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ML System

Why Would You Integrate ML System with DataHub?​

Machine learning systems have become a crucial feature in modern data stacks. However, the relationships between the different components of a machine learning system, such as features, models, and feature tables, can be complex. DataHub makes these relationships discoverable and facilitate utilization by other members of the organization.

For technical details on ML entities, please refer to the following docs:

Goal Of This Guide​

This guide will show you how to

  • Create ML entities: MlFeature, MlFeatureTable, MlModel, MlModelGroup, MlPrimaryKey
  • Read ML entities: MlFeature, MlFeatureTable, MlModel, MlModelGroup, MlPrimaryKey
  • Attach MlModel to MlFeature
  • Attach MlFeatures to MlFeatureTable
  • Attached MlFeatures to upstream Datasets that power them

Prerequisites​

For this tutorial, you need to deploy DataHub Quickstart and ingest sample data. For detailed steps, please refer to Datahub Quickstart Guide.

Create ML Entities​

Create MlFeature​

An ML Feature represents an instance of a feature that can be used across different machine learning models. Features are organized into Feature Tables to be consumed by machine learning models. For example, if we were modeling features for a Users Feature Table, the Features would be age, sign_up_date, active_in_past_30_days and so forth.Using Features in DataHub allows users to see the sources a feature was generated from and how a feature is used to train models.

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/create_mlfeature.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter

# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server="http://localhost:8080", extra_headers={})

dataset_urn = builder.make_dataset_urn(
    name="fct_users_created", platform="hive", env="PROD"
)
feature_urn = builder.make_ml_feature_urn(
    feature_table_name="users_feature_table",
    feature_name="user_signup_date",
)

#  Create feature
metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlFeature",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=feature_urn,
    aspectName="mlFeatureProperties",
    aspect=models.MLFeaturePropertiesClass(
        description="Represents the date the user created their account",
        # attaching a source to a feature creates lineage between the feature
        # and the upstream dataset. This is how lineage between your data warehouse
        # and machine learning ecosystem is established.
        sources=[dataset_urn],
        dataType="TIME",
    ),
)

# Emit metadata!
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Note that when creating a feature, you create upstream lineage to the data warehouse using sources.

Create MlPrimaryKey​

An ML Primary Key represents a specific element of a Feature Table that indicates what group the other features belong to. For example, if a Feature Table contained features for Users, the ML Primary Key would likely be user_id or some similar unique identifier for a user. Using ML Primary Keys in DataHub allow users to indicate how ML Feature Tables are structured.

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/create_mlprimarykey.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter

# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server="http://localhost:8080", extra_headers={})

dataset_urn = builder.make_dataset_urn(
    name="fct_users_created", platform="hive", env="PROD"
)
primary_key_urn = builder.make_ml_primary_key_urn(
    feature_table_name="users_feature_table",
    primary_key_name="user_id",
)

#  Create feature
metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlPrimaryKey",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=primary_key_urn,
    aspectName="mlPrimaryKeyProperties",
    aspect=models.MLPrimaryKeyPropertiesClass(
        description="Represents the id of the user the other features relate to.",
        # attaching a source to a ml primary key creates lineage between the feature
        # and the upstream dataset. This is how lineage between your data warehouse
        # and machine learning ecosystem is established.
        sources=[dataset_urn],
        dataType="TEXT",
    ),
)

# Emit metadata!
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Note that when creating a primary key, you create upstream lineage to the data warehouse using sources.

Create MlFeatureTable​

A feature table represents a group of similar Features that can all be used together to train a model. For example, if there was a Users Feature Table, it would contain documentation around how to use the Users collection of Features and references to each Feature and ML Primary Key contained within it.

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/create_mlfeature_table.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter

# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server="http://localhost:8080", extra_headers={})

feature_table_urn = builder.make_ml_feature_table_urn(
    feature_table_name="users_feature_table", platform="feast"
)

feature_urns = [
    builder.make_ml_feature_urn(
        feature_name="user_signup_date", feature_table_name="users_feature_table"
    ),
    builder.make_ml_feature_urn(
        feature_name="user_last_active_date", feature_table_name="users_feature_table"
    ),
]

primary_key_urns = [
    builder.make_ml_primary_key_urn(
        feature_table_name="users_feature_table",
        primary_key_name="user_id",
    )
]

feature_table_properties = models.MLFeatureTablePropertiesClass(
    description="Test description",
    # link your features to a feature table
    mlFeatures=feature_urns,
    # link your primary keys to the feature table
    mlPrimaryKeys=primary_key_urns,
)

# MCP creation
metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlFeatureTable",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=feature_table_urn,
    aspect=feature_table_properties,
)

# Emit metadata!
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Note that when creating a feature table, you connect the table to its features and primary key using mlFeatures and mlPrimaryKeys.

