Creating a Metadata Collection Task

Prerequisites

• DSC has been allowed to access the database assets. For details, see Allowing or Disallowing Access to Cloud Assets.
• Database assets have been added. For details, see Database Assets.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security & Compliance > Data Security Center.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Asset Management > Metadata Task.
5. On the Metadata Collection Task page, click Create. Parameter description describes the parameters required for data source configuration.

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description
   Data Source	Select a data source. This parameter can be set to MySQL, PostgreSQL, DMDBMS, KingBase, OpenGuass, DWS, Hive, MRS_HIVE, or TDSQL.
   Database Instance	Select a supported database instance.

6. Click Next. The configure subtasks page is displayed.
   • Click or to enable or disable Scan user tables.
   • Click or to enable or disable Scan system tables.
   • Click or to enable or disable Scan column constraints.
   • Click or to enable or disable Scan views.
   • Click or to enable or disable Scan column comments.
   • Click or to enable or disable Scan permissions.

7. Click Next to configure the task information. Parameter description describes the parameters required for configuring task information.

   Table 2 Parameters description

   Parameter	Description
   Task Details	Task: You can customize the name of a collection task. This parameter is mandatory. Task Description: Task description. This parameter is optional.
   Task Settings	Click or to enable or disable Delete disconnected metadata.
   When to Execute	Identification Period: You can select Once, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. When to Execute: You can select Now or As scheduled.

8. Click Next. On the configuration confirmation page that is displayed, confirm the parameters.
9. Click Finish. A new metadata collection task is created.