For each metadata source file that you associate with a custom resource, you specify the file properties. The file properties include the file path and file name, whether the file has a header, and the file encoding.
The following list describes the metadata source file properties:
File
File path and file name for the metadata source file.
Has header
Specifies whether the file has a header row. Default is enabled.
Encoding
Code page for the file. Default is UTF-8.
Column separator
Character used to separate columns of data. The column separator must be a printable character and must be different from the text qualifier character and from the escape character. Default is the comma (,) character.
Text qualifier
Character that defines the boundaries of text strings. Metadata Manager ignores delimiters within pairs of the text qualifier character. The text qualifier character must be a printable character and must be different from the column separator character and from the escape character. Default is the double quotation marks (") character.
Escape character
Character used to escape a column separator character or a text qualifier character in an unquoted string if the character is the next character after the escape character. If you specify an escape character, Metadata Manager reads the column separator character or the text qualifier character as a regular character embedded in the string. The escape character must be a printable character and must be different from the column separator character and from the text qualifier character. Default is the backslash (\) character.
Rows to skip
Number of rows after which Metadata Manager starts importing data. Use this option to skip multiple header rows. If you enable the
Has header
option, Metadata Manager skips the first row plus the number of rows you specify in this option. Default is 0.
Always use latest source files
Uses the metadata source file in the location you provide each time you load the resource. Enable this option if you use an extraction command file.
If you enable this option, the path to the file must include an absolute path that is accessible from the Metadata Manager web application. If you disable this option, Metadata Manager copies the file to the Metadata Manager application directory when you finish configuring the resource. Each time you load the resource, Metadata Manager uses the copied file in the Metadata Manager application directory.
Default is enabled for metadata source files that you add and disabled for metadata source files that you upload.