Redash
Wojtek Bialek
25th April, 2023
Applies to:
Dataedo 23.x versions, Article available also for:
24.x (current)
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What is Redash?
Redash is an open-source application used for visualizaing data from multiple datasources. It uses data source native languge for queries in order to extract data and use it's results for visualization. Redash also enables user to create dashboards from already created visualizations.
Connector features
Data catalog
Dataedo documents metadata of following objects:
- Queries
- Visualizations
- Dashboards
Data Lineage
Dataedo supports both manual and automatic lineage. Automatic lineage is available for queries, visualizations and dashboards. Dataedo supports external lineage through Linked Sources.
Imported objects
| Object |
Imported as |
| Query |
Dataset |
| Visualization |
Visualization |
| Dashboard |
Dashboard |
Queries metadata
| Metadata |
Imported as |
| Name |
Name |
| Description |
Description |
| Script |
Script |
| Columns |
Columns |
| Name |
Name |
| Data type |
Data type |
Visualizations metadata
| Metadata |
Imported as |
| Name |
Name |
| Url |
Url |
| Fields |
Fields |
| Name |
Name |
| Data type / Mapping |
Data type |
| Comments |
Comments |
Dashboards metadata
| Metadata |
Imported as |
| Name |
Name |
| Url |
Url |
| Fields / Visualizations |
Visualizations and Fields |
| Name |
Name |
| Data type / Mapping |
Data type |
| Comments |
Comments |
Comments
Dataedo reads comments from following Redash objects:
| Object |
Read |
Write back |
| Query comments |
✅ |
|
| Visualization comments |
✅ |
|
| Dashboard comments |
✅ |
|
Data Lineage
| Source |
Method |
Version |
| Queries - Visualizations (column level) |
From API |
✅ |
| Visualizations - Dashboards (column level) |
From API |
✅ |
| Exernal Object - Query (column level) |
From Linked Sources |
✅ |
Known issues and limitations
- Queries with parameters can sometimes not import columns
