Astera Data Stack
Version 10
Version 10
  • Welcome to Astera Data Stack Documentation
  • RELEASE NOTES
    • Astera 10.5 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.4 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.3 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.2 – Release Notes
    • Astera 10.1 - Additional Notes
    • Astera 10.1 - Release Notes
    • Astera 10.0 - Release Notes
  • SETTING UP
    • System Requirements
    • Product Architecture
    • Migrating from Astera 9 to Astera 10
    • Migrating from Astera 7.x to Astera 10
    • Installing Client and Server Applications
    • Connecting to an Astera Server using the Client
    • How to Connect to a Different Astera Server from the Client
    • How to Build a Cluster Database and Create Repository
    • Repository Upgrade Utility in Astera
    • How to Login from the Client
    • How to Verify Admin Email
    • Licensing in Astera
    • How to Supply a License Key Without Prompting the User
    • Install Manager
    • User Roles and Access Control
      • Windows Authentication
      • Azure Authentication
    • Offline Activation of Astera
    • Setting Up R in Astera
    • Silent Installation
  • DATAFLOWS
    • What are Dataflows?
    • Sources
      • Data Providers and File Formats Supported in Astera Data Stack
      • Setting Up Sources
      • Excel Workbook Source
      • COBOL File Source
      • Database Table Source
      • Delimited File Source
      • File System Items Source
      • Fixed Length File Source
      • Email Source
      • Report Source
      • SQL Query Source
      • XML/JSON File Source
      • PDF Form Source
      • Parquet File Source (Beta)
      • MongoDB Source (Beta)
      • Data Model Query
    • Transformations
      • Introducing Transformations
      • Aggregate Transformation
      • Constant Value Transformation
      • Denormalize Transformation
      • Distinct Transformation
      • Expression Transformation
      • Filter Transformation
      • Join Transformation
      • List Lookup Transformation
      • Merge Transformation
      • Normalize Transformation
      • Passthru Transformation
      • Reconcile Transformation
      • Route Transformation
      • Sequence Generator
      • Sort Transformation
      • Sources as Transformations
      • Subflow Transformation
      • Switch Transformation
      • Tree Join Transformation
      • Tree Transform
      • Union Transformation
      • Data Cleanse Transformation
      • File Lookup Transformation
      • SQL Statement Lookup
      • Database Lookup
      • AI Match Transformation
    • Destinations
      • Setting Up Destinations
      • Database Table Destination
      • Delimited File Destination
      • Excel Workbook Destination
      • Fixed Length File Destination
      • SQL Statement Destination
      • XML File Destination
      • Parquet File Destination (Beta)
      • Excel Workbook Report
      • MongoDB Destination
    • Data Logging and Profiling
      • Creating Data Profile
      • Creating Field Profile
      • Data Quality Mode
      • Using Data Quality Rules in Astera
      • Record Level Log
      • Quick Profile
    • Database Write Strategies
      • Data Driven
      • Source Diff Processor
      • Database Diff Processor
    • Text Processors
      • Delimited Parser
      • Delimited Serializer
      • Language Parser
      • Fixed Length Parser
      • Fixed Length Serializer
      • XML/JSON Parser
      • XML/JSON Serializer
    • Data Warehouse
      • Fact Table Loader
      • Dimension Loader
      • Data Vault Loader
    • Testing and Diagnostics
      • Correlation Analysis
    • Visualization
      • Basic Plots
      • Distribution Plots
    • EDI
      • EDI Source File
      • EDI Message Parser
      • EDI Message Serializer
      • EDI Destination File
  • WORKFLOWS
    • What are Workflows?
    • Creating Workflows in Astera
    • Decision
    • EDI Acknowledgment
    • File System
    • File Transfer
      • FTP
      • SFTP
    • Or
    • Run Dataflow
    • Run Program
    • Run SQL File
    • Run SQL Script
    • Run Workflow
    • Send Mail
    • Workflows with a Dynamic Destination Path
    • Customizing Workflows With Parameters
    • GPG-Integrated File Decryption in Astera
    • AS2
      • Setting up an AS2 Server
      • Adding an AS2 Partner
      • AS2 Workflow Task
  • Subflows
    • Using Subflows in Astera
  • DATA MODEL
    • Creating a Data Warehousing Project
    • Data Models
      • Introducing Data Models
      • Opening a New Data Model
      • Data Modeler - UI Walkthrough
      • Reverse Engineering an Existing Database
      • Creating a Data Model from Scratch
      • General Entity Properties
      • Creating and Editing Relationships
      • Relationship Manager
      • Virtual Primary Key
      • Virtual Relationship
      • Change Field Properties
      • Forward Engineering