Create MlModel​

An ML Model in Acryl represents an individual version of a trained Machine Learning Model. Another way to think about the ML Model entity is as an istance of a training run. An ML Model entity tracks the exact ML Features used in that instance of training, along with the training results. This entity does not represents all versions of a ML Model. For example, if we train a model for homepage customization on a certain day, that would be a ML Model in DataHub. If you re-train the model the next day off of new data or with different parameters, that would produce a second ML Model entity.

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/create_mlmodel.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter

# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server="http://localhost:8080", extra_headers={})
model_urn = builder.make_ml_model_urn(
    model_name="my-recommendations-model-run-1", platform="science", env="PROD"
)
model_group_urns = [
    builder.make_ml_model_group_urn(
        group_name="my-recommendations-model-group", platform="science", env="PROD"
    )
]
feature_urns = [
    builder.make_ml_feature_urn(
        feature_name="user_signup_date", feature_table_name="users_feature_table"
    ),
    builder.make_ml_feature_urn(
        feature_name="user_last_active_date", feature_table_name="users_feature_table"
    ),
]

metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlModel",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=model_urn,
    aspectName="mlModelProperties",
    aspect=models.MLModelPropertiesClass(
        description="my feature",
        groups=model_group_urns,
        mlFeatures=feature_urns,
        trainingMetrics=[
            models.MLMetricClass(
                name="accuracy", description="accuracy of the model", value="1.0"
            )
        ],
        hyperParams=[
            models.MLHyperParamClass(
                name="hyper_1", description="hyper_1", value="0.102"
            )
        ],
    ),
)

# Emit metadata!
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Note that when creating a model, you link it to a list of features using mlFeatures. This indicates how the individual instance of the model was trained. Additionally, you can access the relationship to model groups with groups. An ML Model is connected to the warehouse tables it depends on via its dependency on the ML Features it reads from.

Create MlModelGroup​

An ML Model Group represents the grouping of all training runs of a single Machine Learning model category. It will store documentation about the group of ML Models, along with references to each individual ML Model instance.

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/create_mlmodel_group.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter

# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server="http://localhost:8080", extra_headers={})
model_group_urn = builder.make_ml_model_group_urn(
    group_name="my-recommendations-model-group", platform="science", env="PROD"
)


metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlModelGroup",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=model_group_urn,
    aspectName="mlModelGroupProperties",
    aspect=models.MLModelGroupPropertiesClass(
        description="Grouping of ml model training runs related to home page recommendations.",
    ),
)


# Emit metadata!
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Expected Outcome of creating entities​

You can search the entities in DataHub UI.

Read ML Entities​

Read MLFeature​

query {
  mlFeature(urn: "urn:li:mlFeature:(test_feature_table_all_feature_dtypes,test_BOOL_LIST_feature)"){
    name
    featureNamespace
    description
    properties {
      description
      dataType
      version {
        versionTag
      }
    }
  }
}

Expected response:

{
  "data": {
    "mlFeature": {
      "name": "test_BOOL_LIST_feature",
      "featureNamespace": "test_feature_table_all_feature_dtypes",
      "description": null,
      "properties": {
        "description": null,
        "dataType": "SEQUENCE",
        "version": null
      }
    }
  },
  "extensions": {}
}

Read MlPrimaryKey​

query {
  mlPrimaryKey(urn: "urn:li:mlPrimaryKey:(user_features,user_id)"){
    name
    featureNamespace
    description
    dataType
    properties {
      description
      dataType
      version {
        versionTag
      }
    }
  }
}

Expected response:

{
  "data": {
    "mlPrimaryKey": {
      "name": "user_id",
      "featureNamespace": "user_features",
      "description": "User's internal ID",
      "dataType": "ORDINAL",
      "properties": {
        "description": "User's internal ID",
        "dataType": "ORDINAL",
        "version": null
      }
    }
  },
  "extensions": {}
}

Read MLFeatureTable​

query {
  mlFeatureTable(urn: "urn:li:mlFeatureTable:(urn:li:dataPlatform:feast,test_feature_table_all_feature_dtypes)"){
    name
    description
    platform {
      name
    }
    properties {
      description
      mlFeatures {
        name
      }
    }
  }
}

Expected Response:

{
  "data": {
    "mlFeatureTable": {
      "name": "test_feature_table_all_feature_dtypes",
      "description": null,
      "platform": {
        "name": "feast"
      },
      "properties": {
        "description": null,
        "mlFeatures": [
          {
            "name": "test_BOOL_LIST_feature"
          },
          ...{
            "name": "test_STRING_feature"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "extensions": {}
}

Read MLModel​

query {
  mlModel(urn: "urn:li:mlModel:(urn:li:dataPlatform:science,scienceModel,PROD)"){
    name
    description
    properties {
      description
      version
      type
      mlFeatures
      groups {
        urn
        name
      }
    }
  }
}

Expected Response:

{
  "data": {
    "mlModel": {
      "name": "scienceModel",
      "description": "A sample model for predicting some outcome.",
      "properties": {
        "description": "A sample model for predicting some outcome.",
        "version": null,
        "type": "Naive Bayes classifier",
        "mlFeatures": null,
        "groups": []
      }
    }
  },
  "extensions": {}
}

Read MLModelGroup​

query {
  mlModelGroup(urn: "urn:li:mlModelGroup:(urn:li:dataPlatform:science,my-model-group,PROD)"){
    name
    description
    platform {
      name
    }
    properties {
      description
    }
  }
}

Expected Response: (Note that this entity does not exist in the sample ingestion and you might want to create this entity first.)

