Teradata Server

• Click Finish Setup

Step 3: Getting Access to the Source Landing Directory

Step 4: Install the Collector

It is recommended to use a python environment such as pyenv or pipenv if you are not intending to install this package at the system level.

Some python packages also have dependencies on the OS level packages, so you may be required to install additional OS packages if the below fails to install.

You can download the latest Core Library and whl via Platform Settings → Sources → Download Collectors

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Run the following command to install the collector

You will also need to install the common library kada_collectors_lib for this collector to function properly.

Step 5: Configure the Collector

The collector requires a set of parameters to connect to and extract metadata from Teradata.

These parameters can be added directly into the run or you can use pass the parameters in via a JSON file.

KADA provides an out of the box script that reads a configuration JSON file and runs the extractor. Below is the configuration file.

kada_teradata_extractor_config.json

Step 6: Run the Collector

The following code is an example of how to run the extractor. You may need to uplift this code to meet any code standards at your organisation.

This can be executed in any python environment where the whl has been installed. It will produce and read a high water mark file from the same directory as the execution called teradata_hwm.txt and produce files according to the configuration JSON.

This is the wrapper script: kada_teradata_extractor.py

Advance options:

If you wish to maintain your own high water mark files elsewhere you can use the above section’s script as a guide on how to call the extractor. The configuration file is simply the keyword arguments in JSON format. Refer to this document for more information Collector Integration General Notes | Storing HWM in another location

If you are handling external arguments of the runner yourself, you’ll need to consider additional items for the run method. Refer to this document for more information Collector Integration General Notes | The run method

username: username to sign into teradata
password: password to sign into teradata
server: teradata host
driver: teradata driver name
pdcr_enabled: Does teradata hace pdcr enabled?
database_name: Onboarded K database name
output_path: full or relative path to where the outputs should go
mask: To mask the META/DATABASE_LOG files or not
compress: To gzip output files or not

Step 7: Check the Collector Outputs

K Extracts

A set of files (eg metadata, databaselog, linkages, events etc) will be generated. These files will appear in the output_path directory you set in the configuration details

High Water Mark File

A high water mark file is created in the same directory as the execution called teradata_hwm.txt and produce files according to the configuration JSON. This file is only produced if you call the publish_hwm method.

If you want prefer file managed hwm, you can edit the location of the hwn by following these instructions Collector Integration General Notes | Storing High Water Marks (HWM)

Step 8: Push the Extracts to K

Once the files have been validated, you can push the files to the K landing directory.

You can use Azure Storage Explorer if you want to initially do this manually. You can push the files using python as well (see Airflow example below)

Example: Using Airflow to orchestrate the Extract and Push to K