      • Verifying a Data Model
    • Dimensional Modelling
      • Introducing Dimensional Models
      • Converting a Data Model to a Dimensional Model
      • Build Dimensional Model
      • Fact Entities
      • Dimension Entities
      • Placeholder Dimension for Early Arriving Facts and Late Arriving Dimensions
      • Date and Time Dimension
      • Aggregates in Dimensional Modeling
      • Verifying a Dimensional Model
    • Data Vaults
      • Introducing Data Vaults
      • Data Vault Automation
      • Raw Vault Entities
      • Bridge Tables
      • Point-In-Time Tables
    • Documentation
      • Generating Technical and Business Documentation for Data Models
      • Lineage and Impact Analysis
    • Deployment and Usage
      • Deploying a Data Model
      • View Based Deployment
      • Validate Metadata and Data Integrity
      • Using Astera Data Models in ETL Pipelines
      • Connecting an Astera Data Model to a Third-Party Visualization Tool
  • REPORT MODEL
    • User Guide
      • Report Model Tutorial
    • Report Model Interface
      • Report Options
      • Report Browser
      • Data Regions in Report Models
      • Region Properties Panel
      • Pattern Properties
      • Field Properties Panel
    • Use Cases
      • Auto-Creating Data Regions and Fields
      • Line Count
      • Auto-Parsing
      • Pattern Count
      • Applying Pattern to Line
      • Regular Expression
      • Floating Patterns and Floating Fields
      • Creating Multi-Column Data Regions
      • Defining the Start Position of Data Fields
      • Data Field Verification
      • Using Comma Separated Values to Define Start Position
      • Defining Region End Type as Specific Text and Regular Expression
      • How To Work With PDF Scaling Factor in a Report Model
      • Connecting to Cloud Storage
    • Auto Generate Layout
      • Setting Up AGL in Astera
      • UI Walkthrough - Auto Generation of Layout, Fields and Table
      • Using Auto Generation Layout, Auto Create Fields and Auto Create Table (Preview)
    • AI Powered Data Extraction
      • AI Powered Data Extraction Using Astera North Star
      • Best Practices for AI-Powered Template Creation in Astera
    • Optical Character Recognition
      • Loading PDFs with OCR
      • Best Practices for OCR Usage
    • Exporting Options
      • Exporting a Report Model
      • Exporting Report Model to a Dataflow
    • Miscellaneous
      • Importing Monarch Models
      • Microsoft Word and Rich Text Format Support
      • Working With Problematic PDF Files
  • API Flow
    • API Publishing
      • Develop
        • Designing an API Flow
        • Request Context Parameters
        • Configuring Sorting and Filtering in API Flows
        • Enable Pagination
        • Asynchronous API Request
        • Multiple Responses using Conditional Route
        • Workflow Tasks in an API Flow
        • Enable File Download-Upload Through APIs
        • Database CRUD APIs Auto-Generation
        • Pre-deployment Testing and Verification of API flows
        • Multipart/Form-Data
        • Certificate Store
      • Publish
        • API Deployment
        • Test Flow Generation
      • Manage
        • Server Browser Functionalities for API Publishing
          • Swagger UI for API Deployments
        • API Monitoring
        • Logging and Tracing
    • API Consumption
      • Consume
        • API Connection
        • Making API Calls with the API Client
        • API Browser
          • Type 1 – JSON/XML File
          • Type 2 – JSON/XML URL
          • Type 3 – Import Postman API Collections
          • Type 4 - Create or customize API collection
          • Pre-built Custom Connectors
        • Request Service Options - eTags
        • HTTP Redirect Calls
        • Method Operations
        • Pagination
        • Raw Preview And Copy Curl Command
        • Support for text/XML and SOAP Protocol
        • API Logging
        • Making Multipart/Form-Data API Calls
      • Authorize
        • Open APIs - Configuration Details
        • Authorizing Facebook APIs
        • Authorizing Astera’s Server APIs
        • Authorizing Avaza APIs
        • Authorizing the Square API
        • Authorizing the ActiveCampaign API
        • Authorizing the QuickBooks’ API
        • Astera’s Server API Documentation
        • NTLM Authentication
        • AWS Signature Authentication
        • Accessing Astera’s Server APIs Through a Third-Party Tool
          • Workflow Use Case
  • Project Management and Scheduling
    • Project Management
      • Deployment
      • Server Monitoring and Job Management
      • Cluster Monitor and Settings
      • Connecting to Source Control
      • Astera Project and Project Explorer
      • CAR Convert Utility Guide
    • Job Scheduling
      • Scheduling Jobs on the Server
      • Job Monitor
    • Configuring Multiple Servers to the Same Repository (Load Balancing)
