gcloud dataplex assets update

NAME
gcloud dataplex assets update - update a Dataplex asset resource
SYNOPSIS
gcloud dataplex assets update(ASSET :--lake=LAKE--location=LOCATION--zone=ZONE)[--async][--description=DESCRIPTION][--display-name=DISPLAY_NAME][--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]][--resource-read-access-mode=RESOURCE_READ_ACCESS_MODE][--validate-only][--[no-]discovery-enabled--discovery-exclude-patterns=[EXCLUDE_PATTERNS,…]--discovery-include-patterns=[INCLUDE_PATTERNS,…]--discovery-schedule=DISCOVERY_SCHEDULE--csv-delimiter=CSV_DELIMITER--[no-]csv-disable-type-inference--csv-encoding=CSV_ENCODING--csv-header-rows=CSV_HEADER_ROWS--[no-]json-disable-type-inference--json-encoding=JSON_ENCODING][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
Update a Dataplex asset resource.
EXAMPLES
To update a Dataplex assettest-asset in zonetest-zone in laketest-lake in locationus-central1 to have the display namefirst-dataplex-asset and discovery include patternsabc,def, run:
gclouddataplexassetsupdatetest-asset--location=us-central1--lake=test-lake--zone=test-zone--display-name="first-dataplex-asset"--discovery-include-patterns=abc,def
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Assets resource - Arguments and flags that define the Dataplex asset you want toupdate. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes ofthis resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group butcan be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumentasset on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

ASSET
ID of the assets or fully qualified identifier for the assets.

To set theasset attribute:

  • provide the argumentasset on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.

--lake=LAKE
The identifier of the Dataplex lake resource.

To set thelake attribute:

  • provide the argumentasset on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--lake on the command line.
--location=LOCATION
The location of the Dataplex resource.

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentasset on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line;
  • set the propertydataplex/location.
--zone=ZONE
The identifier of the Dataplex zone resource.

To set thezone attribute:

  • provide the argumentasset on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--zone on the command line.
FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--description=DESCRIPTION
Description of the asset
--display-name=DISPLAY_NAME
Display Name
--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]
List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.

Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens(-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, andnumbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores(_), lowercase characters, and numbers.

Specification of the resource that is referenced by this asset.
--resource-read-access-mode=RESOURCE_READ_ACCESS_MODE
Read access mode.RESOURCE_READ_ACCESS_MODE must be oneof:
DIRECT
Data is accessed directly using storage APIs
MANAGED
Data is accessed through a managed interface using BigQuery APIs.
--validate-only
Validate the update action, but don't actually perform it.
Settings to manage the metadata discovery and publishing.
--[no-]discovery-enabled
Whether discovery is enabled. Use--discovery-enabled to enable and--no-discovery-enabled to disable.
--discovery-exclude-patterns=[EXCLUDE_PATTERNS,…]
The list of patterns to apply for selecting data to exclude during discovery.For Cloud Storage bucket assets, these are interpreted as glob patterns used tomatch object names. For BigQuery dataset assets, these are interpreted aspatterns to match table names.
--discovery-include-patterns=[INCLUDE_PATTERNS,…]
The list of patterns to apply for selecting data to include during discovery ifonly a subset of the data should considered. For Cloud Storage bucket assets,these are interpreted as glob patterns used to match object names. For BigQuerydataset assets, these are interpreted as patterns to match table names.
Determines when discovery jobs are triggered.
--discovery-schedule=DISCOVERY_SCHEDULE
Cron schedule for runningdiscovery jobs periodically. Discovery jobs must be scheduled at least 30minutes apart.
Describe data formats.
Describe CSV and similar semi-structured data formats.
--csv-delimiter=CSV_DELIMITER
The delimiter being used to separate values. This defaults to ','.
--[no-]csv-disable-type-inference
Whether to disable the inference of data type for CSV data. If true, all columnswill be registered as strings. Use--csv-disable-type-inference toenable and--no-csv-disable-type-inference to disable.
--csv-encoding=CSV_ENCODING
The character encoding of the data. The default is UTF-8.
--csv-header-rows=CSV_HEADER_ROWS
The number of rows to interpret as header rows that should be skipped whenreading data rows.
Describe JSON data format.
--[no-]json-disable-type-inference
Whether to disable the inference of data type for Json data. If true, allcolumns will be registered as their primitive types (strings, number orboolean). Use--json-disable-type-inference to enable and--no-json-disable-type-inference to disable.
--json-encoding=JSON_ENCODING
The character encoding of the data. The default is UTF-8.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This variant is also available:
gcloudalphadataplexassetsupdate

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Last updated 2026-01-21 UTC.