Accessing Data

Learn how end users can access policy-enforced data in Databricks Unity Catalog

Once data is registered through the Databricks Unity Catalog connection, you will access your data through your Databricks queries as you normally would. If you are subscribed to the data source, Immuta grants you access to the data in Databricks.

When you submit a query, the Databricks Unity Catalog client submits the SQL query to Databricks, which then processes the query and determines what data your group is allowed to see. Then, Databricks queries the database and returns the query results to the Databricks Unity Catalog client, which then returns policy-enforced data to you.

The diagram below illustrates how Immuta, Databricks, and Databricks Untiy Catalog client interact to access data.

Querying data

Query Databricks Unity Catalog securables exactly how you normally would in Databricks. Because grants are managed through groups and data policies are managed through UDFs, there is no additional setup required from the data consumers.