Alation Compose is an intelligent SQL editor seamlessly integrated with the data catalog, designed to empower all users, including those in business roles, to derive maximum value from SQL. It provides real-time guidance, steering SQL writers toward accurate data while avoiding incorrect sources. Queries are color-coded dynamically, offering data quality insights and suggesting relevant tables and columns based on their popularity. This enhances the trustworthiness of query results and ensures data is used in a compliant manner. Compose enables users to publish, share, and reuse SQL queries within Alation, fostering collaboration across the data community, reducing query duplication, and saving significant time and effort. It promotes self-sufficiency by allowing business users to answer questions independently, without relying on analysts, through interactive SQL forms. Teams can collaborate effectively, with experienced SQL writers providing assistance and controlling query access to ensure compliance. Alation Compose bridges the gap between metadata and querying, offering a unique and powerful combination for data exploration and analysis.

Features:

• Real-time guidance: Compose guides SQL writers to the right data and away from the wrong data. Queries are color-coded in real time with data quality insights and recommended tables and columns based on popularity. Improve trustworthiness of query results and ensure compliant data use.
• Publish, share, and reuse: Publish SQL queries written in Compose into Alation for wider use. Share and reuse queries across your data community. Cut down on duplicating queries, and save an enormous amount of time and effort.
• SQL for non-SQL people: Boost self-sufficiency: Business users can answer questions without analysts. Interactive SQL forms help new users self-serve. Anyone can edit filters with dropdown menus and run custom queries.
• Collaborate with teams: Help business users get expertise to tackle complex queries by messaging experienced SQL writers for help and inviting them to edit. Experts can granularly control query access to ensure compliance.