How-To: Locate datasources that feed into a Certified Datasource
Overview
This guide explains how to locate the raw datasources in Alli Data that feed into Certified Datasources. This can be useful if you need to modify an existing datasource, such as adding accounts, duplicating/creating child sources for QA purposes, and more.
Exploring through Explorer
Navigate to Explorer page in Alli Data and click on More Info button within any Certified Datasource
Click on the green button at the right bottom side and View Fullscreen
Enter the model name (make sure to keep the
+before the name), select Models and Sources, and click on Update Graph
Green squares represent the datasources
{platform}_insights_xxxxxwill provide metrics{platform}_settings / structure_xxxxxwill provide dimensions
Filtering by tags
Navigate to datasources page in Alli Data by selecting Reporting → Sources
Under the search bar, look for any tags that correspond to
ALLI-DATA-LIBRARY,{PLATFORM}and select them based on the Certified Datasource and the platform in question.The datasources should be filtered out after the selection as shown below:
Searching by name
Navigate to datasources page in Alli Data by selecting Reporting → Sources
Using the table below, find the corresponding search criteria for platform of interest.
Copy and paste the criteria to the datasource search box and hit enter, e.g.:
Searching for DV360 performance datasources using the search criteria,
dv360_insights_
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