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Oracle Analytics (via Collector method) - v3.0.0

About Collectors

Collector Method

Collectors are extractors that are developed and managed by you (A customer of K).

KADA provides python libraries that customers can use to quickly deploy a Collector.

Why you should use a Collector

There are several reasons why you may use a collector vs the direct connect extractor:

  1. You are using the KADA SaaS offering and it cannot connect to your sources due to firewall restrictions

  2. You want to push metadata to KADA rather than allow it pull data for Security reasons

  3. You want to inspect the metadata before pushing it to K

Using a collector requires you to manage

  1. Deploying and orchestrating the extract code

  2. Managing a high water mark so the extract only pull the latest metadata

  3. Storing and pushing the extracts to your K instance.


Pre-requisites

Collector Server Minimum Requirements

For the collector to operate effectively, it will need to be deployed on a server with the below minimum specifications:

  • CPU: 2 vCPU

  • Memory: 8GB

  • Storage: 30GB (depends on historical data extracted)

  • OS: unix distro e.g. RHEL preferred but can also work with Windows Server.

  • Python 3.10.x or later

  • Access to K landing directory

Oracle Analytics Requirements

  • Access to Oracle Analytics


Step 1: Establish Oracle Analytics Access

Create an Oracle user with read access to following tables

  • dba_hist_active_sess_history

  • dba_hist_snapshot

  • dba_users

  • dba_hist_sqltext

  • dba_col_comments

  • dba_tab_columns

  • dba_audit_trail (If you do not have Auditing configured, speak to KADA about it.)

The following Materialized Views will need to be created to support the Extraction process, consult KADA before proceeding.

CODE
-- table column metadata

CREATE MATERIALIZED
VIEW <SCHEMA>.MV_KADA_TABLES
TABLESPACE DATA
PARALLEL 4
     BUILD IMMEDIATE
AS
SELECT
    atc.owner "Owner",
    atc.table_name  "Table_Name",
    atc.column_id,
    atc.column_name "Column_Name",
    initcap(data_type) ||
        decode(data_type, 
            'CHAR',      '('|| char_length ||')',
            'VARCHAR',   '('|| char_length ||')',
            'VARCHAR2',  '('|| char_length ||')',
            'NCHAR',     '('|| char_length ||')',
            'NVARCHAR',  '('|| char_length ||')', 
            'NVARCHAR2', '('|| char_length ||')',
            'NUMBER',    '('|| nvl(data_precision,data_length)|| decode(data_scale,null,null,','||data_scale)||')', null) "Data_Type",
    nullable "Nullable",
    atc.owner       sdev_link_owner,
    atc.table_name  sdev_link_name,
    'TABLE'     sdev_link_type,
    acc.comments
FROM
    sys.dba_tab_columns ATC,
    sys.dba_COL_COMMENTS ACC
WHERE atc.owner = acc.owner
    and atc.table_name = acc.table_name
    and atc.column_name = acc.column_name
order by atc.owner, atc.table_name, atc.column_id
;
GRANT SELECT ON <SCHEMA>.MV_KADA_TABLES to <KADA USER>;

