Dataset Discovery

Datachecks automatically detects databases and tables, allowing you to apply inclusion or exclusion patterns to control which ones are monitored.

You can control which tables are included or excluded from profiling and monitoring by using the Table Inclusion List and Table Exclusion List. All datasets matching a specified pattern will be included or excluded accordingly. These fields support flexible pattern-based matching using the following syntax:

Table Filtering Patterns

Pattern TypeDescriptionExample Matches
% WildcardMatches any sequence of characters%useradmin_user, active_user
_ WildcardMatches exactly one charactercustomer__customer01, customerAB
* WildcardMatches zero or more charactersuser*datauser_metadata, user_salesdata
Escaped WildcardsUse \ to match literal wildcard charactersnorth\_%north_star, north_end
Exact MatchMatches only the exact table nameretailorders → matches only retailorders

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Inclusion patterns take precedence over exclusion patterns. If a table matches both inclusion and exclusion lists, it will be included.