{
  "data": {
    "mlModelGroup": {
      "name": "my-model-group",
      "description": "my model group",
      "platform": {
        "name": "science"
      },
      "properties": {
        "description": "my model group"
      }
    }
  },
  "extensions": {}
}

Add ML Entities​

Add MlFeature to MlFeatureTable​

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/add_mlfeature_to_mlfeature_table.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter
from datahub.ingestion.graph.client import DatahubClientConfig, DataHubGraph
from datahub.metadata.schema_classes import MLFeatureTablePropertiesClass

gms_endpoint = "http://localhost:8080"
# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server=gms_endpoint, extra_headers={})

feature_table_urn = builder.make_ml_feature_table_urn(
    feature_table_name="my-feature-table", platform="feast"
)
feature_urns = [
    builder.make_ml_feature_urn(
        feature_name="my-feature2", feature_table_name="my-feature-table"
    ),
]

# This code concatenates the new features with the existing features in the feature table.
# If you want to replace all existing features with only the new ones, you can comment out this line.
graph = DataHubGraph(DatahubClientConfig(server=gms_endpoint))
feature_table_properties = graph.get_aspect(
    entity_urn=feature_table_urn, aspect_type=MLFeatureTablePropertiesClass
)
if feature_table_properties:
    current_features = feature_table_properties.mlFeatures
    print("current_features:", current_features)
    if current_features:
        feature_urns += current_features

feature_table_properties = models.MLFeatureTablePropertiesClass(mlFeatures=feature_urns)
# MCP createion
metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlFeatureTable",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=feature_table_urn,
    aspect=feature_table_properties,
)

# Emit metadata! This is a blocking call
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Add MlFeature to MLModel​

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/add_mlfeature_to_mlmodel.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter
from datahub.ingestion.graph.client import DatahubClientConfig, DataHubGraph
from datahub.metadata.schema_classes import MLModelPropertiesClass

gms_endpoint = "http://localhost:8080"
# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server=gms_endpoint, extra_headers={})

model_urn = builder.make_ml_model_urn(
    model_name="my-test-model", platform="science", env="PROD"
)
feature_urns = [
    builder.make_ml_feature_urn(
        feature_name="my-feature3", feature_table_name="my-feature-table"
    ),
]

# This code concatenates the new features with the existing features in the model
# If you want to replace all existing features with only the new ones, you can comment out this line.
graph = DataHubGraph(DatahubClientConfig(server=gms_endpoint))
model_properties = graph.get_aspect(
    entity_urn=model_urn, aspect_type=MLModelPropertiesClass
)
if model_properties:
    current_features = model_properties.mlFeatures
    print("current_features:", current_features)
    if current_features:
        feature_urns += current_features

model_properties = models.MLModelPropertiesClass(mlFeatures=feature_urns)

# MCP creation
metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlModel",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=model_urn,
    aspect=model_properties,
)

# Emit metadata!
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Add MLGroup To MLModel​

# Inlined from /metadata-ingestion/examples/library/add_mlgroup_to_mlmodel.py
import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
import datahub.metadata.schema_classes as models
from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter
from datahub.ingestion.graph.client import DatahubClientConfig, DataHubGraph

gms_endpoint = "http://localhost:8080"
# Create an emitter to DataHub over REST
emitter = DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server=gms_endpoint, extra_headers={})

model_group_urns = [
    builder.make_ml_model_group_urn(
        group_name="my-model-group", platform="science", env="PROD"
    )
]
model_urn = builder.make_ml_model_urn(
    model_name="science-model", platform="science", env="PROD"
)

# This code concatenates the new features with the existing features in the feature table.
# If you want to replace all existing features with only the new ones, you can comment out this line.
graph = DataHubGraph(DatahubClientConfig(server=gms_endpoint))

target_model_properties = graph.get_aspect(
    entity_urn=model_urn, aspect_type=models.MLModelPropertiesClass
)
if target_model_properties:
    current_model_groups = target_model_properties.groups
    print("current_model_groups:", current_model_groups)
    if current_model_groups:
        model_group_urns += current_model_groups

model_properties = models.MLModelPropertiesClass(groups=model_group_urns)
# MCP createion
metadata_change_proposal = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
    entityType="mlModel",
    changeType=models.ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
    entityUrn=model_urn,
    aspect=model_properties,
)

# Emit metadata! This is a blocking call
emitter.emit(metadata_change_proposal)

Expected Outcome of Adding ML Entities​

You can access to Features or Group Tab of each entity to view the added entities.