💡 How-to guides

Ascend's how-to guides provide step-by-step instructions for specific tasks and features. Whether you're setting up your first Project or optimizing an existing pipeline, you'll find detailed guidance here.

Before you begin

New to Ascend? We recommend starting with our quickstart guides to build your first data pipeline.

Core pipeline building

🏗️Setup

Set up your Environments, Projects, Workspaces, and essential configurations to get started with Ascend.

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🔌Connections

Connect securely to your data sources and destinations including databases, cloud storage, and APIs.

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📥Read (Extract)

Build Read Components to extract data from various sources like databases, files, and APIs.

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⚙️Transform

Process and transform your data using SQL, Python, PySpark, or Snowpark.

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📤Write (Load)

Build Write Components to load processed data into databases, data warehouses, and storage systems.

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🎯Task

Execute custom SQL or Python code for complex processing tasks and external integrations.

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Advanced features

🔐Vaults & secrets

Securely manage credentials and sensitive configuration data using Ascend's Vault system.

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🚀Deploy

Deploy your data pipelines across Development, Staging, and Production Environments.

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🧪Test

Implement data quality tests and validation using SQL, Python, and YAML configurations.

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📱Applications

Build and deploy custom Applications with Ascend's Application framework.

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🤖Otto (AI)

Leverage Otto AI to accelerate development with code suggestions, automate routine tasks, and create custom agents.

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🔄Automation

Automate your data pipelines with scheduling, orchestration, and workflow management.

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Support & optimization

⚡Best practices

Optimize your data engineering workflows with proven best practices for the Ascend platform.

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🔍Troubleshooting

Diagnose and resolve common problems with your Ascend deployment and data pipelines.

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Sample Project

Otto's Expeditions is our sample Project that demonstrates Ascend's key capabilities. Choose your Git provider to complete setup:

☁️Managed

Set up Otto's Expeditions using an Ascend-managed Repository.

Setup

🐙GitHub

Set up Otto's Expeditions using GitHub.

Setup

🦊GitLab

Set up Otto's Expeditions using GitLab.

Setup

🪣Bitbucket

Set up Otto's Expeditions using Bitbucket.

Setup

Next steps

Choose your path:

• 💭 Concepts - Deep dive into Ascend's architecture and Components
• 📚 Reference - Detailed technical documentation
• 🤝 Get help - Connect with our support team
• 🎓 Ascend Certification Program - Build your Ascend skills and become a certified expert

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