    • Purging the Database Repository
  • Data Governance
    • Deployment of Assets in Astera Data Stack
    • Logging In
    • Tags
    • Modifying Asset Details
    • Data Discoverability
    • Data Profile
    • Data Quality
    • Scheduler
    • Access Management
  • Functions
    • Introducing Function Transformations
    • Custom Functions
    • Logical
      • Coalesce (Any value1, Any value2)
      • IsNotNull (AnyValue)
      • IsRealNumber (AnyValue)
      • IsValidSqlDate (Date)
      • IsDate (AnyValue)
      • If (Boolean)
      • If (DateTime)
      • If (Double)
      • Exists
      • If (Int64)
      • If (String)
      • IsDate (str, strformat)
      • IsInteger (AnyValue)
      • IsNullOrWhitespace (StringValue)
      • IsNullorEmpty (StringValue)
      • IsNull (AnyValue)
      • IsNumeric (AnyValue)
    • Conversion
      • GetDateComponents (DateWithOffset)
      • ParseDate (Formats, Str)
      • GetDateComponents (Date)
      • HexToInteger (Any Value)
      • ToInteger (Any value)
      • ToDecimal (Any value)
      • ToReal (Any value)
      • ToDate (String dateStr)
      • TryParseDate (String, UnknownDate)
      • ToString (Any value)
      • ToString (DateValue)
      • ToString (Any data, String format)
    • Math
      • Abs (Double)
      • Abs (Decimal)
      • Ceiling (Real)
      • Ceiling(Decimal)
      • Floor (Decimal)
      • Floor (Real)
      • Max (Decimal)
      • Max (Date)
      • Min (Decimal)
      • Min (Date)
      • Max (Real)
      • Max (Integer)
      • Min (Real)
      • Pow (BaseExponent)
      • Min (Integer)
      • RandomReal (Int)
      • Round (Real)
      • Round (Real Integer)
      • Round (Decimal Integer)
      • Round (Decimal)
    • Financial
      • DDB
      • FV
      • IPmt
      • IPmt (FV)
      • Pmt
      • Pmt (FV)
      • PPmt
      • PPmt (FV)
      • PV (FV)
      • Rate
      • Rate (FV)
      • SLN
      • SYD
    • String
      • Center (String)
      • Chr (IntAscii)
      • Asc (String)
      • AddCDATAEnvelope
      • Concatenate (String)
      • ContainsAnyChar (String)
      • Contains (String)
      • Compact (String)
      • Find (Int64)
      • EndsWith (String)
      • FindIntStart (Int32)
      • Extract (String)
      • GetFindCount (Int64)
      • FindLast (Int64)
      • GetDigits (String)
      • GetLineFeed
      • Insert (String)
      • IsAlpha
      • GetToken
      • IndexOf
      • IsBlank
      • IsLower
      • IsUpper
      • IsSubstringOf
      • Length (String)
      • LeftOf (String)
      • Left (String)
      • IsValidName
      • Mid (String)
      • PadLeft
      • Mid (String Chars)
      • LSplit (String)
      • PadRight
      • ReplaceAllSpecialCharsWithSpace
      • RemoveChars (String str, StringCharsToRemove)
      • ReplaceLast
      • RightAlign
      • Reverse
      • Right (String)
      • RSplit (String)
      • SplitStringMultipleRecords
      • SplitStringMultipleRecords (2 Separators)
      • SplitString (3 separators)
      • SplitString
      • SplitStringMultipleRecords (3 Separators)
      • Trim
      • SubString (NoOfChars)
      • StripHtml
      • Trim (Start)
      • TrimExtraMiddleSpace
      • TrimEnd
      • PascalCaseWithSpace (String str)
      • Trim (String str)
      • ToLower(String str)
      • ToProper(String str)
      • ToUpper (String str)
      • Substring (String str, Integer startAt)
      • StartsWith (String str, String value)
      • RemoveAt (String str, Integer startAt, Integer noofChars)
      • Proper (String str)
      • Repeat (String str, Integer count)
      • ReplaceAll (String str, String lookFor, String replaceWith)
      • ReplaceFirst (String str, String lookFor, String replaceWith)
      • RightOf (String str, String lookFor)
      • RemoveChars (String str, String charsToRemove)
      • SplitString (String str, String separator1, String separator2)
    • Date Time
      • AddMinutes (DateTime)
      • AddDays (DateTimeOffset)
      • AddDays (DateTime)
      • AddHours (DateTime)
      • AddSeconds (DateTime)
      • AddMonths (DateTime)
      • AddMonths (DateTimeOffset)
      • AddMinutes (DateTimeOffset)
      • AddSeconds (DateTimeOffset)
      • AddYears (DateTimeOffset)
      • AddYears (DateTime)
      • Age (DateTime)
      • Age (DateTimeOffset)
      • CharToSeconds (Str)
      • DateDifferenceDays (DateTimeOffset)
      • DateDifferenceDays (DateTime)
      • DateDifferenceHours (DateTimeOffset)
      • DateDifferenceHours (DateTime)
      • DateDifferenceMonths (DateTimeOffset)
      • DateDifferenceMonths (DateTime)
      • DatePart (DateTimeOffset)
      • DatePart (DateTime)
      • DateDifferenceYears (DateTimeOffset)
      • DateDifferenceYears (DateTime)
      • Month (DateTime)
      • Month (DateTimeOffset)
      • Now
      • Quarter (DateTime)
      • Quarter (DateTimeOffset)
      • Second (DateTime)
      • Second (DateTimeOffset)
