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# Get started with Observe

Astro Observe delivers pipeline-aware data observability purpose-built for Airflow, giving your team visibility into the health, quality, and performance of your business critical data products across the modern data stack. This guide outlines the fundamental requirements and steps to onboard.

## Prerequisites

* Astro Deployment running **Astro Runtime 9** or later (`apache-airflow>=2.7.0`)
* **OpenLineage Airflow provider** (`apache-airflow-providers-openlineage>=1.12.1`) and **OpenLineage client** (`openlineage-python>=1.38.0`) specified in project dependencies (for example, in `requirements.txt`)
* At least one [asset](/docs/astro/assets-overview) running in Airflow
* **Observe Member, Billing Admin, or higher** role required to create data products (see [user permissions reference](/docs/astro/user-permissions#organization-roles))
* [OpenLineage enabled for Remote Execution Agents](/docs/astro/remote-execution-configure-openlineage) if using **Remote Execution**

<Note>
  Astronomer recommends using the latest possible [OpenLineage provider version](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow-providers-openlineage/stable/changelog.html) and the latest [OpenLineage client](https://openlineage.io/docs/) version. The client can be updated regardless of your Airflow version. See [Configure OpenLineage on Astro](/docs/astro/observe-openlineage#recommended-openlineage-versions) for more information and upgrade instructions.
</Note>

## Set up Astro Observe

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable and verify OpenLineage versions">
    Confirm your Deployments are running the recommended OpenLineage client and provider versions by checking your Astro project's `requirements.txt`. See [Configure OpenLineage on Astro](/docs/astro/observe-openlineage#recommended-openlineage-versions) for instructions on upgrading to the recommended client and provider versions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review assets and lineage">
    * Check that the Asset Catalog includes assets you expect. Observe captures Airflow assets based on run data from the last 90 days.
    * If you are missing assets for dags and tasks that ran in the last 90 days, ensure OpenLineage is enabled in your Deployments. See [how to enable or disable OpenLineage](/docs/astro/observe-openlineage#disable-openlineage-completely).
    * If OpenLineage is enabled, check whether the assets are produced by jobs with supported operators. Supported operators and hooks are listed in the [OpenLineage documentation](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow-providers-openlineage/stable/supported_classes.html).
    * For operators not supported out of the box, or for custom operators, see [options for emitting OpenLineage events](/docs/astro/observe-openlineage).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your first data product">
    <Info>
      A **data product** is a composition of assets that, taken together, deliver a result with business relevance.

      For guidance on identifying data products in your organization, see [how to identify data products in your organization](/docs/learn/data-products#how-to-identify-data-products-in-your-organization).
    </Info>

    In the Astro UI, navigate to **Observe > Data Products**. Select **+ Data Product** and follow the prompts to define your product and choose assets.

    See [Create a data product](/docs/astro/create-data-products#create-a-data-product) for more information.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a Service Level Agreement (SLA)">
    Add an SLA to your data product to monitor freshness or timeliness of your data product. See [Create an SLA](/docs/astro/observe-slas#create-an-sla).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure alerts">
    Set up alerts to be notified of SLA violations or potential failures. To monitor the SLA you just created, click the **SLAs** tab in your data product, and select the SLA you want to monitor. Click **+ Alert** to set up a **Data Product SLA Violation** Alert. See [Create an alert](/docs/astro/create-data-products#alerts) for details on alert configuration settings.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Grant permissions to team members">
    To allow others to create data products, SLAs, and monitors in Observe, grant the **Observe Member** or **Observe Admin** role to any teammates who need to set up and manage these features.
    See [user permissions reference](/docs/astro/user-permissions#organization-roles) for instructions on managing roles.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps and resources

* For in-depth guides, advanced configuration, and best practices, see the full [Create and use data products](/docs/astro/create-data-products) documentation.
* Explore how to [work with assets](/docs/astro/assets-overview), [monitor data products](/docs/astro/observe-monitors), and set up [notifications](/docs/astro/create-data-products#alerts).
* Review [permissions](/docs/astro/user-permissions#organization-roles) to ensure your team has the right access.