Virtual Sources in Lineage

Virtual assets connect to any other asset in your lineage graph, filling gaps left by sources without native connectors.

Virtual assets participate in manual lineage exactly like native assets. You can draw lineage edges from a virtual asset to any other asset in your workspace — native or virtual — with no special handling required.

This lets you close gaps in your end-to-end lineage when a source doesn't have a native connector. For example, you can represent an on-premises database as a virtual source, create the relevant tables and columns, and link them into the lineage graph alongside your cloud warehouse assets.

Adding lineage to a virtual asset follows the same process as any manual lineage addition. See Add lineage relationships manually for the full steps.