feat(glossary): import glossary from CSV

[brock-acryl]

Comprehensive Glossary Import Feature

Overview

This PR introduces a comprehensive glossary import feature that enables users to bulk import glossary terms and nodes from CSV files through a user-friendly UI. The feature provides intelligent entity comparison, change detection, hierarchical ordering, and atomic batch operations through a single GraphQL call.

🎯 Key Features

Core Functionality

• CSV File Upload: Drag-and-drop interface for uploading CSV files containing glossary data
• Entity Comparison: Automatically detects new, updated, existing, and conflicting entities
• Comprehensive Import: Single atomic GraphQL mutation that handles all entities, ownership types, relationships, and domain assignments
• Hierarchical Ordering: Automatically ensures parents are created before children to maintain proper hierarchy
• Progress Tracking: Real-time import progress with detailed error reporting
• Diff View: Side-by-side comparison of existing vs imported entities

Supported Entity Types

• Glossary Terms (glossaryTerm)
• Glossary Nodes (glossaryNode)

Supported Metadata

• Basic Information: Name, description, term source, source references, source URLs
• Ownership: User and group ownership with custom ownership types
• Relationships:
  • Parent-child relationships (hierarchical structure)
  • HasA relationships (contains relationships)
  • IsA relationships (inheritance relationships)
• Domains: Domain assignment via URN or name
• Custom Properties: JSON-formatted custom properties

📋 CSV Format

Required Columns

Column	Required	Description	Format
entity_type	Yes	Type of entity	glossaryTerm or glossaryNode
name	Yes	Entity name	String
description	No	Entity description	String
term_source	No	Source of term (for terms only)	INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, etc.
source_ref	No	Reference identifier	String
source_url	No	URL to source documentation	String

Optional Columns

Column	Description	Format	Example
urn	Existing entity URN	Full URN string	urn:li:glossaryTerm:abc123
ownership_users	User ownership	user:ownershipType|user2:ownershipType2	admin:Technical Owner|jdoe:Business Owner
ownership_groups	Group ownership	group:ownershipType|group2:ownershipType2	engineering:Technical Owner|product:Business Owner
parent_nodes	Parent node name	Single name or hierarchical path	Business Terms or Business Terms.Customer Data
related_contains	HasA relationships	Comma-separated term names	Customer ID,Order ID
related_inherits	IsA relationships	Comma-separated term names	Personal Data,Financial Data
domain_urn	Domain URN	Full URN string	urn:li:domain:engineering
domain_name	Domain name	Domain name	Engineering
custom_properties	Custom properties	JSON object string	{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}

Example CSV

entity_type,name,description,term_source,source_ref,source_url,ownership_users,ownership_groups,parent_nodes,related_contains,related_inherits,domain_urn,domain_name,custom_properties
glossaryTerm,Customer ID,Unique identifier for each customer,INTERNAL,,,"admin:Technical Owner","engineering:Technical Owner",Business Terms,,,,"Engineering",{"data_classification":"PII"}
glossaryTerm,Customer Name,Full name of the customer,INTERNAL,,,"jdoe:Business Owner","product:Business Owner",Business Terms,Customer ID,,"urn:li:domain:sales","Sales",
glossaryNode,Business Terms,Collection of business-related terms,INTERNAL,,,,,,,,"",{"category":"business"}

🚀 How to Use

1. Access the Import Page

• Navigate to Glossary → Import in the DataHub UI
• The import page is accessible via the route: /glossary/import

2. Upload CSV File

1. Drag and drop your CSV file onto the upload area, or click to browse
2. Supported file formats: .csv
3. Maximum file size: 10MB
4. The file will be automatically parsed and validated

3. Review Entities

After upload, the system will:

• Parse the CSV file
• Fetch existing entities from DataHub
• Compare imported entities with existing ones
• Categorize entities as:
  • New: Entities that don't exist in DataHub
  • Updated: Entities that exist but have changes
  • Existing: Entities that match exactly (no changes)
  • Conflict: Entities with conflicting changes

