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: