Create an Observer

You can create multiple observers for a single data connection, but you cannot use the same assets across different observers. You must set up a successful data connection before creating an observer. To create a data connection, refer to Create a Snowflake Data Connection.

To create an observer:

On the Observers page, click Create Observer.
Create Observer page appears.
Select the connection from the Select Connection drop-down.
Click Fetch Tables.

After the tables are loaded, select Tables and Columns.

Field	Description
Table	Shows the tables/views for the selected connection.
Columns	Shows the columns for selected table/views. Note: You can clear the selected columns that you don't want to observe. The assets already used in other Observers will not be available to select.

Click Next.
Select the Observer Rules. For details about observer rules, refer to Observer Rules.
Click Next.
Enter the Name and Description of the observer.
Required: To finalize the observer, set the Scheduler.

Select the Occurrence of scheduling.

Occurrence	Description
Daily	Specifies settings for the scheduler to run every day. At The time at which scheduling starts (hh:mm). Note: The scheduler uses a 12-hour time format and shows default system time during selection. Example: If the schedule is selected for daily At <hh:mm>, then profiling will run daily at <hh:mm>.
Weekly	Specifies settings for the scheduler to run every seven days. On The day(s) in the week that profiling will run. at The time at which scheduling starts (hh:mm). Note: The scheduler uses a 12-hour time format and shows default system time during selection. Example: If the schedule is selected On <selected days> and at <hh:mm>, then profiling will run on the <selected days at <hh:mm> for every week.

Occurrence

Description

Daily

Specifies settings for the scheduler to run every day.

At: The time at which scheduling starts (hh:mm).
Note: The scheduler uses a 12-hour time format and shows default system time during selection.
Example:: If the schedule is selected for daily At <hh:mm>, then profiling will run daily at <hh:mm>.

Weekly

Specifies settings for the scheduler to run every seven days.

On: The day(s) in the week that profiling will run.
at: The time at which scheduling starts (hh:mm).
Note: The scheduler uses a 12-hour time format and shows default system time during selection.
Example:: If the schedule is selected On <selected days> and at <hh:mm>, then profiling will run on the <selected days at <hh:mm> for every week.

Click Save to save the observer.
The observer is saved, and you are redirected to the Observers page. Refer to the Observers page.