Export for Editing existing objects

Understand how to export your Catalog, Glossary and Policy objects from the platform.

This guide walks you through how to export existing metadata from Decube for bulk editing. You can export datasets, glossary terms, policies, dashboards, and more into a structured CSV format, apply updates offline, and later re-import the changes.

Accessing Export

Navigate to My Account > Export/Import > Export tab and select the Edit existing items tab. This section is designed to help you download a CSV containing the current metadata for selected objects.

Step 1: Selecting Export Type

You will be asked to choose the type of metadata you want to export. Supported types:

• Catalog objects with tables (Dataset)

  • Includes objects like schemas, tables, and columns.

• Catalog objects with data jobs, dashboard etc (Non-Dataset)

  • Includes charts, dashboards, and data jobs.

• Glossary

  • Includes glossary items, categories, and terms.

• Classification Policies

  • Includes classification policy definitions.

Each type has a slightly different filter experience, depending on what metadata is relevant.

Step 2: Filters

Once user click on Configure & export CSV button, they will be directed to filters screen.

Filters help limit the scope of export to only what you need. This improves speed and keeps your file manageable.

General Rules

• Single Source Requirement: You must choose one data source per export for Catalog objects. Multi-source export is not supported.

• Optional Filters: Available for all object types. You can:

  • Search and select specific assets (tables, charts, glossaries, etc.)

  • Filter by asset type (e.g., schema/table/column or dashboard/chart)

  • Filter by owners: data owners or business owners

  • Filter by tags or classification policies

  • Filter where specific attributes are empty (e.g., "Description is empty")

Filter Fields by Export Type

Catalog objects with tables (Dataset)

• Select a data source (Required)

• Schemas: Multi-select schemas within selected source

• Tables: Multi-select tables from chosen schemas

• Object types: Choose from Schema / Table / Column

• Data owners: Search and select users

• Business owners: Search and select users

• Tags: Filter objects containing specific tags

• Classifications: Filter based on policy tags

• Empty attribute filters: Only return objects with empty values for selected fields

Catalog objects with data jobs, dashboard etc (Non-Dataset)

• Select a data source (Required)

• Assets: Multi-select objects like Dashboards, Charts, or Data Jobs

• Object types: Choose one or more from the available types

• Data owners: Search and select users

• Business owners: Search and select users

• Empty attribute filters: Only return objects with missing values

Glossary

If you do not add any filters here, all glossary objects will be exported.

• Glossaries: Multi-select existing glossaries

• Categories: Within selected glossaries

• Terms: Within selected categories

• Object types: Glossary / Category / Term

• Data owners / Business owners: Optional filters

• Empty attribute filters: Filter where description or classifications are missing

Classification Policies

• Policies: Multi-select specific classification policies

• Empty attribute filters: Filter where description, purpose, or stewards are empty

These filters are designed to reduce cleanup effort by allowing targeted metadata extraction.

Export Process

1. Select export type and apply filters

2. Name your CSV export as per your preference (e.g., finance-glossary-cleanup.csv)

3. Click Download CSV — this triggers a background job.

What Happens Next:

• A message is shown: We're currently preparing your CSV file based on your request....

• Email Notification: Once the export is complete, you will receive an email notifying you that the operation has finished. The email will include a call-to-action to “Download on Decube” that links directly to the History tab under the Export/Import section.

• The CSV file becomes available for download from the History tab in the same Export/Import section.

• Go to History Tab: From the email or via the UI, navigate to My Account > Export/Import > History. This tab lists all your past export/import actions.

• There are two possible outcomes in the History tab:

  • Success

    If the export operation completed successfully:

    • You will see the operation listed with a Success status.

    • A Download CSV button will be available in Action, to download your file.

  • Failed

    If the export operation failed:

    • The status will be marked as Failed.

    • A tooltip icon will appear beside the status. Hovering over it will show the error message (e.g., timeout, unknown error).

    • You will see a Retry Export button in Action, which allows you to re-trigger the same export without needing to reconfigure everything.

  These outcomes are designed to help you quickly troubleshoot or take action, so you can confidently complete your bulk export task.