      • SecondsToChar (String)
      • TimeToInteger (DateTime)
      • TimeToInteger (DateTimeOffset)
      • ToDate Date (DateTime)
      • ToDate DateTime (DateTime)
      • ToDateString (DateTime)
      • ToDateTimeOffset-Date (DateTimeOffset)
      • ToDate DateTime (DateTimeOffset)
      • ToDateString (DateTimeOffset)
      • Today
      • ToLocal (DateTime)
      • ToJulianDate (DateTime)
      • ToJulianDayNumber (DateTime)
      • ToTicks (Date dateTime)
      • ToTicks (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • ToUnixEpoc (Date dateTime)
      • ToUtc (Date dateTime)
      • UnixTimeStampToDateTime (Real unixTimeStamp)
      • UtcNow ()
      • Week (Date dateTime)
      • Week (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • Year (Date dateTime)
      • Year (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • DateToJulian (Date dateTime, Integer length)
      • DateTimeOffsetUtcNow ()
      • DateTimeOffsetNow ()
      • Day (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • Day (Date dateTime)
      • DayOfWeekStr (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • DayOfWeek (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • DayOfWeek (Date dateTime)
      • DateToJulian (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime, Integer length)
      • DayOfWeekStr (Date dateTime)
      • FromJulianDate (Real julianDate)
      • DayOfYear (Date dateTime)
      • DaysInMonth(Integer year, Integer month)
      • DayOfYear (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • FromUnixEpoc
      • FromJulianDayNumber (Integer julianDayNumber)
      • FromTicksUtc(Integer ticks)
      • FromTicksLocal(Integer ticks)
      • Hour (Date dateTime)
      • Hour (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • Minute (Date dateTime)
      • JulianToDate (String julianDate)
      • Minute (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • DateToIntegerYYYYMMDD (DateTimeWithOffset dateTime)
      • DateToIntegerYYYYMMDD (Date dateTime)
    • Files
      • AppendTextToFile (String filePath, String text)
      • CopyFile (String sourceFilePath, String destFilePath, Boolean overWrite)
      • CreateDateTime (String filePath)
      • DeleteFile (String filePath)
      • DirectoryExists (String filePath)
      • FileExists (String filePath)
      • FileLength (String filePath)
      • FileLineCount (String filePath)
      • GetDirectory (String filePath)
      • GetEDIFileMetaData (String filePath)
      • GetExcelWorksheets (String excelFilePath)
      • GetFileExtension (String filePath)
      • GetFileInfo (String filePath)
      • GetFileName (String filePath)
      • GetFileNameWithoutExtension (String filePath)
      • LastUpdateDateTime (String filePath)
      • MoveFile (String filePath, String newDirectory)
      • ReadFileBytes (String filePath)
      • ReadFileFirstLine (String filePath)
      • ReadFileText (String filePath)
      • ReadFileText (String filePath, String codePage)
      • WriteBytesToFile (String filePath, ByteArray bytes)
      • WriteTextToFile (String filePath, String text)
    • Date Time With Offset
      • ToDateTimeOffsetFromDateTime (dateTime String)
      • ToUtc (DateTimeWithOffset)
      • ToDateTimeOffsetFromDateTime
      • ToDateTimeOffset (String dateTimeOffsetStr)
      • ToDateTimeFromDateTimeOffset
    • GUID
      • NewGuid
    • Encoding
      • ToBytes
      • FromBytes
      • UrlEncode
      • UrlDecode
      • ComputeSHA256
      • ComputeMD5
      • ComputeHash (Str, Key)
      • ComputeHash (Str, Key, hex)
      • ConvertEncoding
    • Regular Expressions
      • ReplaceRegEx
      • ReplaceRegEx (Integer StartAt)
      • IsMatchRegEx (StartAt)
      • IsMatchRegEx
      • IsUSPhone
      • IsUSZipCode
      • GetMatchRegEx
      • GetMatchRegEx (StartAt)
    • TimeSpan
      • Minutes
      • Hours
      • Days
      • Milliseconds
      • TotalMilliseconds
      • TimeSpanFromTicks
      • Ticks
      • TotalHours
      • Seconds
      • TotalDays
      • ToTimeSpan (Hours, Min, Sec)
      • ToTimeSpan (Milli)
      • ToTimeSpan
      • TotalSeconds
      • TotalMinutes
    • Matching
      • Soundex
      • DoubleMetaphone
      • RefinedSoundex
    • Processes
      • TerminateProcess
      • IsProcessRunning
  • USE CASES
    • End-to-End Use Cases
      • Data Integration
        • Using Astera Data Stack to Create and Orchestrate an ETL Process for Partner Onboarding
      • Data Warehousing
        • Building a Data Warehouse – A Step by Step Approach
      • Data Extraction
        • Reusing The Extraction Template for Similar Layout Files
  • CONNECTORS
    • Setting Up IBM DB2/iSeries Connectivity in Astera
    • Connecting to SAP HANA Database
    • Connecting to MariaDB Database
    • Connecting to Salesforce Database
    • Connecting to Salesforce – Legacy Database
    • Connecting to Vertica Database
