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Metadata of Lenses on Metis UI

Metis has integrated "Lens" as a "Resource type" entity for storing metadata related to its entities. On selecting Lens, the following information will appear on the screen:

List of Lenses
List of Lenses

Filter pane

The filter pane allows you to filter the list of Lenses on the basis of the following attributes:

Attribute Description
Advance Filter Filter Lenses using the syntax editor, applying various criteria with 'and/or' conditions for a more refined search.
Owner Name of the user who created the Lens.
Source Source on top of which Lens is created.
State Lens state such as Active or Deleted.
Tags Filter the list for tags.
Workspace Workspace where the Lens is created, like public or user-specific.

Result pane

Here, Lenses will be listed. You can customize how the list is displayed. On top of the page, there are two options:

Option Description
Search Result Count of Lenses
Sorting Choose the Sorting order
  • Last updated

  • Relevance

  • Ascending/Descending order

Each Lens in the list will display the following information:

Attribute Description
Name Lens name defined in the Resource manifest.
Owner Name of the user who created the Lens.
Created Time of creation of Lens
Tier Tier associated with the importance and criticality of Lens, such as Gold, Silver, etc.
Domain Associated domain, such as Finance, Marketing etc.
Workspace Workspace where the Lens is created like public or user-specific.
State Lens state such as Active or Deleted.
Description A description added to the Lens for its purpose.
Tags Associated tags

Overview pane

Click anywhere except the Lens name to view the overview pane.

Quick information
Quick information

This includes the following quick reference information:

Attribute Description
Name Name of Lens, clicking on it will open its detail page in the new tab.
Workspace Workspace where Lens is created like public or user-specific.
Version Manifest Version
State Lens state such as Active or Deleted.
Followers Count Count of users who are following this Lens.
Last updated Date and time information when the Lens was last updated.

Details Page

In the Result or Overview pane, click on the name of the Lens to open the Resource Details page, which includes:

Comprehensive details
Comprehensive details

Cluster Information

In addition to basic Cluster information, the following details and options are provided.

Attribute Description
Explore in Studio Opens up Lens Studio for exploring the deployed Lens
Iris Opens up Iris dashboard
Explore Assets Explore assets on top of which Lens is built
Meta Version Provides information on the latest Meta version. Click to see the version history and corresponding updates.
Created Time of creation of Lens
Updated Date and time information when the Lens was last updated
Follow Gives the user an option to follow the Lens to receive updates and view its follower count.
Learn Provides an option to learn more about this specific resource type by redirecting to the documentation
Delete Gives the user the option to delete the Lens (click on three dots to access this option).
Owner Allow the user to edit the owner’s name.
Tier Gives the user an option to add/edit the tier information.
Domain Allows the user to add the predefined domain name.
Tags Add/Remove tags/glossary terms/tag groups.
Request Tags Update (? icon) Request updates in tags and assign users to do it.
Description Allows the user to edit the description
Request Description Update (? icon) Request updates in the description and assign users to do it
Tasks Option to view tasks created. In the side pane, the user will get the option to create a new task
Conversations View conversations in the side pane. The user will get the option to start a new conversation by clicking on the ‘+’ sign

The subsequent tabs will provide you with more detailed information, as explained in the following sections.

Details

Attribute Description
Workspace Workspace where Lens is created like public or user-specific
Version The specific version or release of the DataOS Lens Resource manifest
State Current state of the Resource such as Active or Deleted.
Aggregate Status Aggregate status of Lens
Compute Compute resources used for allocating processing power to Lens API instances, workers, and router
Run As User Authority granted to perform operations on behalf of the assigned user ID
Life Cycle Events Logs significant occurrences such as creation and deletion

Model

Renders a logical model of the deployed Lens.

Permissions

Provides details related to the access permissions for the Lens.

Activity Feeds & Tasks

This space lists all activities, including tasks and conversations around the specific Lens.

Runtime

This section provides an overview of the Lens API Instances, Workers, and Router.

Runtime information
Runtime information

You can access more details by clicking on the link.

{lens-name}-worker

This option provides information about the Lens Worker instances.

{lens-name}-api

This option provides information about the Lens API instances.

{lens-name}-router

This option provides information about the Lens Router instances.

Manifest

This section offers comprehensive information regarding the Lens's manifest. A manifest file, in this context, takes the form of a YAML configuration file. This file serves as the blueprint that defines the configuration settings for various DataOS Resources.