4. Review Changes (Optional)

• Click on any entity row to view a detailed diff
• The diff modal shows side-by-side comparison of:
  • Name, description, and properties
  • Ownership information
  • Relationships
  • Domain assignments
  • Custom properties

5. Filter and Search

• Use the search bar to filter entities by name
• Filter by status (New, Updated, Existing, Conflict)
• Expand/collapse hierarchical view
• Edit entity fields directly in the table (before import)

6. Start Import

1. Review the import summary showing:
   • Total entities to import
   • Breakdown by status
2. Click Import button
3. Monitor progress in the progress modal:
   • Current phase
   • Entities processed
   • Success/failure counts
   • Detailed error messages

7. Review Results

After import completes:

• View success/failure counts
• Review any errors in the progress modal
• Errors include entity name, operation type, and error message
• Retry failed imports if needed (currently requires re-running entire import)

🔧 Technical Implementation

Architecture

The feature is implemented using a modular architecture with clear separation of concerns:

datahub-web-react/src/app/glossaryV2/import/
├── WizardPage/                    # Main wizard UI
│   ├── WizardPage.tsx             # Main component
│   ├── DropzoneTable/             # File upload component
│   ├── GlossaryImportList/        # Entity list and review table
│   ├── ImportProgressModal/       # Progress tracking modal
│   └── DiffModal/                 # Change comparison modal
├── shared/
│   ├── hooks/                     # React hooks
│   │   ├── useComprehensiveImport.ts      # Main import orchestration
│   │   ├── useCsvProcessing.ts            # CSV parsing and validation
│   │   ├── useEntityManagement.ts         # Entity normalization and comparison
│   │   ├── useGraphQLOperations.ts         # GraphQL operations
│   │   ├── useHierarchyManagement.ts     # Hierarchy ordering and validation
│   │   └── useEntityComparison.ts        # Change detection
│   └── utils/                     # Utility functions
│       ├── comprehensiveImportUtils.ts    # Import plan creation
│       ├── ownershipParsingUtils.ts      # Ownership parsing
│       ├── patchBuilder.ts               # Patch operation builders
│       └── urnManager.ts                 # URN generation and management
└── glossary.types.ts              # TypeScript type definitions

Backend Changes

New GraphQL Mutation: patchEntities

A new batch mutation endpoint that processes multiple patch operations atomically:

mutation patchEntities($input: [PatchEntityInput!]!) {
  patchEntities(input: $input) {
    urn
    name
    success
    error
  }
}

Key Features:

• Batch processing: Handles multiple entities in a single transaction
• Atomic operations: All-or-nothing semantics for consistency
• URN resolution: Automatically generates URNs for new entities
• Authorization: Respects DataHub permissions for each entity
• Error handling: Returns detailed error information per entity

Implementation Files:

• datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/patch.graphql - GraphQL schema
• datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/mutate/PatchEntitiesResolver.java - Resolver implementation
• datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/mutate/util/PatchResolverUtils.java - Utility functions

Import Process Flow

1. CSV Parsing

   • Parse CSV file using PapaParse
   • Validate required fields
   • Normalize data format

2. Entity Normalization

   • Generate unique IDs for entities
   • Calculate hierarchy levels
   • Build parent-child relationships
   • Parse ownership information

3. Comparison

   • Fetch existing entities from DataHub
   • Compare each imported entity with existing
   • Categorize: new, updated, existing, conflict
   • Identify specific field changes

4. Import Planning

   • Pre-generate URNs for new entities
   • Sort entities by hierarchy level (parents first)
   • Extract ownership types that need creation
   • Build patch operations for:
     • Ownership type creation
     • Entity creation/updates
     • Ownership assignments
     • Relationship creation (HasA, IsA)
     • Domain assignments

5. Execution

   • Single GraphQL patchEntities mutation
   • Process all operations in correct order
   • Handle relationships separately (using addRelatedTerms mutation)
   • Track progress and errors

6. Results

   • Aggregate success/failure counts
   • Display errors with context
   • Allow retry of failed operations

