Data Catalog, a Dataplex feature, catalogs metadata from Vertex AI Feature Store resources. Using the metadata search capability of Dataplex, you can discover these resources and view their metadata. For more information about the Data Catalog metadata search capability, see Search and view data assets with Data Catalog.
Alternatively, to search for Vertex AI Feature Store resources from Vertex AI, see Search for Vertex AI Feature Store resources.
Before you begin
Authenticate yourself to Data Catalog, unless you've done so already.
When you use the Google Cloud console to access Google Cloud services and APIs, you don't need to set up authentication.
Vertex AI Feature Store resources in Data Catalog
Data Catalog lets you discover Google Cloud resources as data assets. The following Vertex AI Feature Store resources are categorized as data types in the Dataplex search filter:
FeatureOnlineStoreFeatureViewFeatureGroup
Note that Feature is not listed as a data type in the search filters. However,
you can view the list of features and feature metadata by viewing the metadata of the
parent feature groups.
IAM permissions required
Using the Dataplex search, you can view Vertex AI Feature Store resources if you have the IAM permissions to view those Vertex AI Feature Store resources in your Google Cloud project. You don't need additional permissions for viewing the resource metadata in Data Catalog.
View metadata for an online store
To search for a
FeatureOnlineStore
resource, follow these steps:
Console
To launch a Dataplex search query in the Google Cloud console, go to the Dataplex Search page.
Use the following Filters to define your search parameters:
Projects: Click Add project to search for and select a specific project.
Data types: Select FeatureOnlineStore.
You can also define your query in the search field. To learn how to define your search query in Data Catalog, see Data Catalog search syntax.
To view the resource metadata, in the filtered list of data assets, click the name of the online store instance.
View metadata for a feature view
To search for a
FeatureView
resource, follow these steps:
Console
To launch a Dataplex search query in the Google Cloud console, go to the Dataplex Search page.
Use the following Filters to define your search parameters:
Projects: Click Add project to search for and select a specific project.
Data types: Select FeatureView.
You can also define your query in the search field. To learn how to define your search query in Data Catalog, see Data Catalog search syntax.
To view the resource metadata, in the filtered list of data assets, click the name of the feature view.
View metadata for a feature group
To search for a
FeatureGroup
resource, follow these steps:
Console
To launch a Dataplex search query in the Google Cloud console, go to the Dataplex Search page.
Use the following Filters to define your search parameters:
Projects: Click Add project to search for and select a specific project.
Data types: Select FeatureGroup.
You can also define your query in the search field. To learn how to define your search query in Data Catalog, see Data Catalog search syntax.
To view the resource metadata, in the filtered list of data assets, click the name of the feature group.
View metadata for features within a feature group
To view the list of
Feature
resources and their metadata within a feature group, follow these steps:
Console
To launch a Dataplex search query in the Google Cloud console, go to the Dataplex Search page.
Use the following Filters to define your search parameters:
Projects: Click Add project to search for and select a specific project.
Data types: Select FeatureGroup.
You can also define your query in the search field. To learn how to define your search query in Data Catalog, see Data Catalog search syntax.
In the filtered list of data assets, click the name of the parent feature group containing the features.
To view the list of features and feature metadata within the feature group, click Schema.
What's next
Perform an advanced search for Vertex AI Feature Store resources.
Learn more about Data Catalog.