# Apache Spark

## Supported Capabilities

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**General**

* **Metadata** — metadata extraction and display of asset information (tables, columns, schemas). Types collected: Schema, Virtual Table, Virtual Column, Data Job, Data Run, Data Task

**Data Quality Monitors**

* Job Failure
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**General**

* Profiling
* Preview
* Data Quality
* Configurable Collection
* External Table
* View Table
* Stored Procedure

**Data Quality Monitors**

* Freshness
* Volume
* Field Health
* Custom SQL
* Schema Drift
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Apache Spark can map lineage relationships to upstream and downstream objects from the following connectors:

* Upstream Connectors: postgresql, adls
* Downstream Connectors: postgresql, adls

## Connection Requirements

Please see the instructions and minimum requirements for configuration in each data source below:

* [Azure Synapse](/transformation-tools/apache-spark/apache-spark-in-azure-synapse.md)


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