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View Server

A view server is an OMAG Server that hosts the REST API services called Open Metadata View Services (OMVSs). These APIs provide access to the full capability of Egeria. Examples of their use include:

  • Third party technology platforms that are integrating directly into with open metadata ecosystem.
  • Javascript browser-based UIs.
  • The pyegeria libraries that support a wide rage of additional capability for the python world. For example, Apache Airflow could be providing a python runtime for metadata exchange jobs. This approach provides a python option for writing metadata synchronization logic, that is typically implemented as an integration connector in Java.

A view server in the open metadata ecosystem

The view services are accessed using bearer tokens. The OMAG Server Platform that hosts the view server includes a default token service with an associated authentication function. If you wish to use your own token service, the authentication approach can be changed by replacing the platform metadata security connector that calls a third party token authentication service.

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