Find a Data Product

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

The Data Products Marketplace makes it easy for you to discover trusted, reusable data products and put them to use. This section explains how to search for data products, understand what data products you can view, request access, and start using the data.

To start using data products marketplace through Alation UI, contact Alation Support. Alation Support will enable the alation.feature_flags.DEV_enable_data_products feature flag upon request.

To find a data product, you can use the search functionality in the Data Product App.

Search and Browse the Marketplace

  1. Go to the Alation home page.

  2. Click the Data Products icon and go to Data Product App or use the navigation menu.

  3. Use the search bar at the top of the marketplace page.

  4. Enter a use case in natural language. The search doesn’t look for keywords but rather a semantic interpretation of what you need.

  5. Filter by Marketplace, Tags, or Certifications (badges).

  6. Look for badges like:

    • AI Ready

    • Has Sample Data

    • Meets Quality Standards

    Note

    Badges are unique to a marketplace. They are defined by the marketplace owner.

Note

Data Products that fail to meet the minimum marketplace standards don’t appear in search.

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View Marketplace Standards

To review the requirements for data products to appear in the current marketplace, perform these steps:

  1. Go to Data Products App > Manage Marketplace.

  2. Click Edit Marketplace.

  3. Review the YAML file with minimum listing requirements and certification badges.

This helps you understand what makes data products trustworthy or high-quality in this environment.

Provide Feedback on Search Results

If you can’t find what you need, perform the following steps:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the search results page.

  2. Click the Didn’t find what you need? button.

  3. Fill in the feedback form:

    • Describe the type of data you were looking for

    • Optionally, add how you intended to use it

This feedback goes to the marketplace and data product owners to help them improve the marketplace content.