Viewing NoSQL Schemas in Virtual Data Sources¶
On how to create a NoSQL Virtual Data Sources (VDS) in Alation, see: Virtual Data Source for NoSQL Databases.
On how to upload schemas in JSON or Avro formats using the NoSQL API, see NoSQL API documentation on Alation’s Developer Portal.
After you have uploaded your schema(s) to a NoSQL VDS, they will have their dedicated catalog pages in Alation under this data source. The NoSQL VDS structure has the following nested levels:
Folder
Collection
Schemata
Data Objects (JSON) or Data Types (Avro)
Folder Level¶
The folder level is the top-level that appears under Contents on your VDS page. You can upload one or multiple folders to your NoSQL VDS:

Collection Level¶
Drilling down into a Folder, you will see the list of nested collections:

Schema Level¶
Drill into a Collection to open the list of uploaded Schemas:

Note
A Schema is the SCHEMATA level of the metadata you are loading using the NoSQL API. This is the property that hosts the data objects or Avro data types of your metadata.

Complex data types are expandable and include nested data types on lower levels:

You can drill down into each Schema to view nested data objects or data types.