What Is a Metadata Identifier?

The SAS Metadata Server uses a unique identifier for every metadata object. The 17-character identifier consists of two parts, separated by a period. It is often represented in documentation as reposid.objectid. An example is A52V87R9.A9000001.

• The first eight characters (A52V87R9 in the example) identify the SAS Metadata Repository in which the object is stored.

• The ninth character is always a period.

• The second set of eight characters (A9000001 in the example) identifies the object in the repository.

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