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OpenLineage lineage configuration

OpenLineage lineage configuration

Last updated: Jul 04, 2025
OpenLineage lineage configuration

To import lineage metadata from OpenLineage, create a connection, data source definition and metadata import job.

To import lineage metadata for OpenLineage, complete these steps:

  1. Create a data source definition.
  2. Create a connection to the data source in a project.
  3. Create a metadata import.

Creating a data source definition

Create a data source definition. Select OpenLineage as the data source type.

Creating a connection to OpenLineage

Create a connection to the data source in a project. For connection details, see OpenLineage connection.

Creating a metadata import

Create a metadata import. Learn more about options that are specific to OpenLineage data source:

Include and exclude lists

You can include or exclude assets by using job namespaces in OpenLineage events. The whole input is evaluated as a regular expression. Example values:

  • myPrestoApp1Namespace: all events with job namespace myPrestoApp1Namespace.
  • mySparkApp[1-5]Namespace: all events with job namespace that starts with mySparkApp1Namespace and ends with a digit between 1 and 5.

External inputs

You can add OpenLineage events as external inputs. The file can have the following structure:

<event_file_name>.json

Learn more

Parent topic: Supported connectors for lineage import