Decommission a Dataset
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Recipe · 3 steps
Decommission a Dataset
with DataHub · Information & Data Management
Soft delete a dataset only when it has no downstream dependents.
- Retrieve the latest aspects for the dataset URN to confirm the entity exists before attempting to decommission it.
- Query the relationship graph for outgoing DownstreamOf edges to detect any datasets that depend on this one before deleting it.
- Soft delete the dataset, marking the entity as removed while preserving its metadata, since no downstream dependents were found.
What you'll need to have ready
- token: DataHub personal access token passed as a Bearer token.
- entityUrn: The dataset URN to decommission.
For your developer
Arazzo workflow datahub:decommission-dataset, 3 operations: getEntityLatestAspects → getRelationships → deleteEntities. Specs on APIs.io.