Superset

Start Superset with Docker Image

Start running Superset Image with pre-built Superset Pinot connector.

docker run \
  --network pinot-demo \
  --name=superset \
  -p 8088:8088 \
  -d apachepinot/pinot-superset:latest

docker exec -it superset superset fab create-admin \
               --username admin \
               --firstname Superset \
               --lastname Admin \
               --email admin@superset.com \
               --password admin

docker exec -it superset superset db upgrade
docker exec -it superset superset init

docker exec \
    -t superset \
    bash -c 'superset import_datasources -p /etc/examples/pinot/pinot_example_datasource_quickstart.yaml && \
             superset import_dashboards -p /etc/examples/pinot/pinot_example_dashboard.json'

Advanced Setup

Adding Pinot Database

In order to add Pinot cluster as a database, a SQLAlchemy URI is required.

The format of URI is:

pinot://<pinot-broker-host>:<pinot-broker-port><pinot-broker-path>?controller=<pinot-controller-host>:<pinot-controller-port>

E.g.

pinot://pinot-broker:8099/query/sql?controller=http://pinot-controller:9000/

Click TEST CONNECTION to check if the Pinot cluster is successfully connected.

Adding Pinot Table

User can add an existing table into Superset:

User can edit table/column definition by clicking the edit button left to the table name.

Configuring time column

User can configure an existing column mergedTimeMillis as temporal and set Datetime Format accordingly.

Adding a derived column

User can also add a new column by setting the expression.

Another example: