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Go to Catalog under DATA to browse and discover published tables.

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Search and filter

Use the catalog to find tables:
  • Search by name - find tables using their names
  • Search by description - locate tables based on their descriptions
  • Search by column names - discover tables containing specific fields
  • Filter by source - view tables from a specific database connection

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View table details

Click a table to view more details. The view has four tabs:

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Overview

The Overview tab shows:
  • Status - whether the table is accessible
  • Rows - total number of records in the table
  • Columns - total number of columns
  • Freshness - when the table was last updated
  • Protection - number of columns with protection applied, by method
  • Table description - purpose and contents of the table

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Schema and sensitivity

The Schema and sensitivity tab shows the column schema with:
  • Protection - protection method applied to each column (shown as icons: - for none, # for hash, * for mask)
  • Column name - name and data type of each column
  • Description - column description and purpose
  • Constraints - database constraints such as Primary Key, Unique, Not null (view constraint reference)
Review available data and protection methods before you create a pipeline.

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Profiling and preview

The Profiling and preview tab shows sample data and profiling metrics:
  • Sample rows - preview actual data values (with protection applied)
  • Value distributions - range and variety of values in each column
  • Data quality metrics - completeness, uniqueness, cardinality
  • Update patterns - how frequently the data changes
Previewed data shows protected values. Masked columns display asterisks, hashed columns show hash values and dropped columns do not appear.

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Usage

The Usage tab shows table usage statistics in two sections: Usage section:
  • Active pipelines - number of pipelines currently using this table
  • Last pipeline created - when the most recent pipeline was created
Data lineage section:
  • Upstream source - where the data originates (source database and connection)
  • Downstream consumers - pipelines that consume this table
Check with your if this option is unavailable.

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Create pipelines from the catalog

Create a pipeline from any table:
  1. Select the table you want to use
  2. Click Create pipeline
  3. Configure your destination and settings
  4. Orka provisions the pipeline automatically