    • Connecting to Snowflake Database
    • Connecting to Amazon Redshift Database
    • Connecting to Amazon Aurora Database
    • Connecting to Google Cloud SQL in Astera
    • Connecting to MySQL Database
    • Connecting to PostgreSQL in Astera
    • Connecting to Netezza Database
    • Connecting to Oracle Database
    • Connecting to Microsoft Azure Databases
    • Amazon S3 Bucket Storage in Astera
    • Connecting to Amazon RDS Databases
    • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage in Astera
    • ODBC Connector
    • Microsoft Dynamics CRM
    • Connection Details for Azure Data Lake Gen 2 and Azure Blob Storage
    • Configuring Azure Data Lake Gen 2
    • Connecting to Microsoft Message Queue
    • Connecting to Google BigQuery
    • Azure SQL Server Configuration Prerequisites
    • Connecting to Microsoft Azure SQL Server
    • Connecting to Microsoft SharePoint in Astera
  • Incremental Loading
    • Trigger Based CDC
    • Incremental CDC
  • MISCELLANEOUS
    • Using Dynamic Layout & Template Mapping in Astera
    • Synonym Dictionary File
    • SmartMatch Feature
    • Role-Based Access Control in Astera
    • Updating Your License in Astera
    • Using Output Variables in Astera
    • Parameterization
    • Connection Vault
    • Safe Mode
    • Context Information
    • Using the Data Source Browser in Astera
    • Pushdown Mode
    • Optimization Scenarios
    • Using Microsoft’s Modern Authentication Method in Email Source Object
    • Shared Actions
    • Data Formats
    • AI Automapper
    • Resource Catalog
    • Cloud Deployment
      • Deploying Astera Data Stack on Microsoft Azure Cloud
      • Deploying Astera Data Stack on Oracle Cloud
      • Deploying Astera Data Stack on Amazon Web Services
      • Setting up the Astera Server on AKS
    • GIT In Astera Data Stack
      • GIT Repositories in Astera Data Stack
      • Moving a Repository to a Remote Server
      • Git Conflicts in Astera Data Stack
    • Astera Best Practices
  • FAQs
    • Installation
      • Why do we need to make two installations for Astera?
      • What’s the difference between Custom and Complete installation?
      • What’s the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Astera?
      • Can we use a single license for multiple users?
      • Does Astera client work when it’s not connected to the server?
      • Why do we need to build a cluster database and set up a repository while working with Astera?
      • How do we set up multiple servers for load balancing?
      • How do we maintain schedules when migrating server or upgrading version?
      • Which database providers does Astera support for setting up a cluster database?
      • How many Astera clients can be connected to a single server?
      • Why is Astera not able to access my source file or create a new one?
    • Sources
      • Can I use data from unstructured documents in dataflows?
      • Can I extract data from fillable PDF forms in Astera?
      • Does Astera support extraction of data residing in online sources?
      • How do I process multiple files in a directory with a single execution of a flow?
      • Can I write information from the File System Items Source to the destination?
      • Can I split a source file into multiple files based on record count?
      • Does Astera support data extraction from unstructured docs or text files?
      • What is the difference between full and incremental loading in database sources?
      • How is the File System Items Source used in a Dataflow?
      • How does the PDF Form Source differ from the Report Source in Astera?
      • Does Astera support extraction of data from EDI files?
      • How does the Raw Text Filter option work in file sources in Astera?
    • Destinations
      • If I want to have a different field delimiter, say a pipe (“|”), is there an option to export with a
      • Tools Menu > Data Format has different date formats, but it doesn’t seem to do anything.
      • Can we export the Object Path column present in the Data Preview window?
      • I want to change the output format of a column.
      • What will be the outcome if we write files multiple times to the same Excel Destination?
    • Transformations
      • How is the Aggregate Transformation different from the Expression Transformation?
      • Can we omit duplicate records using the Aggregate Transformation in Astera?
      • How many datasets can a single Aggregate object take input from?
      • How is Expression Transformation different from the Function Transformation?
    • Workflows
      • What is a Workflow in Astera?
      • How do I trigger a task if at least one of a set of tasks fails?
      • Can I perform an action based on whether a file has data?
    • Scheduler
      • How can I schedule a job to run every x hours?
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  1. MISCELLANEOUS

