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How to set up Mode Analytics
How to set up Mode Analytics
Updated over 4 months ago

Use this connector to have Foundational scan and determine lineage and downstream impact for Mode Analytics.

This setup should take about 15 minutes.

Permissions: You need to be a Sigma admin for some parts of this setup.

Configuring Mode Connector

In order to provide Foundational access to Mode, please follow the steps below:

1. Get your Mode Analytics Workspace ID

First, let's get the Workspace ID of the Mode Analytics workspace that you'd like Foundational to analyze. You can do this by following these steps:


1. Go to Mode and sign in, by visiting https://app.mode.com

2. Open the left-side panel by clicking the M icon on the top left:

Configuring Mode in Foundational

3. In the left panel, open the account drop-down menu by clicking on your account:

4. Select "Workspace settings":

5. You should now see the Workspace settings, which should look like the following:

6. Copy the Workspace ID from the page's URL, which would be the last component in the URL e.g., for the URL https://app.mode.com/organizations/ID1234, the Workspace ID is ID1234 . Keep this Workspace ID aside; We will need it soon when we configure the connector in Foundational. Notice that the ID is not your workspace name (“My Awesome Org Workspace”, in this example).

In case you have multiple Mode workspaces that need to be set up, you will need to repeat this stage for all Workspace IDs.

2. Create a new API key

Now that we have the Workspace ID (or multiple IDs), the next step is to create a designated API key for Foundational to access with.

To do this, perform the following steps:

1. In the Workspace Settings page, select Default Settings in the left panel:

Important: If you can't find this, you might not have the required permissions in Mode. Please contact your Mode Admin for help.

2. Select the API tab:

Important: If you can't find this, you might not have the required permissions in Mode. Please contact your Mode Admin for help.

3. Click the Gear icon that's next to Workspace API Keys, and then select "Create new API key":

4. Create a new key for Foundational with a clear display name; This is the name you'll see for the key in Mode. Determine the expiration date - We recommend 365 days. Click Create to generate the new key:


5. You'll then get a new window with the new API key details. Copy the name and ID and put them aside.

Important: Make sure to copy the API key secret before closing this window, as it will only be shown once.

6. Close the Key Secret window. Confirm you are seeing the new key in the list of API keys, and verify that you have the right ID for the new key.

3. Configure the Mode Analytics connector in Foundational

Now that you have generated the API key for the Foundational connector, make sure you have the following details for the connector setup:

  1. Workspace ID

  2. API Key ID

  3. API Key secret

Then, follow these steps below:

1. Visit the Connectors Page at https://app.foundational.io/connectors, and then select the Mode connector:

2. In the right panel, click on Add new account:

3. Fill out the required parameters, Workspace ID, API Key ID, API Key Secret, and then scroll down and click Save.

Setup is complete! You should now see the new workspace as configured, and Foundational will start to process Mode Analytics lineage and metadata.

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