Syncing the Connect data dictionary with other data catalogs

While populating your data dictionary gives you a single location to reference your organization's knowledge, not all the users in your company will use Connect, and, as we mentioned in Chapter 3, DataOps and Its Benefits, we know that the specific tool you use is of secondary importance. Making sure the data assets you have created can be used again will allow you to extract the most value from your data assets. We can synchronize our Connect data dictionary into other data management platforms using the Connect APIs to achieve this.

Using the Connect API methods

The Connect API uses a cycle of logging in to the server, performing your actions, and then logging out. An example process for this activity is shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 12.17 – An example cycle for using the Alteryx Connect API

In the diagram, we can see a cycle where you do the following:

1. Log...