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Using Connector Xpress as a Generic Metadata Editor

You can use Connector Xpress as a generic editor for non-JNDI or JDBC endpoint types. Using Connector Xpress as a generic editor lets you edit generic metadata that is not intended for a particular implementation bundle. For example, to edit metadata for the Scripting connector, create classes and attributes from the ground-up that are not mapped to a particular schema.

You can create and edit generic metadata in the following ways:

• Create new attributes, rather than selecting discovered attributes in the attribute mapping table.
• Load a set of predefined custom operational attributes from a predefined dictionary file.
• Load selected operational attributes from a predefined dictionary file.
• Load an extended set of metadata properties from a data file.

Create New Attributes

You can use Connector Xpress as an editor for generic metadata, and create new attributes, rather than selecting discovered attributes in the attribute mapping table. You can use this procedure to define compound type attributes or any other connector-specific attribute that is not mapped to an endpoint attribute.

Follow these steps:

1. Create a project, and when prompted to select a Data Source, select No source.

   The Endpoint Type Details dialog appears.

2. Complete the fields on the Endpoint Type Details dialog.
3. Expand the Classes node, then click the Attributes node of the class you want to map.

   The Map Attributes dialog appears.

4. In the Maps To field, type the name of the attribute you want to add.

   Connector Xpress adds the new attribute to the mapping tree.

5. Expand the Attributes node in the mapping tree, then click the new node for the attribute.

   The Attribute Details dialog appears.

6. Complete the fields on the Attribute Details dialog.

Display Extended Set of Metadata Properties

You can display an extended set of metadata properties on various dialogs.

To display extended set of metadata properties

1. Create a project, or open an existing project.
2. Click Tools, Preferences.

   The Connector Xpress Preferences dialog appears.

3. Select the Show Extended Metadata check box.

   Connector Xpress displays the extended metadata properties and contains all additional metadata that is relevant to this data model item.

   Note: For information about the fields displayed, see Extended Metadata Properties.

More Information:

Endpoint Type Details Dialog

Map Class and Attributes Dialog (JNDI)