Role-Based Access Control in Astera

In many business scenarios, Astera client is used by multiple users within an organization, each with a different skill set and job role. Addressing the need for security and access control in such cases, we have implemented a robust role-based security control mechanism in Astera that enables administrators to define user roles and assign all the resources they need.

Default User Roles and Assigned Resources

Astera is shipped with three standard roles, each with a pre-defined level of access to resources. These roles are Root (Super User), Developer, and Operator. Each role has access to a set of URLs (REST APIs) and UI Commands relevant to the type and nature of their job. The URLs allow accessing the feature/functionality via a REST API call. Whereas the UI commands allow users to see the enabled features and functionalities on the client UI

The permissions and access can be modified for each role by a Super User with admin privileges. Moreover, new roles can be created with custom permission sets. A new role can be quickly created by copying the permissions of an existing role, which greatly simplifies a custom security setup.

Here are the three default role types described in detail.

Root (Super User or Admin)

The Super User has complete access to all types of resources available via REST API URLs and the client user interface (also known as UI commands). The Super User also has the administrative authority to create, edit, and modify other roles as well as grant, revoke or customize access to available resources. You can assign Super User (Root) access to more than one user in Astera.

Developer

This role has access to all the APIs and commands required for designing ETL and ELT flows, workflows, report mining, query writing and editing, XML editor, mapping editor, data validation and profiling, as well as deployment. This is to allow users with developer access to design, modify, schedule dataflows, workflows and deploy projects on the server. Moreover, they can modify other scheduled jobs on the server, but do not have the permission to delete them. Some of the resources assigned to the Developer role by default are listed below:

REST API URLs

  • Jobs

  • Schedules

  • Cluster

  • Events

  • Deployments

  • Preview

  • Event

  • Functions

  • Partial access to DB and ServerInfo APIs

Commands

Design Tools

  • Dataflow – Commands to execute dataflows, create new dataflows and subflows

  • Workflow – Workflow UI commands such as Execute, Stop, Pause, etc.

