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  1. Preface
  2. Using Metadata Manager
  3. Viewing Metadata
  4. Searching Metadata
  5. Working with Shortcuts and Folders
  6. Editing Metadata
  7. Working with Data Lineage
  8. Sharing Metadata
  9. Business Glossaries
  10. Using the URL API
  11. Appendix A: Configure the Web Browser
  12. Appendix B: Glossary

Metadata Manager User Guide

Metadata Manager User Guide

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Object Handling

Object Handling

You can view data lineage for metadata objects and custom metadata objects in the Metadata Manager warehouse.
You can view data lineage for the following source repository objects that Metadata Manager extracts:
  • Tasks.
     Represents a transformation that moves data between data structures. For example, a PowerCenter mapping may be used by multiple sessions. In a PowerCenter mapping, each session is a task and the mapping is the transformation for a task.
  • Transformations.
     Determines how data flows between data structures in a single repository. Transformations can be reusable or non-reusable. A transformation is reusable if multiple tasks use the transformation. Transformations include PowerCenter mappings and database views.
  • Data structures.
     Contains fields that contain data. Data structures include PowerCenter source and target definitions and Source Qualifier transformations, database tables and views.
  • Fields.
     Components of data structures. Fields contain or represent data. A database column contains data. A database view column represents data contained in a database table column. Fields include columns for database tables and views, ports of PowerCenter transformations, and matrix and attributes in business intelligence reports.
You can also view resources in the data lineage diagram. Resources include application, business intelligence, data integration, data modeling, and relational resource types. You cannot start data lineage from a resource in the metadata catalog.
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