-- query history

CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW <SCHEMA>.MV_KADA_DB_LOG
TABLESPACE DATA
     BUILD IMMEDIATE
REFRESH FORCE ON DEMAND
WITH ROWID USING TRUSTED CONSTRAINTS     
AS
SELECT
    r.begin_interval_time,
    r.dbid,
    r.snap_id,
    b.username AS user_name,
    b.username || '/' || r.session_id || '/' || r.session_serial# || '/' || r.instance_number AS session_id,
    r.instance_number,
    r.sql_id,
    r.sample_id,
    r.service_hash,
    r.client_id,
    r.machine,
    r.port,
    s.command_type,
    s.sql_text,
    r.start_time,
    r.cpu_time_ms,
    r.time_ms,
    r.db_time_ms,
    r.machine || ':' || r.port AS client_addr
FROM (
    SELECT
        s.begin_interval_time,
        a.DBID,
        a.snap_id,
        a.user_id,
        a.session_id,
        a.session_serial#,
        a.sql_id,
        a.sample_id,
        a.service_hash,
        a.client_id,
        a.machine,
        a.port,
        a.instance_number,
        MIN(a.sample_time) AS start_time,
        SUM(a.tm_delta_cpu_time) AS cpu_time_ms,
        SUM(a.tm_delta_time) AS time_ms,
        SUM(a.tm_delta_db_time) AS db_time_ms
    FROM dba_hist_active_sess_history a
        JOIN dba_hist_snapshot s
        ON a.dbid = s.dbid AND a.snap_id = s.snap_id AND a.instance_number = s.instance_number
    WHERE a.SQL_EXEC_START >= SYSDATE-1
    GROUP BY
        a.dbid,
        a.snap_id,
        a.user_id,
        a.session_id,
        a.session_serial#,
        a.sql_id,
        a.sample_id,
        a.service_hash,
        a.client_id,
        a.machine,
        a.port,
        s.begin_interval_time,
        a.instance_number
) r
    JOIN dba_users b
    ON r.user_id = b.user_id
    JOIN dba_hist_sqltext s
    ON r.dbid = s.dbid AND r.sql_id = s.sql_id
WHERE
    s.command_type NOT IN (
      6, 7, /* system cmds */
      47, /* declare cmd */
      170, 189
    )
    AND b.username NOT IN ('C##ADP$SERVICE','C##API','C##CLOUD$SERVICE','C##CLOUD_OPS','C##DV_ACCT_ADMIN','C##DV_OWNER','C##OMLIDM','GRAPH$METADATA','GRAPH$PROXY_USER','GSMADMIN_INTERNAL','ORACLE_OCM','OML$MODELS','OML$PROXY','REMOTE_SCHEDULER_AGENT','SH','SYS$UMF','SYSBACKUP','SYSDG','SYSKM','SYSRAC','DWH_STG','ADMIN','ODIREP_WLS_RUNTIME','ODIREP_ODI_REPO','ODIREP_STB','ODI_IAU_VIEWER','ODI_IAU','ODI_ODI_REPO','ODIREP_WLS','ODIREP_IAU_VIEWER','ODI_OPSS','ODIREP_IAU_APPEND','ODI_WLS','ODI_WLS_RUNTIME','ODIREP_OPSS','ODIREP_IAU','ODI_IAU_APPEND','ODI_STB','DWH_ODI_TMP','SYSTEM', 'SYS', 'OLAPSYS', 'LBACSYS', 'OWBSYS', 'OWBSYS_AUDIT', 'APPQOSSYS', 'SYSMAN', 'WMSYS', 'EXFSYS', 'CTXSYS', 'ORDSYS', 'MDSYS');
;
GRANT SELECT ON <SCHEMA>.MV_KADA_DB_LOG to <KADA USER>;

-- OACS usage

CREATE VIEW <SCHEMA>.V_KADA_OACS_LOGICAL
AS
    SELECT ID, USER_NAME, SESSION_ID, SAW_SRC_PATH, PRESENTATION_NAME
    FROM USAGE_TRACKING.LOGICAL_QUERIES
    WHERE START_DT >= SYSDATE-2
;
GRANT SELECT ON <SCHEMA>.V_KADA_OACS_LOGICAL to <KADA USER>;

CREATE VIEW <SCHEMA>.V_KADA_OACS_PHYSICAL
AS
    SELECT ID, LOGICAL_QUERY_ID, QUERY_BLOB, TIME_SEC, ROW_COUNT, START_DT, START_HOUR_MIN
    FROM USAGE_TRACKING.PHYSICAL_QUERIES
    WHERE START_DT >= SYSDATE-2
;
GRANT SELECT ON <SCHEMA>.V_KADA_OACS_PHYSICAL to <KADA USER>;

 

You have the option to create a wallet if you are using Oracle Cloud for authentication, otherwise username and password will suffice.

If you are using TNSNAMES ensure the tnsnames.ora file is up to date with the correct entries to be referenced.

You can connect 3 ways.

  1. Host/servicename

  2. TNSNAME in the tnsnames.ora file

  3. A connection descriptor


Step 2: Create the Source in K

Create an Oracle Analytics source in K

  • Go to Settings, Select Sources and click Add Source

  • Select “Load from File system” option

  • Give the source a Name - e.g. Oracle Analytics Production

  • Add the Host name for the Oracle Analytics Server

  • Click Finish Setup


Step 3: Getting Access to the Source Landing Directory

Collector Method

When using a Collector you will push metadata to a K landing directory.

