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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- 10.5.2
- 10.5.1
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Metadata Object Properties

Metadata Manager extracts properties of PowerCenter metadata objects and stores their values in the Metadata Manager warehouse.

Metadata Manager truncates the value of an object property if the value is stored in multiple records. Metadata Manager extracts the value from the first record and then calculates the maximum size of the column attribute value to be extracted from the record.

Metadata Manager uses the following calculation to determine the maximum size of the column attribute value:

Maximum size of column attribute value = (extracted_value / codepage_factor) - 1

. Here, the extracted_value is the value from the first record and codepage_factor is the number of bytes per character used by the code page of the PowerCenter repository.

The following table shows the PowerCenter repository database and the corresponding number of first characters in the first record and the maximum size of the column attribute value:

Database	Number of Characters in the First Record	Maximum Size of Column Attribute Value (PowerCenter Repository uses UTF-8 Code Page)
IBM DB2 for LUW	2,000	665
Microsoft SQL Server	4,000	1332
Oracle	2,000	665
Sybase	4,000	1332

Example

A PowerCenter repository resides on an IBM DB2 for LUW database and it contains an SQL override that is 5,000 characters long. The code page of the PowerCenter repository repository is UTF-8 and it uses three bytes per character.

PowerCenter performs the following tasks when you create a SQL override:

Stores the SQL override metadata in three records in an IBM DB2 for LUW database table.

As the IBM DB2 for LUW database can store up to 2,000 characters for each field, PowerCenter splits the 5,000-character SQL override metadata among three records.

The first record contains the first 2,000 characters, the second record contains the next 2,000 characters, and the third record contains 1,000 characters.

Metadata Manager calculates the maximum size of the column attribute value:

(2000/3)-1 = 655

Metadata Manager extracts 655 characters of SQL override metadata from the IBM DB2 for LUW database table.

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