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Guides

This section contains guides and examples for learning and implementing use cases with Matia.

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15 guides

Add an asset to the catalog

beginner · 9 min

Add a source, destination, warehouse, BI integration, or dbt asset so it appears in the catalog and lineage.

Catalog

Add tags and owners to catalog assets

beginner · 7 min

Assign tags and owners to data assets for discovery, filtering, and governance.

Catalog

Search and browse the catalog

beginner · 8 min

Find and browse data assets using the asset tree, search, and filters.

Catalog

View lineage for a table

intermediate · 8 min

Open the lineage tab and explore upstream and downstream data flow.

Catalog

Configure incremental sync

beginner · 8 min

Configure sync mode and cursor field for incremental (and append-only) ETL syncs per table.

ETL

Create and configure an ETL integration

beginner · 12 min

Configure how your Matia ETL integrations run, what data they sync, how schema changes are managed, and which downstream actions trigger after each run.

ETL

Manage schema changes

intermediate · 9 min

Enable or ignore new schemas, tables, and columns detected in your ETL source.

ETL

Create a notification rule for freshness and row count anomalies

intermediate · 7 min

Create a notification rule that sends alerts when freshness or row count monitors detect anomalies across your data assets.

Notifications

Set up a notification on an integration

beginner · 5 min

Configure an ETL or reverse ETL integration to send notifications on sync failure or warning to Slack, webhook, or another connected channel.

Notifications

Add a custom monitor

intermediate · 12 min

Add a custom monitor by selecting a data asset, monitor type, and configuring name, anomaly detection, and alert routing.

Observability

Configure alert routing for monitors

intermediate · 9 min

Set recipient channels and notification behavior for observability monitors and override workspace defaults.

Observability

Enable schemas for auto-generated monitors

intermediate · 8 min

Turn on schema-level monitoring so Matia creates freshness and row count monitors for every table in those schemas.

Observability

Configure field mapping for reverse ETL

intermediate · 9 min

Set primary keys and map model columns to destination fields; use auto-mapping when possible.

Reverse ETL

Create and configure a reverse ETL model

intermediate · 11 min

Define the SQL model and destination object for a reverse ETL integration and preview the data.

Reverse ETL

Schedule and trigger reverse ETL syncs

beginner · 7 min

Set manual, interval, or cron triggers for reverse ETL and run syncs on demand.

Reverse ETL