Reviewed by Aditya Kumar · Last reviewed 2026-03-24
**Components**: Datahub (metadata catalog, lineage, search); Spline (Spark lineage). Spline agents in Spark jobs emit lineage to Spline server; Datahub ingests via API/connectors. Enrich with glossary, ownership, tags. Deploy via Docker/K8s....
Components: Datahub (metadata catalog, lineage, search); Spline (Spark lineage). Spline agents in Spark jobs emit lineage to Spline server; Datahub ingests via API/connectors. Enrich with glossary, ownership, tags. Deploy via Docker/K8s. At Walmart: scale metadata store; incremental lineage; integrate with security/governance.
Pro-Move: 'We run Spline in Spark config; lineage flows to Datahub. Added custom tags for PII, retention policy.'
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