OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.8.x-SNAPSHOT/how-to-guides/data-discovery/import.md

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title: Bulk Import Data Asset
slug: /how-to-guides/data-discovery/import
---

# Import Data Asset

Importing a Data Asset is simple. Below are the steps to bulk import various data assets, such as Databases, Schemas, and Tables.

## How to Bulk Import a Database Service

To import a Database Service:

1. Navigate to the Database Service you want to import by going to **Settings > Services > Database**.
2. For this example, we are importing in the `Snowflake` service.
3. Click on the **⋮** icon and select **Import** to download the Database Service file.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import1.png"
alt="Import a Database Service"
caption="Import a Database Service"
/%}

4. Upload/Drop the Database Service CSV file that you want to import. Alternatively, you can `export` an existing Database Service CSV as a template, make the necessary edits, and then upload the updated file.

Once you have the template, you can fill in the following details:

- **name** (required): This field contains the name of the database.

- **fullyQualifiedName** (required): This field contains the fully qualified name of the database service.

- **displayName**: This field holds the display name of the database.

- **description**: This field contains a detailed description or information about the database.

- **owner**: This field specifies the owner of the database.

- **tags**: This field contains the tags associated with the database.

- **glossaryTerms**: This field holds the glossary terms linked to the database.

- **tiers**: This field defines the tiers associated with the database service.

- **domain**: This field contains the domain assigned to the data asset.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import2.png"
alt="Upload the Database Service CSV file"
caption="Upload the Database Service CSV file"
/%}

5. You can now preview the uploaded Database Service CSV file and add or modify data using the inline editor.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import3.png"
alt="Preview of the Database Service"
caption="Preview of the Database Service"
/%}

6. Validate the updated Data Assets and confirm the changes. A success or failure message will then be displayed based on the outcome.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import4.png"
alt="Validate the updated Data Assets"
caption="Validate the updated Data Assets"
/%}

7. The Database Service has been updated successfully, and you can now view the changes in the Database Service.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import5.png"
alt="Database Service Import successful"
caption="DatabaseService Import successful"
/%}

{% note %}
You can also import the Database Service using the API with the following endpoint:

`/api/v1/services/databaseServices/name/{name}/import`
Make sure to replace `{name}` with the Fully Qualified Name (FQN) of the Database Service.
{% /note %}

## How to Bulk Import a Database

To import a Database:

1. In this example, we are Importing the `DEMO` database under **Snowflake**.
2. Click on the **⋮** icon and select **Import** to upload the Database CSV file.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import6.png"
alt="Import a Database"
caption="Import a Database"
/%}

3. Upload/Drop the Database CSV file that you want to import. Alternatively, you can `export` an existing Database CSV as a template, make the necessary edits, and then upload the updated file.

Once you have the template, you can fill in the following details:

- **name** (required): This field contains the name of the database.

- **fullyQualifiedName** (required): This field contains the fully qualified name of the database.

- **displayName**: This field holds the display name of the database.

- **description**: This field contains a detailed description or information about the database.

- **owner**: This field specifies the owner of the database.

- **tags**: This field contains the tags associated with the database.

- **glossaryTerms**: This field holds the glossary terms linked to the database.

- **tiers**: This field defines the tiers associated with the database.

- **sourceUrl**: This field contains the Source URL of the data asset. Example for the Snowflake database: `https://app.snowflake.com/<account>/#/data/databases/DEMO/`

- **retentionPeriod**: This field contains the retention period of the data asset. Period is expressed as a duration in ISO 8601 format in UTC. Example - `P23DT23H`.

- **domain**: This field contains the domain assigned to the data asset.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import7.png"
alt="Upload the Database CSV file"
caption="Upload the Database CSV file"
/%}

4. You can now preview the uploaded Database CSV file and add or modify data using the inline editor.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import8.png"
alt="Preview of the Database"
caption="Preview of the Database"
/%}

5. Validate the updated Data Assets and confirm the changes. A success or failure message will then be displayed based on the outcome.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import9.png"
alt="Validate the updated Data Assets"
caption="Validate the updated Data Assets"
/%}

6. The Database has been updated successfully, and you can now view the changes in the Database.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import10.png"
alt="Database Import successful"
caption="DatabaseImport successful"
/%}

{% note %}
You can also import the Database using the API with the following endpoint:

`/api/v1/databases/name/{name}/import`
Make sure to replace `{name}` with the Fully Qualified Name (FQN) of the Database.
{% /note %}

## How to Bulk Import a Database Schema

To import a Database Schema:

1. In this example, we are importing the `JAFFLE_SHOP` schema under **Snowflake > DEMO**.
2. Click on the **⋮** icon and select **Import** to upload the Database Schema CSV file.


{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import11.png"
alt="Import a Database Schema"
caption="Import a Database Schema"
/%}

3. Upload/Drop the Database Schema CSV file that you want to import. Alternatively, you can `export` an existing Database Schema CSV as a template, make the necessary edits, and then upload the updated file.

Once you have the template, you can fill in the following details:

- **name** (required): This field contains the name of the database schema.