To find your landing directory you will need to

  1. Go to Platform Settings - Settings. Note down the value of this setting

    1. If using Azure: storage_azure_storage_account

    2. if using AWS:

      1. storage_root_folder - the AWS s3 bucket

      2. storage_aws_region - the region where the AWS s3 bucket is hosted

  2. Go to Sources - Edit the Source you have configured. Note down the landing directory in the About this Source section

To connect to the landing directory you will need

  • If using Azure: a SAS token to push data to the landing directory. Request this from KADA Support (support@kada.ai)

  • if using AWS:

    • an Access key and Secret. Request this from KADA Support (support@kada.ai)

    • OR provide your IAM role to KADA Support to provision access.


Step 4: Install the Collector

It is recommended to use a python environment such as pyenv or pipenv if you are not intending to install this package at the system level.

Some python packages also have dependencies on the OS level packages, so you may be required to install additional OS packages if the below fails to install.

You can download the latest Core Library and whl via Platform Settings → SourcesDownload Collectors

Run the following command to install the collector

CODE
pip install kada_collectors_extractors_<version>-none-any.whl

You will also need to install the common library kada_collectors_lib for this collector to function properly.

CODE
pip install kada_collectors_lib-<version>-none-any.whl

You may require an ODBC package for the OS to be installed as well as an oracle client library package if do you not have one already, see https://www.oracle.com/au/database/technologies/instant-client.html


Step 5: Configure the Collector

The collector requires a set of parameters to connect to and extract metadata from Oracle Analytics

FIELD

FIELD TYPE

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

username

string

Username to log into Oracle

“myuser”

password

string

Password to log into Oracle

 

dsn

string

Datasource Name for Oracle, this can be one of the following forms

<tnsname>
<host/servicename>

“preprod”

local.example.com/oraservice”

oracle_client_path

string

Full path to the location of the Oracle Client libraries

“/tmp/drivers/lib/oracleinstantclient_11_9”

wallet_path

string

If you use Oracle wallets, then this is the location of the wallet, ensure that the sqlora.net file references the wallet locaton correctly. If you do not use wallets, leave this blank.

“/tmp/drivers/oracle/wallet”

output_path

string

Absolute path to the output location where files are to be written

“/tmp/output”

mask

boolean

To enable masking or not

true

compress

boolean

To gzip the output or not

true

These parameters can be added directly into the run or you can use pass the parameters in via a JSON file. The following is an example you can use that is included in the example run code below.

kada_oracle_analytics_extractor_config.json

CODE
{
    "username": "",
    "password": "",
    "dsn": "",
    "oracle_client_path": "",
    "wallet_path": "",
    "output_path": "/tmp/output",
    "mask": true,
    "compress": true
}

Step 6: Run the Collector

The following code is an example of how to run the extractor. You may need to uplift this code to meet any code standards at your organisation.

This can be executed in any python environment where the whl has been installed. It will produce and read a high water mark file from the same directory as the execution called oracle_analytics_hwm.txt and produce files according to the configuration JSON.

This is the wrapper script: kada_oracle_analytics_extractor.py

CODE
import os
import argparse
from kada_collectors.extractors.utils import load_config, get_hwm, publish_hwm, get_generic_logger
from kada_collectors.extractors.oracle_analytics import Extractor

get_generic_logger('root') # Set to use the root logger, you can change the context accordingly or define your own logger

_type = 'oracle_analytics'
dirname = os.path.dirname(__file__)
filename = os.path.join(dirname, 'kada_{}_extractor_config.json'.format(_type))

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='KADA Oracle Analytics Extractor.')
parser.add_argument('--config', '-c', dest='config', default=filename, help='Location of the configuration json, default is the config json in the same directory as the script.')
parser.add_argument('--name', '-n', dest='name', default=_type, help='Name of the collector instance.')
args = parser.parse_args()

start_hwm, end_hwm = get_hwm(args.name)

ext = Extractor(**load_config(args.config))
ext.test_connection()
ext.run(**{"start_hwm": start_hwm, "end_hwm": end_hwm})

publish_hwm(_type, end_hwm)

 

Advance options:

If you wish to maintain your own high water mark files elsewhere you can use the above section’s script as a guide on how to call the extractor. The configuration file is simply the keyword arguments in JSON format. Refer to this document for more information Collector Integration General Notes | Storing-HWM-in-another-location

If you are handling external arguments of the runner yourself, you’ll need to consider additional items for the run method. Refer to this document for more information Collector Integration General Notes | The-run-method


