Dataplex Universal Catalog job logs can be viewed, searched, filtered, and archived in Cloud Logging .
To understand the costs, see Google Cloud Observability pricing .
For more information about logging retention, see Logs retention periods .
To disable all logs or exclude logs from Logging, see Exclusion filters .
To route logs from Logging to Cloud Storage, BigQuery, or Pub/Sub, see Routing and storage overview .
Access Dataplex Universal Catalog service logs in Logging
Dataplex Universal Catalog publishes the following service logs to Cloud Logging.
| Log type | Log name | logName
query |
Log description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Data scan event logs
|
dataplex.googleapis.com/data_scan
|
logName=(projects/ $PROJECT_ID
/logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdata_scan)
|
Event logs for data scan jobs indicating job state, results, and statistics |
|
Data quality scan rule result logs
|
dataplex.googleapis.com/data_quality_scan_rule_result
|
logName=(projects/ $PROJECT_ID
/logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdata_quality_scan_rule_result)
|
Results of data quality scan rules in a data quality job |
|
Discovery logs
|
dataplex.googleapis.com/discovery
|
logName=(projects/ $PROJECT_ID
/logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdiscovery)
|
Discovery progress and updates over assets in a zone |
|
Metadata job logs
|
dataplex.googleapis.com/metadata_job
|
logName=(projects/ $PROJECT_ID
/logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fmetadata_job)
|
Logs about metadata import jobs and import items in the metadata import file |
|
Process logs
|
dataplex.googleapis.com/process
|
logName=(projects/ $PROJECT_ID
/logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fprocess)
|
Job runs resulting from data processing tasks |
Replace the following:
- PROJECT_ID : the ID of your project
To access Logging, you can use the Logs Explorer
in the
Google Cloud console, the gcloud logging
commands
, or
the Logging API
.
Query data scan event logs
When you use Dataplex Universal Catalog to create and run a data scan , a data scan event log is produced in Logging for the resulting job.
Console
-
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Logs explorerpage.
-
In the Logs Explorerview, find the Querytab.
-
Click the Resourcemenu.
-
Select Cloud Dataplex DataScan. Click Apply.
-
Click the Log namemenu.
-
In the Search log namesfield, enter
dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdata_scan. Select data_scanand click Apply. -
Optional: Filter the logs to a specific data scan ID or location by adding the following filters in the log query:
resource.labels.location=" LOCATION " resource.labels.datascan_id=" DATA_SCAN_ID "
-
Click Run query.
gcloud
To read your data scan event log entries, use the gcloud logging read
command
with the following query:
gcloud logging read \ 'resource.type="dataplex.googleapis.com/DataScan" AND logName=projects/ PROJECT_ID /logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdata_scan AND resource.labels.location= LOCATION AND resource.labels.datascan_id= DATA_SCAN_ID ' --limit 10
REST
To list log entries, use the entries.list
method
.
Query data quality scan rule result logs
When you use Dataplex Universal Catalog to create and run a data quality scan , a data quality scan rule result log is produced in Logging for the resulting job.
Console
-
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Logs explorerpage.
-
In the Logs Explorerview, find the Querytab.
-
Click the Resourcemenu.
-
Select Cloud Dataplex DataScan. Click Apply.
-
Click the Log namemenu.
-
In the Search log namesfield, enter
dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdata_quality_scan_rule_result. Select data_quality_scan_rule_resultand click Apply. -
Optional: Filter the logs to a specific data scan ID or location by adding the following filters in the log query:
resource.labels.location=" LOCATION " resource.labels.datascan_id=" DATA_SCAN_ID "
-
Click Run query.
gcloud
To read your data quality scan rule result log entries, use the gcloud logging read
command
with the following query:
gcloud logging read \ 'resource.type="dataplex.googleapis.com/DataScan" AND logName=projects/ PROJECT_ID /logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdata_quality_scan_rule_result AND resource.labels.location= LOCATION AND resource.labels.datascan_id= DATA_SCAN_ID ' --limit 10
REST
To list log entries, use the entries.list
method
.
Query discovery logs
When you use Dataplex Universal Catalog to discover data in assets, a discovery log is produced in Logging.
Console
-
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Logs explorerpage.
-
In the Logs Explorerview, find the Querytab.
-
Click the Resourcemenu.
-
Select Cloud Dataplex Zone. Click Apply.
-
Click the Log namemenu.
-
In the Search log namesfield, enter
dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdiscovery. Select discoveryand click Apply. -
Optional: Filter the logs to a specific asset by adding the following filters in the log query:
resource.labels.location=" LOCATION " resource.labels.lake_id=" LAKE_ID " resource.labels.zone_id=" ZONE_ID " jsonPayload.assetId=" ASSET_ID "
-
Click Run query.
gcloud
To read your discovery log entries, use the gcloud logging read
command
with the following query:
gcloud logging read \ 'resource.type="dataplex.googleapis.com/Zone" AND logName=projects/ PROJECT_ID /logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fdiscovery AND resource.labels.location= LOCATION AND resource.labels.lake_id= LAKE_ID AND resource.labels.zone_id= ZONE_ID AND jsonPayload.assetId= ASSET_ID ' --limit 10
REST
To list log entries, use the entries.list
method
.
Query metadata job logs
When you run a metadata import job , metadata job logs are produced in Logging.
Console
-
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Logs explorerpage.
-
In the Logs Explorerview, find the Querytab.
-
Click the Resourcemenu.
-
Select Cloud Dataplex Metadata Job.
-
Optional: To filter the logs to a specific location or metadata job ID, select a location or job ID.
-
Click Apply.
-
Click the Log namemenu.
-
Type
dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fmetadata_joband then select metadata_job. -
Click Apply.
gcloud
To read your metadata job log entries, use the gcloud logging read
command
with the following query:
gcloud logging read \ 'resource.type="dataplex.googleapis.com/MetadataJob" AND logName=projects/ PROJECT_ID /logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fmetadata_job AND resource.labels.location= LOCATION AND resource.labels.metadata_job_id= METADATA_JOB_ID --limit 10
REST
To list log entries, use the entries.list
method
.
Query process logs
When you use Dataplex Universal Catalog to schedule and run tasks , a process log is produced in Logging for the resulting job.
Console
-
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Logs explorerpage.
-
In the Logs Explorerview, find the Querytab.
-
Click the Resourcemenu.
-
Select Cloud Dataplex Task. Click Apply.
-
Click the Log namemenu.
-
In the Search log namesfield, enter
dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fprocess. Select processand click Apply. -
Optional: Filter the logs to a specific task by adding the following filters in the log query:
resource.labels.location=" LOCATION " resource.labels.lake_id=" LAKE_ID " resource.labels.task_id=" TASK_ID "
-
Click Run query.
gcloud
To read your process log entries, use the gcloud logging read
command
with the following query:
gcloud logging read \ 'resource.type="dataplex.googleapis.com/Task" AND logName=projects/ PROJECT_ID /logs/dataplex.googleapis.com%2Fprocess AND resource.labels.location= LOCATION AND resource.labels.lake_id= LAKE_ID AND resource.labels.task_id= TASK_ID ' --limit 10
REST
To list log entries, use the entries.list
method
.
What's next
- Learn more about Cloud Logging .
- Learn about Dataplex Universal Catalog monitoring .

