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DataHub is quite great but I find dbt's approach to generating documentation out of your code to be the most elegant

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Datahub came up quite a few times! But I also like storing as much as I can metadata wide in code. I would say there are other points like table usage and data quality scores that probably aren't managed by dbt correct?

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yeah that's right because dbt doesn't have that mechanism within it but i imagine someone would build that support in eventually, would be a great addition.

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I would love it if they did! I don't see how it would smoothly do it with its current set up. I imagine a partnership with a DQ tool that already exists would be an easier and possibly higher ROI path forward.

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Aug 22, 2022Liked by SeattleDataGuy

What about https://www.tableau.com/products/add-ons/catalog? Salesforce seems to invest a lot into this plugin.

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I haven't used it just yet. Do you like it?

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Played around with it. Indeed, as Apple or Google products, it has this certain "joy of use" (great ux). Would love to hear your feedback once you tried it out.

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Aug 22, 2022Liked by SeattleDataGuy

Data Hub for me is the best . But needs a tech savvy group of users

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Yes, I would say datahub was the most common solution that came up when I interviewed people. That piece will be coming out later on my youtube channel.

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Is there a product that can catalogue other data catalogues?

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What did i miss ? ... MyDataCatalogue (https://www.dawizz.com) for double analysis: metadata AND data

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