CODE
class Extractor(username: str = None, password: str = None, dsn: str = None, \
    oracle_client_path: str = None, wallet_path: str = '', \
    output_path: str = './output', mask: bool = False, compress: bool = False) -> None

username: username to sign into server
password: password to sign into server
dsn: server address or tnsname if using a wallet or odbc library
oracle_client_path: library path for the Oracle Instant Client
wallet_path: where the p12 and sso for the Oracle wallet is
output_path: full or relative path to where the outputs should go
mask: To mask the META/DATABASE_LOG files or not
compress: To gzip output files or not


Step 7: Check the Collector Outputs

K Extracts

A set of files (eg metadata, databaselog, linkages, events etc) will be generated. These files will appear in the output_path directory you set in the configuration details

High Water Mark File

A high water mark file is created in the same directory as the execution called oracle_analytics_hwm.txt and produce files according to the configuration JSON. This file is only produced if you call the publish_hwm method.

If you want prefer file managed hwm, you can edit the location of the hwn by following these instructions Collector Integration General Notes | Storing-High-Water-Marks-(HWM)


Step 8: Push the Extracts to K

Once the files have been validated, you can push the files to the K landing directory.

You can use Azure Storage Explorer if you want to initially do this manually. You can push the files using python as well (see Airflow example below)


Example: Using Airflow to orchestrate the Extract and Push to K

Collector Method

The following example is how you can orchestrate the Tableau collector using Airflow and push the files to K hosted on Azure. The code is not expected to be used as-is but as a template for your own DAG.

PY
# built-in
import os

# Installed
from airflow.operators.python_operator import PythonOperator
from airflow.models.dag import DAG
from airflow.operators.dummy import DummyOperator
from airflow.utils.dates import days_ago
from airflow.utils.task_group import TaskGroup

from plugins.utils.azure_blob_storage import AzureBlobStorage

from kada_collectors.extractors.utils import load_config, get_hwm, publish_hwm, get_generic_logger
from kada_collectors.extractors.tableau import Extractor

# To be configed by the customer.
# Note variables may change if using a different object store.
KADA_SAS_TOKEN = os.getenv("KADA_SAS_TOKEN")
KADA_CONTAINER = ""
KADA_STORAGE_ACCOUNT = ""
KADA_LANDING_PATH = "lz/tableau/landing"
KADA_EXTRACTOR_CONFIG = {
    "server_address": "http://tabserver",
    "username": "user",
    "password": "password",
    "sites": [],
    "db_host": "tabserver",
    "db_username": "repo_user",
    "db_password": "repo_password",
    "db_port": 8060,
    "db_name": "workgroup",
    "meta_only": False,
    "retries": 5,
    "dry_run": False,
    "output_path": "/set/to/output/path",
    "mask": True,
    "mapping": {}
}

# To be implemented by the customer. 
# Upload to your landing zone storage.
# Change '.csv' to '.csv.gz' if you set compress = true in the config
def upload():
  output = KADA_EXTRACTOR_CONFIG['output_path']
  for filename in os.listdir(output):
      if filename.endswith('.csv'):
        file_to_upload_path = os.path.join(output, filename)

        AzureBlobStorage.upload_file_sas_token(
            client=KADA_SAS_TOKEN,
            storage_account=KADA_STORAGE_ACCOUNT,
            container=KADA_CONTAINER, 
            blob=f'{KADA_LANDING_PATH}/{filename}', 
            local_path=file_to_upload_path
        )

with DAG(dag_id="taskgroup_example", start_date=days_ago(1)) as dag:
  
    # To be implemented by the customer.
    # Retrieve the timestamp from the prior run
    start_hwm = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:SS'
    end_hwm = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:SS' # timestamp now
    
    ext = Extractor(**KADA_EXTRACTOR_CONFIG)
    
    start = DummyOperator(task_id="start")

    with TaskGroup("taskgroup_1", tooltip="extract tableau and upload") as extract_upload:
        task_1 = PythonOperator(
            task_id="extract_tableau",
            python_callable=ext.run, 
            op_kwargs={"start_hwm": start_hwm, "end_hwm": end_hwm},
            provide_context=True,
        )
        
        task_2 = PythonOperator(
            task_id="upload_extracts",
            python_callable=upload, 
            op_kwargs={},
            provide_context=True,
        )

        # To be implemented by the customer. 
        # Timestamp needs to be saved for next run
        task_3 = DummyOperator(task_id='save_hwm') 

    end = DummyOperator(task_id='end')

    start >> extract_upload >> end

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