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Claim topic ownership Limited availability

To take ownership of a topic that your group does not currently own, you can submit a claim request. Once you send the request, the current owner can approve or decline it.

Prerequisites​

Governance enabled for your organization.

Claim a single topic​

  1. Access the Aiven console, and click Tools > Apache Kafka topic catalog.
  2. Click the topic name to open the Topic details pane.
  3. Click Claim topic.
  4. In the User group field, select the group to assign as the owner.
  5. (Optionally) Enter a message for the approver explaining why you are claiming ownership.
  6. Click Claim.

Alternatively:

  1. Click Open topic page in the Topic details pane.
  2. From the Overview tab, click Claim topic.
  3. In the User group field, select the group to assign as the owner.
  4. (Optionally) Enter a message for the approver explaining why you are claiming ownership.
  5. Click Claim.
note
  • If another group has already requested ownership of the topic, you cannot claim ownership.
  • You receive notifications when your request is approved or declined.

Claim multiple topics​

  1. Select the checkbox next to the Topic heading to select all claimable topics, or individually select the checkboxes for the topics to claim.

  2. Click Claim ownership.

  3. In the User group field, select the group to be assigned as the owner.

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    Users can belong to multiple groups. Ensure you select the appropriate group.

  4. (Optionally) Enter a message for the approver explaining why you are claiming ownership.

  5. Click Claim.

View and track topic claim requests​

  1. Click Tools > Apache Kafka topic catalog.
  2. Click the topic.
  3. In the Topic details pane, under the Topic owner section, click Open Group requests.

Alternatively:

  1. Click Tools > Governance > Group requests.
  2. Search for your topic to view its status.

Delete a topic claim request​

To delete your topic ownership claim request:

  1. Click Tools > Governance > Group requests.
  2. Search for and click the topic to delete the ownership claim request for.
  3. In the Topic details pane, click Delete.

The review status updates to Deleted in the pane and on the Group requests page.

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