Formally remove support for "Dashboards", "Explore", and "Models"
These three relate to BI-focused features where we (Meltano) are now suggesting open source 3rd party solutions. We can therefor deprecate these features and move faster towards BI/dashboard interop with less user confusion:
- Remove support "Models", which are BI metadata models in yaml.
- Remove support "Dashboards", which are Meltano-rendered BI reports.
- Remove support for "Explore", which is an interactive analysis/query experience.
Promoted alternatives:
- Lightdash (#2786 (moved)) has a Yaml-based metadata model similar to our "Models" approach, but inline with dbt project definitions.
- Superset (#2605 (moved)) is a popular open source BI platform, which rich dashboard support.
- mProve (#3224 (closed)) is an open source reporting tool that is entirely text-based, meaning it works plays with DevOps, Git, CI/CD, and PR review processes.
Phased deprecation:
- In a prior Meltano release, we toggled the visibility of Dashboard/Explore features in Meltano UI, setting them to 'off' by default.
Edited by AJ Steers