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Metadata Manager

Custom Metadata

HOW TO: Load Custom Metadatausing Custom MetadataConfgurator in Metadata Manager9.1.0

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Load Custom Metadata using CustomMetadata Confgurator (CMC)

 To load Custom Metadata to Metadata Manager (MM)Warehouse, do the ollo!ing:

Create a Custom Model. 

Create a Custom Resource using Custom Model. 

Create Element  and Association "ile# $se the Custom Metadata Confgurator to create

template or pre%iousl& created resource#

'a%e and generated the !oro!#

*n Metadata Load page, associate the resource to its

template and pro%ide element/+ssociation fle# oadthe resource and chec the Custom Metadata in MMcatalog#

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Creating A Custom Model

•In the Create and Edit Models tab, select Actions > New > Model :

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This will prompt the Model Name and Template for Model .Provide Model Name and click on OK .

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'elect the Custom Model and add the ollo!ing class 0ierarch&, using Actions > New >Class:

Custom_DB > Schema > a!le > ColumnNote:

 ou can add additional attri2utes or each class# 3& deault, each class !ill ha%e

ollo!ing attri2utes:4amea2el5escription3usiness 4ame

* &ou !ant to get lineage or an& class, chec Ma"e Show in Lineage ropert& or thoseclasses (such as Ta2le, Column)#

Creating Ta2le Class:

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+ter creating all the classes, Model hierarch#  !ill loo lie:

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Creating a custom resource using custom model To Create a custom resource, clic on Create$ load and scheduleResources ta2# Clic on New Resource and select the CustomModel 

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Clic on Ne%t  and pro%ide a Name or the resource# Clic on &inish to create a custom resource#

Creating Element and Association Files :

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1.Create an Element fle To create an element fle that contains all the customelements that needs to 2e loaded, ensure that &ou ha%eone (or com2ination o multiple) column as e& so that itcan 2e used in Custom Metadata Confgurator#

'ample 9lement "ile (#C' "ile):

2.Create Association fle ou can create association fle that contains all theassociations# This association fle can include association!ithin the custom resource and outside the customresource (9;ample: To

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Creating Template or the Custom Resource usingCustom Metadata Confgurator

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Clic on Ma( Association#

+ssociate +ttri2utes or their properties# Mar e& feld and add?ules or 9ach +ttri2ute#

ample Attri!ute Map:

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Map the association 2et!een Custom Classes lie 2elo!:

ample Association Map along "ith Rules:

Clic on Sa)e and generate 'or"*ow#

'a%e !ill gi%e Success+ull# Sa)ed the Metadata Ma(s# *an& error occurs, chec the message and correct the

error#Generating !oro! !ill gi%e Success+ull# ,enerated-owerCenter Ma((ing# Clicing on /  !ill import themapping to Metadata Load older (in C repositor&+ssociated to MM ser%ice) and Success+ull# 0m(orted-owerCenter Ma((ing message !ill appear#

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Confgure the custom Resource and #oad $T:Go to Metadata Manager Load -age and select the CustomResource# Clic on 1Edit Resource and select Confguration ta2# *nthis ta2, perorm the 2elo! operations:

'elect the template created or the custom resource using

5ropA5o!n list#+dd +ttri2ute fles and +ssociation fles

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Clic on /  and start the load# +ter 'uccessul load, chec or thecustom metadata#

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Note There are diBerent implementations to load custom metadata usingCustom metadata confgurator and this document descri2es one o them#Classes in the a2o%e e;ample do not ha%e an& ?elationshipD !ith

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