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Create a Metadata Class

  1. Click the Add button in your Metadata Editor.

    Add button highlighted in the metadata editor window
  2. Type in an ID for the new metadata type and click Create Type.

  3. Select a data format using the type dropdown list in your Metadata Editor.
    If the type of your data is undeclared or not understood, the type default to application/java, and a warning is logged.

Depending on the selected option, there are different ways to define the data structure. With some formats, the structure can be inferred from an example, others require a schema. For some schemas, a built-in editor UI is available.

Format Sample Schema Editor

JSON

Yes

Yes

No

XML

Yes

Yes

No

Java

Yes

Yes

No

CSV

Yes

No

Yes

Fixed Width

Yes

No

Yes

Copybook

Yes

Yes

No

Flat File

No

Yes

No

Simple

No

No

Yes

Excel

No

No

Yes

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