Displaying or hiding the metadata of the server

On the workbench, you have the option to display or hide the metadata of the server.
The metadata contains a variety of information about the server such as:
  • The location where the server configuration files are stored on the workbench.
  • The fully qualified DNS name or IP address of the host machine where the server is running.
  • The name assign to the server.
  • The name of the installed server runtime environment which defines the runtime environment of an application server for compiling your application.

By default, the tool hides the metadata of the server to keep the development workspace clean. Displaying the metadata of the server on the workbench, allows you to persists the data of the server in a serverName.server file, where serverName is the name assigned to the server. The serverName.server file is useful when you are working in a team development environment and you are required to maintain the metadata of the server in a source control repository.

To display the metadata of the server:
  1. In the Servers view, right-click the server you want to display the metadata.
  2. Select the Move to Workspace option.
    Tip: If the Move to Workspace option is not available and you only see the Move to Metadata option, this means the metadata of your server is already on the workbench. The next step describes where you can find it on the workbench.
  3. In the Project Explorer view, expand the Others Project folder and then expand your server project to locate the serverName.server file, where serverName is the name assigned to your server.
  4. (Optional) You can double click serverName.server file to edit the server's data in the server editor.
To hide the metadata of the server:
  1. In the Servers view, right-click the server you want to hide the metadata.
  2. Select the Move to Metadata option.
    Tip: If the Move to Metadata option is not available and you only see the Move to Workspace option, this means the metadata of your server is already hidden from the workbench.

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