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In this step we will configure the metadata ingestion pipeline,
Please follow the instructions below

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#### Metadata Ingestion Options

- **Name**: This field refers to the name of ingestion pipeline, you can customize the name or use the generated name.
- **Container Filter Pattern (Optional)**: To control whether to include a container as part of metadata ingestion.
    - **Include**: Explicitly include containers by adding a list of comma-separated regular expressions to the Include field. OpenMetadata will include all containers with names matching one or more of the supplied regular expressions. All other containers will be excluded.
    - **Exclude**: Explicitly exclude containers by adding a list of comma-separated regular expressions to the Exclude field. OpenMetadata will exclude all containers with names matching one or more of the supplied regular expressions. All other containers will be included.
- **Enable Debug Log (toggle)**: Set the Enable Debug Log toggle to set the default log level to debug.
- **Storage Metadata Config Source**: Here you can specify the location of your global manifest `openmetadata_storage_manifest.json` file. It can be located in S3, a local path or HTTP.

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