Apache Impala support (ODBC)

Applies to: Dataedo 24.x (current) versions, Article available also for: 10.x, 23.x

Apache Impala is currently not officially supported. Connection is possible with generic ODBC driver. Metadata returned depends on driver version and provider.

We have tested and successfully connected to and imported metadata from Apache Impala with ODBC drivers listed below. It is highly likely it will work with other drivers as well.

Tested ODBC Driver and environments:

We have tested and successfully connected to and imported metadata in following environment:

  • Cloudera

Impala ODBC version: 2.6.4 (64 bit)

Supported schema elements and metadata

Dataedo reads following metadata from Apache Impala.

  • Tables
    • Columns
      • Data type with length
      • Nullable
  • Views (displayed as a table)
    • Columns
      • Data type with length
      • Nullable

Data Profiling

Dataedo does not support profiling in Apache Impala.

Data Lineage

Dataedo does not support data lineage in Apache Impala.

ODBC Driver

Download Impala ODBC driver

ODBC configuration

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Connect to Impala