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Creating a namespace

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Updated at May 5, 2025

Note

This feature is at the Preview stage.

  1. In the management console, select the folder you want to create a connection in.
  2. Select Yandex MetaData Hub.
  3. In the left-hand panel, select Schema Registry.
  4. Click Create a namespace.
  5. In the Name field, set a unique name for the namespace.
  6. Optionally, add a namespace description.
  7. Under Compatibility parameters:
    1. Set Compatibility check level:
      • BACKWARD: (Default) Consumers using the new schema can read data written by producers using the latest registered schema.
      • BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE: Consumers using the new schema can read data written by producers using all previously registered schemas.
      • FORWARD: Consumers using the latest registered schema can read data written by producers using the new schema.
      • FORWARD_TRANSITIVE: Consumers using all previously registered schemas can read data written by producers using the new schema.
      • FULL: New schema is forward and backward compatible with the latest registered schema.
      • FULL_TRANSITIVE: New schema is forward and backward compatible with all previously registered schemas.
      • NONE: Schema compatibility checks are disabled.
        For more information about schema compatibility types, see the Confluent documentation.
    2. Select a compatibility policy for JSON schemas:
      • optional-friendly: Based on a solution using various content models for the producer and the consumer. It supports adding or removing optional parameters while maintaining full transitive compatibility.
      • Confluent: Follows the Confluent Schema Registry standards and ensures no full compatibility when adding and removing optional parameters.
    3. Select a compatibility policy for Protobuf schemas:
  8. Click Create.
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