Importing AWS Data Exchange assets from AWS Lake Formation (Preview) - AWS Data Exchange User Guide
Importing assets from AWS Lake Formation (Preview) (AWS SDKs)Importing assets from AWS Lake Formation (Preview) (console)

Importing AWS Data Exchange assets from AWS Lake Formation (Preview)

When you import assets from AWS Lake Formation to AWS Data Exchange, the IAM permissions that you use must include the following abilities:

  • Write to, grant, and revoke Lake Formation permissions

  • Create resource shares for tables, databases, and catalogs

  • Update, delete, associate, and disassociate resource shares for any resource share beginning with Lake Formation

For more information about required and recommended IAM permissions, see Identity and access management in AWS Data Exchange.

Importing assets from AWS Lake Formation (Preview) (AWS SDKs)

To import assets from AWS Lake Formation (Preview) (AWS SDKs)

  1. Create a CreateJob request of type Import_Assets_From_Lake_Formation_Tag_Policy.

  2. Include the following in the request:

    • AssetSources

      • CatalogId

      • Database

        • Expression

          • TagKey

          • TagValues

        • Permissions

      • Table

        • Expression

          • TagKey

          • TagValues

        • Permissions

    • RoleArn

    • DataSetId

    • RevisionId

  3. Start the CreateJob request with a StartJob operation that requires the JobId.

  4. (Optional) Poll the GetJob operation to wait for the job to complete.

  5. (Optional) Update the assets' name property after they are created.

Importing assets from AWS Lake Formation (Preview) (console)

To import an asset from AWS Lake Formation (Preview) (console)

  1. Open your web browser and sign in to the AWS Data Exchange console.

  2. In the left side navigation pane, for Publish data, choose Owned data sets.

  3. In Owned data sets, choose the data set that has the revision you want to update.

  4. On the Revisions tab, choose Create revision to open the Create revision page.

    1. For Revision settings, provide an optional comment for your revision that describes the purpose of the revision.

    2. For Add tags – optional, add tags associated with the resource.

    3. Choose Create.

      Your new revision is created.

  5. For the Lake Formation data permission section, choose Add LF-Tag.

  6. Choose the Key and Values that you want to add and choose Add LF-Tag.

    1. (Optional) Choose Preview Resource(s) to view the associated data catalog resources that you are granting permission.

  7. In Service access, select the Role to import the AWS Lake Formation resources into AWS Data Exchange.

  8. Choose Create Lake Formation data permission.

    A job is started to import your assets into your data set. After the job is finished, the State field in the Jobs section is updated to Completed.