You can export metadata from physical models that were developed
in Rational® Data
Architect version 6 Fixpack 1 to the metadata repository of WebSphere Metadata Server.
About this task
Prerequisites: You must meet the following requirements
in order to use the IBM Rational Data Architect MetaBroker with Rational Data
Architect version 6:
- Rational Data
Architect version 6 Fixpack 1 must be installed on the same client Windows® machine
on which the IBM Rational Data Architect MetaBroker is
installed.
- Ensure that you meet the software requirements for using all bridges.
To export physical metadata from Rational Data Architect to the metadata
repository:
- In Rational Data
Architect, select . The Export wizard opens.
- Select Export a Physical Model to the Metadata Server
Repository and click Next.
- On the Select the Model to Export page, select
the model to export, and specify logging preferences.
- Click Finish. The Status window
opens, and the MetaBroker® begins
decoding the data for export.
- When the process is complete, click Select
All to export all the metadata, or click Filter to
select some of the metadata to export.
- In the Parameter Selection window,
specify parameters for connecting to WebSphere Metadata Server.
To display help for any parameter, click the name of the parameter.
- Click OK. The Status window
opens and the MetaBroker begins
to encode the metadata to be exported to the repository.
- When the encoding is complete, click Finish.
What to do next
To work with the exported metadata in the Designer client, you must
use the Designer client to register interest in the imported data collections.