Exporting physical metadata from InfoSphere Data Architect to the metadata repository

You can export metadata from physical models that were developed in InfoSphere Data Architect to the metadata repository of InfoSphere Information Server.

About this task

Prerequisites:

You must meet the following requirements in order to use the IBM InfoSphere Data Architect MetaBroker with InfoSphere Data Architect:

To export physical metadata from InfoSphere Data Architect to the metadata repository:

Procedure

  1. Select File > Export. The Export wizard opens.
  2. Select Data > Export a Physical Model to the Metadata Server and click Next.
  3. On the Select the Model to Export page, select the model to export, and specify logging preferences.
  4. Click Finish. The Status window opens and the MetaBroker® begins decoding the data to be exported.
  5. When the process is complete, click Select All to export all the metadata, or click Filter to select some of the metadata to export.
  6. In the Parameter Selection window, specify parameters for connecting to InfoSphere Information Server. To display help for any parameter, click the name of the parameter.
  7. Click OK. The Status window opens and the MetaBroker begins to encode the metadata to be exported to the repository.
  8. 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.

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