Element Details: Metadata
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Available in: Logi Info Source code name: MetadataIntroduced in: v11.3.049

The Metadata element is used to identify a metadata file in the _Metadata folder. Metadata files are used by the AnalysisGrid's ActiveQueryBuilder element so that users may select the tables and joins for analyses.

Use the Logi Studio wizard to build metadata files. This wizard requires installation of the Logi Info Self Service
Reporting Module product.

Also, there is a web-based UI for managing Metadata. Access it with this URL:
http://myserver/myApp/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=rdTemplate/rdMetadata/Connections

When security is enabled, access to the web-based Metadata Builder UI is controlled with the Security element's MetadataAdminSecurityRightIDs attribute.

The ID attribute specifies the name of the Metadata file. For example if the ID is "myDatabase", then the filename is "myDatabase.lgx".

There may be more than one Metadata element for a Connection.

The MetadataName and MetadataDescription attributes are displayed in the AnalysisGrid in cases when there is more than one Metadata to choose from.



ATTRIBUTES

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NamePossible ValuesDescription
ID
UserDefined
(Required) The ID attribute is a pervasive attribute that uniquely identifies an element within a definition file. The ID needs to be a unique value within the definition.
MetadataDescription
UserDefined
The MetadataDescription can provide more detailed information related to a data source. The text appears in the ActiveQueryBuilder as a tooltip.
MetadataName
UserDefined
(Required) The MetadataName is shown to end-users when they are prompted to select a data source.
MetadataUrl
UserDefined
Metadata definition files are stored in the application's _Metadata folder. Typically, the Studio Metadata Wizard is used to create and update the metadata file, and the Info Server reads the file from that location. MetadataUrl allows metadata definition files to be read from alternative locations. It is possible to build a custom solution which generates live metadata definitions during Info server requests. The solution would use a custom REST-style Web service, with the service's URL specified in this MetadataUrl attribute. For example: http://myserver/mymetadataservice The URL may also be a file URL, for example: file:c:/myfolder/mymetadata.lgx
SecurityRightID
UserDefined
When entered, access to this element can be controlled with Logi security. Supply the ID of a right defined in the applications settings’ Security element. Only users that have a right in the SecurityRightID will be able to see the element. Note that when rights come from RightFromRole elements under Security/UserRights, and this element's SecurityRightID does NOT match any of the Right IDs defined in the Settings definition, then the user DOES have access. But when Right IDs are instead derived from RightsFromDataLayer or RightsFromRoles elements, and the user DOES NOT have a matching Right, then the user DOES NOT have access. You can enter multiple right IDs, separated by commas. In this case, the user sees the element if he has any one of the Rights.



PARENT ELEMENTS

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Connection.ADO
Connection.DataHub
Connection.DB2
Connection.JDBC
Connection.MySQL
Connection.OpenEdge
Connection.Oracle
Connection.PostgreSQL
Connection.Redshift
Connection.SqlServer
Connection.Vertica


CHILD ELEMENTS

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