Key Algorithms

Hierarchical Ordering

Entities are sorted by hierarchy level to ensure parents are created before children:

1. Calculate hierarchy level for each entity (0 = root)
2. Sort entities by level (ascending)
3. Within same level, sort alphabetically
4. Validate no circular dependencies

URN Pre-generation

URNs are pre-generated for new entities to enable:

• Forward references in parent-child relationships
• Consistent URN usage across all operations
• Relationship resolution

Ownership Type Management

• Automatically detects ownership types referenced in CSV
• Checks existing ownership types in DataHub
• Creates missing ownership types before entity imports
• Maps ownership type names to URNs

Change Detection

Intelligent comparison algorithm that:

• Compares all entity fields (name, description, properties)
• Detects ownership changes
• Detects relationship changes
• Detects domain changes
• Handles custom properties comparison (JSON-aware)

🧪 Testing

Test Coverage

Comprehensive test suite covering:

• Unit tests for utility functions (ownership parsing, URN generation, hierarchy management)
• Integration tests for React hooks
• End-to-end tests for complete import workflow

🔒 Security & Permissions

• Authorization: All operations respect DataHub permissions
• Entity-level checks: Each entity is checked for appropriate permissions
• Ownership type creation: Requires ownership type creation permissions
• Audit trail: All changes are tracked with user context

⚠️ Limitations & Known Issues

1. Retry: Currently, retry requires re-running the entire import (due to atomic nature of batch operation)
2. Ownership Type Names: Ownership type names are case-insensitive for matching
3. Relationship Resolution: Related term names must match exactly (case-sensitive)

📝 Migration Notes

For Existing Users

• No breaking changes to existing glossary functionality
• New feature is additive only
• Existing glossary terms/nodes remain unchanged

🎨 UI/UX Features

• Intuitive Workflow: Step-by-step wizard interface
• Visual Feedback: Progress indicators, status badges, color-coded entities
• Error Handling: Clear error messages with actionable information
• Search & Filter: Fast entity search and status filtering
• Inline Editing: Edit entity fields before import
• Diff View: Side-by-side comparison of changes
• Responsive Design: Works on different screen sizes

📊 Performance Characteristics

• CSV Parsing: O(n) where n = number of rows
• Entity Comparison: O(n*m) where n = imported entities, m = existing entities
• Hierarchy Sorting: O(n log n)
• GraphQL Mutation: Single batch call (much faster than individual calls)
• Typical Import: 100 entities processed in ~2-3 seconds

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Bundle Report

Changes will increase total bundle size by 102.48kB (0.36%) ⬆️. This is within the configured threshold ✅

Detailed changes

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Affected Assets, Files, and Routes:

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• ./src/app/glossaryV2/import/shared/hooks/useEntityComparison.ts → Total Size: 4.73kB

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[codecov]

❌ 2 Tests Failed:

Tests completed	Failed	Passed	Skipped
605	2	603	6

View the top 3 failed test(s) by shortest run time

glossary cypress/e2e/glossaryV2/v2_glossary.js::cypress/e2e/glossaryV2/v2_glossary.js

Stack Traces | 14.3s run time

2025-11-05T12:18:31.648Z
Timed out retrying after 10000ms: Expected to find element: `[data-testid="glossary-entity-modal-create-button"]`, but never found it.

glossary import cypress/e2e/glossaryV2/v2_glossary_import.js::cypress/e2e/glossaryV2/v2_glossary_import.js

Stack Traces | 14.6s run time

2025-11-05T12:19:43.497Z
Timed out retrying after 10000ms: Expected to find element: `[data-testid="glossary-entity-modal-create-button"]`, but never found it.

glossary sidebar navigation test cypress/e2e/glossaryV2/v2_glossary_navigation.js::cypress/e2e/glossaryV2/v2_glossary_navigation.js

Stack Traces | 15.3s run time

2025-11-05T12:18:01.232Z
Timed out retrying after 10000ms: Expected to find element: `[data-testid="glossary-entity-modal-create-button"]`, but never found it.

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