Metadata extraction from Databricks is always read-only. The process does not modify data but requires access to system tables to retrieve advanced metadata, such as the SQL definitions of views and stored procedures.
Limited Availability: This feature is currently available only in select workspaces and might be subject to change before general availability.
Required permissions: The user must have permission to run USE CATALOG, USE SCHEMA, and SELECT commands on the following catalogs, schemas, and metadata tables:
system.information_schema.metastores
system.information_schema.schema_tags
system.information_schema.table_tags
system.information_schema.column_tags
system.information_schema.catalog_tags
system.information_schema.catalogs
<catalog>.information_schema.schemata
<catalog>.information_schema.tables
<catalog>.information_schema.columns
<catalog>.information_schema.key_column_usage
<catalog>.information_schema.table_constraints
<catalog>.information_schema.referential_constraints
<catalog>.information_schema.key_column_usage
<catalog>.information_schema.table_constraints
<catalog>.information_schema.key_column_usage
<catalog>.information_schema.routines
<catalog>.information_schema.routine_columns
<catalog>.information_schema.routines
<catalog>.information_schema.views
<catalog>.information_schema.tables
where <catalog> is a specific catalog to import;