Keep Databricks metadata aligned with Airtable schema changes
Airtable schemas shift as your business evolves. Let Notis update the Databricks external metadata you specify when tables, fields, or views change.
Trigger
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
Action
Update External Metadata
Tool to update an external metadata object in Unity Catalog. Use when you need to modify metadata about external systems registered within Unity Catalog. The user must have metastore admin status, own the object, or possess the MODIFY privilege. Note that changing ownership requires the MANAGE privilege, and callers cannot update both the owner and other metadata in a single request.
Why this helps
Schema changes can leave Databricks documentation out of date, making it harder to trust what a connected data source represents.
- Reduce manual updates to external metadata after schema changes.
- Keep data source documentation easier to trust.
- Get a run report when Notis updates the metadata.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable and Databricks once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, name the Airtable base and Databricks external metadata object, and describe how the metadata should reflect schema changes.
- 4Pick the Airtable Base Schema Changed trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real schema change.
Questions about this workflow
What does this automation update?
It updates the external metadata object in Unity Catalog that you identify in your instruction. Specify the object and what information should be changed.
Does Notis discover every Databricks object connected to the Airtable base?
The available action updates a specified external metadata object. Name the object in your instruction; do not assume Notis can infer a connection that has not been supplied.
What starts the automation?
The Airtable Base Schema Changed event, which covers changes to tables, fields, or views.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to Databricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
Databricks actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Base Metadata Changed
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Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
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View Created
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View Deleted
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View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
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