  • QueryEditor – Query editor commands for foreign/primary key drop, key script create, key script drop, create new query, open query, connect or change connection, increase/decrease indent, execute, etc.

  • XMLEditor – XML editor commands to format, create new XML/XSD file, new text file, load, clear, and generate schemas

Monitoring UI

  • Trace – Job trace commands to show error info, export trace, find error, error navigation, show SQL statement, etc.

  • Output Control – Clear output command

  • ServerMonitor – Commands for Server Monitor features

  • Server Log – Commands for server activity and jobs run

  • JobStatus – Workflow job monitor command

Mapping Commands

  • dbConnectionMapsCommands – Database connection maps commands such as add, remove, edit, etc.

  • ServerPathMapping – Add, Delete, Save, Export, Import server path mapping

  • MapProperties – Commands for different mapping types and properties (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one)

  • MapEditor – Mapping commands

Scheduler

  • ScheduleFile – Schedule new file command

  • Scheduler – Commands to add, run, remove, save, refresh, import, or export a scheduled task

  • SchedulerLog – Scheduler log refresh and delete all commands

Operator

The Operator role has been designed for a user responsible for deploying, scheduling, and monitoring jobs to run on the target server. An Operator, by default, is assigned the least level of access presets compared to other role types. They have permission to access commands and REST APIs required to view and export job trace, refresh job lists, manage and track runtime instances of jobs, and execute jobs scheduled on the server.

The Operator role, by default, has access to the following resources:

REST API URLs

  • Schedules

  • Events

  • Deployments

  • Partial access to Account, Jobs, Cluster, and Server APIs

UI Commands

  • Output Control

  • Deployment

  • Scheduler

  • Partial access to File, Window, QueryEditor, Trace, Server, Server Monitor, and QueryPreview

Accessing Resources Assigned to a Role

A user with ROOT access has the ability to add, edit or restrict access to resources for any role. To access resources assigned to a role, right-click on any Role in the Role Management window and select Edit Role Resources from the context menu. You can open the Role Management window by going to Server Explorer > right-click DEFAULT > Role List.

Here, we are accessing resources assigned to the DEVELOPER role.

This will open a new window where you can edit and modify resource access for the selected role.

There are two panels on this screen.

The left panel contains two main nodes:

  • Url:// - Allows accessing the feature/functionality via a REST API call. For instance, ServerInfo can be accessed via the following

  • REST API call: HTTPS://$servername:9260/api/adm/ServerInfo

  • Cmd:// - Enables users to see the enabled features and functionalities on the client UI

If we expand these nodes, you can see that the panel contains all the resources available in Astera.

You will see that the resources listed in this panel appear in three different colors. The color scheme distinguishes between what resources have been enabled, disabled, or partially enabled for a role.

  • Red: Denotes that the resource has been restricted for the role.

  • Green: Denotes that the resource has been enabled for the role.

  • Black: Denotes that the resource has been partially enabled, with limited access to some features.

The right panel lists all the resources assigned to a role.

To disable access to a resource, right-click on that resource in the Role Resources panel, and click Disallow.

This will disable the selected resource for the user role. Or you can click the Edit link next to a resource and uncheck the Allowed option, to disable access to a resource.

You can also permit or remove access to resources using these buttons.

URL and CMD Resources Available in Astera

REST API URLs

You can access Astera’s REST API documentation on the following link:

https://localhost:9260/swagger/index.html

CMD

  • File – File menu commands, such as Print, Save, SaveAs, SaveAll, Close, FileExit, etc.

  • Edit – Edit menu commands, such as Cut, Copy, Undo, Find, etc.

  • Window – Designer windows, tabs, dockable panels

  • Context – Context info commands such as copy path, open folder, etc.

  • View – View menu commands

  • Tools – Tools menu commands

  • Browser – Browser commands (Home, Next, Previous, Refresh, Stop)

  • CloudPath - CloudFilePathCommandConnect

  • ODBC UI – ODBC UI commands base and connection string commands

  • ODBCCommands – ODBC drivers and connection string commands

  • dbConnectionMapsCommands – Database connection maps commands such as add, remove, edit, etc.

  • ServerPathMapping – Add, Delete, Save, Export, Import server path mapping

  • Project – Project-related commands

  • QueryEditor – Query editor commands

  • DataModel – Data model commands

  • EDI – New custom repository, new partner profile

  • Formats – Format maintenance command

  • Development – Development commands to write built-in function, localization, reset package and language picker flag, load and save new colors, generate XML for URI-securable and command-securable resources

  • General Editor – General command toggle binary mode

  • XmlEditor– XML editor commands

  • Wizard – Run transfer wizard commands

  • Workflow – Workflow UI commands such as Execute, Stop, Pause, etc.

  • Session – Add a new session, execute session command

  • Dataflow – Dataflow commands

  • Packages – SFToCRMPackageCommand

  • Resource list command – Show details, refresh resource list

  • ListEditor – Add, Remove, Save list editor commands

  • Trace – Job trace commands

  • JobStatus – Workflow job monitor command

  • Server – Commands to deploy, schedule, run and remove jobs on server

  • ServerMonitor – Commands for Server Monitor features

  • Views – Toolbar button edit filter

  • Output Control – Clear output command

  • Flow – Flow UI commands

  • Data Mart Tree – Remove, Add, Rename data mart tree commands

  • DataModelBrowser – Commands for Data Model Browser features

  • EntityList – Base, Select all, Deselect all entity list controls

  • Data Model Mapping – Data model mapping commands

  • Data Model Sync – Commands for data model sync maps

  • DbBrowser2 – Commands for Data Model Browser features

  • Lineage – Commands for data lineage and impact

  • LoadSettings – New load settings command

  • ScheduleFile – Schedule new file command

  • SharedAction – Create a new shared action command

  • OLAPViewer – Edit, Refresh, Preview, Print, Show, Stacked, Chart totals commands for OLAP viewer

  • ReportMining – UI commands for report mining features and functionalities

  • TextReportPattern – Alpha, Digit, Alpha digit, Whitespace, Non-Blank text report commands

  • ConditionRules – Add or Remove condition rules

  • Build Layout – Build output layout command

  • WizardControlCommand – Next page, Previous page, Go to page commands

  • Export – Commands to write transfer to Excel

  • QueryBuilder – Features, and options in query builder (Show Filter, Sort Order, Where Clause, Add and Remove a Filter, Add Sort, Refresh data model)

  • PickTable – Add tables, Stop add, Select and Deselect all

  • CDC Table – Create all, script all CDC table

  • TableSelection – Table selection commands to show views, select and deselect all

  • List View – Base, Add, Edit, and Delete command for list view

  • AsteraDataGridView – Copy all, Delete, Find, Export to Excel

  • AsteraUltraGridView – Delete, Find, ExportToExcel

  • Diagram – Flow diagram commands for auto-layout, Collapse, Expand all, and various types of zooms

  • Preview – Data preview commands

  • NodeMetaTree – Add segment, element or composite element reference, move up and down, add EDI group, delete meta

  • TransactionMapCommands – Add or Delete transaction maps

  • EDIPartnerCommands – Commands to generate test data file

  • EDIMaintenanceCommands – Save, Delete, Verify an item

  • EDIValidationRuleCommands– Move EDI validation rules up and down

  • EDIValidationCommands – Commands to Add, Edit, Delete EDI validation

  • LayoutGrid – Copy value to all fields

  • MapProperties – Commands for different mapping types and properties (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one)

  • MapEditor – Mapping commands

  • Object Node – Expand or collapse objects on designer

  • Layout Tree – Commands to sort the layout in the alphabetical or original order

  • Profile – Data profiling commands

  • QueryPreview – Commands to Show, Copy, and Refresh queries

  • SortOrder – Add or Remove the sort order

  • Filter – Filter commands for the query builder

  • Sequences – Commands to Add, Save, Remove, or Modify sequences

  • ValidationRules – Data quality commands

  • Verification – Commands to verify flows before execution

  • Deployment – Commands to Import, Export, Add, Save, or Remove deployments

  • PathInfoReplacementCommands – Path info parameter commands for base, ApplyToAll, Discard, SwitchModeToGrouped, and SwitchModeToListView

  • Scheduler – Commands to Add, Run, Remove, Save, Refresh, Import, or Export a scheduled task

  • SchedulerLog – Scheduler log refresh and delete all commands

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