Filtering metadata

When you are using a bridge to import and export metadata, you can filter the metadata to reduce the amount of metadata you are importing or exporting.

After metadata is read from the source tool, the Metadata Selection window opens. The Navigation View pane organizes the metadata into classes of objects. You can expand each class to display the specific instances of the class.

To filter metadata:

  1. In the Metadata Selection window, select the classes and instances of metadata that you want to import or export:
    Option Description
    To select all instances of all classes: Click Select All.
    To select all instances of a class: In the Navigation View pane, select the class.
    To select one or more instances of a class:

    In the Navigation View pane, expand the class, and then select each instance that you want to import or export.

    To protect the semantic integrity of the metadata, not all classes and instances can be selected. For example, you cannot select individual columns from a table.

    To select one or more instances based on their relationships with another instance: Expand the instance to display the instances that are related to it. Select each related instance that you want to import or export.
    The selected classes and instances are displayed in the Selection Status pane.
  2. Optional: Review the selected metadata.
    • Click a class or instance in the Selection Status pane to display and highlight that class or instance in the Navigation View pane.
    • Right-click a selected instance or class in the Navigation View pane, and select Go To to highlight and display the instance in the Selection Status pane.
  3. Optional: Clear the selection of metadata that you no longer want to import or export.
    • To clear all selections, click Clear All.
    • To remove a particular class or instance from the Selection Status pane, in the Navigation View pane, clear the checkbox next to the name of the class or instance.
    The cleared classes and instances are removed from the Selection Status pane.
  4. Click OK to continue with the import process or export process.
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Metadata bridges

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