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Impact Analysis

Simulate the blast radius of schema changes before they break downstream consumers.

Overview

Impact Analysis uses lineage data to predict which downstream assets, reports, and consumers will be affected by a change.

Running Impact Analysis

  1. Navigate to the asset you plan to change
  2. Click "Analyze Impact"
  3. Select the type of change (column removed, renamed, type change)
  4. Review the impact report

API Reference

POST /api/v1/impact/analyze
{
  "assetId": "table_123",
  "changes": [
    { "type": "column_removed", "column": "user_id" },
    { "type": "column_renamed", "from": "email", "to": "user_email" }
  ]
}

Impact Notifications

Configure automatic notifications to downstream owners when high-impact changes are detected.