Preface
Using Metadata Manager
- Using Metadata Manager Overview
  - Resource Types
- Metadata Manager Architecture
- Metadata Integration Process
- Working with Metadata Manager
- Metadata Manager Interface
  - Load Tab
  - Permissions Tab
Configuring Metadata Manager
- Configuring Metadata Manager Overview
- Step 1. Create and Configure the Metadata Manager Service
- Step 2. Install the Metadata Manager Agent
Application Resources
- SAP R/3 Resource Overview
- Configuring SAP R/3
- Creating an SAP R/3 Resource
  - SAP R/3 Configuration Properties
- Configuring the Component Inclusion List
- Reference
Business Glossary Resources
- Business Glossary Resources Overview
- Application Services Verification
- Creating a Business Glossary Resource
  - Business Glossary Connection Properties
- Business Glossary Objects Extracted
- Business Glossary Objects Not Extracted
Business Intelligence Resources
- Business Objects
- Cognos
- Microsoft Analysis and Reporting Services
- Microstrategy
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Tableau
- Incremental Metadata Load
- Adding or Removing Metadata Files for a Resource
Custom Resources
- Configuring Custom Metadata Sources
- Creating a Custom Resource
- Configuring the Template Name
- Adding or Removing Metadata Files for a Resource
Data Integration Resources
- Informatica Platform Resources
- Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Resources
- PowerCenter Resources
Data Modeling Resources
- Embarcadero ERStudio
- ERwin
- SAP PowerDesigner
- Adding or Removing Metadata Files for a Resource
- Reference for Data Modeling Resources
Database Management Resources
- Cloudera Navigator
- IBM DB2 for LUW
- IBM Db2 for z/OS
- IBM Informix
- JDBC
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Netezza
- Oracle
- Sybase ASE
- Teradata
- Configuring the Schema Inclusion List
- Data Lineage for Database Management Resources
  - Tables in Join Statements
  - SQL Inline Views
Universal Resources
- Universal Resources Overview
- Available Metadata Sources
- XConnect Creation
- Resource Creation
  - Step 1. Configure the Metadata Source
  - Step 2. Create the Resource
    - Metadata Extraction from a Source File
Managing Resources
- Managing Resources Overview
- Configure Connection Assignments
- Upload Rule Sets
  - Linking Rules Files
  - Uploading a Rule Set
- Purging Metadata
- Refreshing the Resources Panel
- Updating the Search Index
- Customizing the List of Words to Ignore in Searches
Loading and Monitoring Resources
- Loading and Monitoring Resources Overview
- Loading Resources
- Linking Objects Across Resources
- Monitoring Resources
- Logs and Log Files
- Troubleshooting Resource Loads
- Scheduling Resource Loads
Managing Permissions
- Managing Permissions Overview
- Configuring Permissions for Users and Groups
- Configuring Permissions on the Metadata Catalog
Resource Migration
- Resource Migration Overview
- Resource Migration Steps
- Step 1. Copy the Plug-in for a Universal XConnect
- Step 2. Migrate the Model
  - Exporting a Packaged or Universal Model
  - Importing a Packaged or Universal Model
- Step 3. Migrate the Resource Configuration
  - Exporting a Resource Configuration
  - Importing a Resource Configuration
- Step 4. Load the Resource
- Step 5. Migrate Resource Metadata
  - Exporting Resource Metadata
  - Importing Resource Metadata
Repository Migration
- Repository Migration Overview
- Migrating the Repository when Domain Names and Encryption Keys are the Same
- Migrating the Repository when Domain Names or Encryption Keys Differ
Appendix A: Metadata Manager Login
- Metadata Manager Login Overview
- Cookies
- Logging in to Metadata Manager
- Changing a Password
Appendix B: Metadata Manager Properties Files
- imm.properties
  - Metadata Manager Application Properties
  - Data Lineage Properties
- searchpriorities.xml
  - Search Result Configuration
  - Sample searchpriorities.xml File
Appendix C: Resource Configuration Files
- Resource Configuration Files Overview
- Resource Configuration File Format
- Passwords in Resource Configuration Files
- Secure JDBC Parameters in Resource Configuration Files
- Sample Resource Configuration File
Appendix D: Glossary
- Glossary of Terms

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Passwords in Resource Configuration Files

Resource configuration information for some resource types includes the resource password. For example, an Oracle resource configuration includes the password for the user account used to connect to the Oracle database. You can include or exclude the password in the resource configuration file.

Use the password parameter to determine how to store the password. The password parameter takes an optional argument, encrypted, that indicates whether the password is encrypted.

Use the password parameter to store the password in the following ways:

Exclude the password from the file.: Omit the password parameter from the file. Alternatively, you can include the password parameter but omit the parameter value. For example:

<parameter name="password"></parameter>

If you exclude the resource password and the resource type uses a password, Metadata Manager prompts you for the password when you import the resource configuration.
Include an encrypted password.: Use the mmcmd encrypt command to encrypt the password, and enter the encrypted string as the parameter value. For example:

<parameter name="password">WP+qtfYwB2KYLXID9jgC+6WHbMOg/94AO8R1nOC1vd0=</parameter>

The encrypt command uses the Informatica default encryption key to encrypt the password. For maximum security, store the resource configuration file in a secure location.
Include a plain text password.: Enter the plain text password as the parameter value, and set the encrypted attribute to false. For example:

<parameter name="password" encrypted="false">my_password</parameter>

If you include a plain text password, store the resource configuration file in a secure location.

When you import a resource configuration, you can specify the resource password. The Metadata Manager Service determines the password value as follows:

If the resource configuration file includes the password, the Metadata Manager Service creates the resource with the password from the resource configuration file. If you specify a password during import, the Metadata Manager Service ignores it.

If the resource configuration file does not include the password and the resource type requires a password, you must specify the password during import. If you do not specify the password, the Metadata Manager Service cannot create the resource.

If the resource type does not use a password and you specify one during import, the Metadata Manager Service ignores the password that you specify.

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