- **fullyQualifiedName** (required): This field contains the fully qualified name of the database schema.

- **displayName**: This field holds the display name of the database schema.

- **description**: This field contains a detailed description or information about the database schema.

- **owner**: This field specifies the owner of the database schema.

- **tags**: This field contains the tags associated with the database schema.

- **glossaryTerms**: This field holds the glossary terms linked to the database schema.

- **tiers**: This field defines the tiers associated with the database schema.

- **sourceUrl**: This field contains the Source URL of the data asset. Example for the Snowflake database schema: `https://app.snowflake.com/<account>/#/data/databases/DEMO/schemas/JAFFLE_SHOP`

- **retentionPeriod**: This field contains the retention period of the data asset. Period is expressed as a duration in ISO 8601 format in UTC. Example - `P23DT23H`.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import12.png"
alt="Upload the Database Schema CSV file"
caption="Upload the Database Schema CSV file"
/%}

4. You can now preview the uploaded Database Schema CSV file and add or modify data using the inline editor.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import13.png"
alt="Preview of the Database Schema"
caption="Preview of the Database Schema"
/%}

5. Validate the updated Data Assets and confirm the changes. A success or failure message will then be displayed based on the outcome.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import14.png"
alt="Validate the updated Data Assets"
caption="Validate the updated Data Assets"
/%}

6. The Database Schema has been updated successfully, and you can now view the changes in the Database Schema.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import15.png"
alt="Database Schema Import successful"
caption="DatabaseSchema Import successful"
/%}

{% note %}
You can also import the Database Schema using the API with the following endpoint:

`/api/v1/databaseSchemas/name/{name}/import`
Make sure to replace `{name}` with the Fully Qualified Name (FQN) of the Database Schema.
{% /note %}


## How to Bulk Import a Table

To import a Table:

1. In this example, we are importing the `CUSTOMERS` table under **Snowflake > DEMO > JAFFLE_SHOP**.
2. Click on the **⋮** icon and select **Import** to download the Table CSV file.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import16.png"
alt="Import a Table"
caption="Import a Table"
/%}

3. Upload/Drop the Table CSV file that you want to import. Alternatively, you can `export` an existing table CSV as a template, make the necessary edits, and then upload the updated file.


Once you have the template, you can fill in the following details:

- **name**: This field contains the name of the table.

- **fullyQualifiedName** (required): This field contains the fully qualified name of the table.

- **displayName**: This field holds the display name of the table.

- **description**: This field contains a detailed description or information about the table.

- **owner**: This field specifies the owner of the table.

- **tags**: This field contains the tags associated with the table.

- **glossaryTerms**: This field holds the glossary terms linked to the table.

- **tiers**: This field defines the tiers associated with the table.

- **sourceUrl**: This field contains the Source URL of the data asset. Example for the Snowflake table: `https://app.snowflake.com/<account>/#/data/databases/DEMO/schemas/JAFFLE_SHOP/table/CUSTOMERS`

- **retentionPeriod**: This field contains the retention period of the data asset. Period is expressed as a duration in ISO 8601 format in UTC. Example - `P23DT23H`.

- **column.fullyQualifiedName** (required): This field holds the fully qualified name of the column.

- **column.displayName**: This field holds the display name of the column, if different from the technical name.

- **column.description**: This field holds a detailed description or information about the column's purpose or content.

- **column.dataTypeDisplay**: This field holds the data type for display purposes.

- **column.dataType**: This field holds the data type of the column (e.g., `VARCHAR`, `INT`, `BOOLEAN`).

- **column.arrayDataType**: If the column is an array, this field will specify the data type of the array elements.

- **column.dataLength**:  This field holds the length or size of the data.

- **column.tags**:  This field holds the Tags associated with the column, which help categorize.

- **column.glossaryTerms**:  This field holds the Glossary terms linked to the column to provide standardized definitions.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import17.png"
alt="Upload the Table CSV file"
caption="Upload the Table CSV file"
/%}

4. You can now preview the uploaded Table CSV file and add or modify data using the inline editor.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import18.png"
alt="Preview of the Table"
caption="Preview of the Table"
/%}

5. Validate the updated Data Assets and confirm the changes. A success or failure message will then be displayed based on the outcome.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import19.png"
alt="Validate the updated Data Assets"
caption="Validate the updated Data Assets"
/%}

6. The Table has been updated successfully, and you can now view the changes in the Table.

{% image
src="/images/v1.8/how-to-guides/discovery/import20.png"
alt="Table Import successful"
caption="Table Import successful"
/%}

{% note %}
You can also import the Tables using the API with the following endpoint:

`/api/v1/tables/name/{name}/import`
Make sure to replace `{name}` with the Fully Qualified Name (FQN) of the Table.
{% /note %}

{%inlineCallout
  color="violet-70"
  bold="Data Asset Export"
  icon="MdArrowForward"
  href="/how-to-guides/data-discovery/export"%}
  Quickly export data assets as a CSV file.
{%/inlineCallout%}