Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method of a database management system including the step of obtaining a metadata about a data from a metadata source. The metadata is converted to an extensible markup language (XML). XML variant or text formatted file. The formatted file is uploaded to a central repository. The formatted file is parsed to acquire information about the data. A data structure that includes the information about the data is generated. The data structure can be stored in a database cluster resident in a cloud computing platform. The metadata source can be an extract, transform and load (ETL) server or a data warehouse server. A dashboard visualization of the data lineage information can be rendered for display with a graphical user interface.