databricks Platform · Updated Mar 25, 2026

New fields in lineage system table entity metadata

The entity metadata struct in the system.access.table lineage and system.access.column lineage system tables now includes genie space id and alert id fields.

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What it does

The entity metadata struct in the system.access.table lineage and system.access.column lineage system tables now includes genie space id and alert id fields. The genie space id field is populated when the lineage record originates from a Genie space querying data, and alert id is populated when the lineage record originates from an alert query. For the full schema, see Entity metadata reference.

Why it matters

Reduces operational overhead and unlocks new capabilities for data teams on Databricks.

Key capabilities

Read-only: The source type is

Read-only: The source type is not null, but target type is null.

Write-only: The target type is

Write-only: The target type is not null, but the source type is null.

Read and write: The source

Read and write: The source type and the target type are not null.

Architecture

Databricks Platform → Platform

In short

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Key takeaway

The entity metadata struct in the system.access.table lineage and system.access.column lineage system tables now includes genie space id and alert id fields.

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