To create a metadata
client, you must be familiar with the following terms:
specifies a SAS Metadata Model metadata type that models the metadata
for a resource. For example, the metadata type Column models the metadata
for a SAS table column, and the metadata type RepositoryBase models
the metadata for a repository. The SAS Metadata Model defines approximately
170 metadata types.
specifies a
group of related metadata types. A namespace is used to partition
metadata into different contexts. The SAS Open Metadata Interface
defines two namespaces: SAS and REPOS. The SAS namespace contains
metadata types that describe application elements. The REPOS namespace
contains metadata types that describe repositories.
specifies an instance of a metadata type.
is a term that collectively refers
to the attributes and associations that are defined for a metadata
type in the SAS Metadata Model. An attribute describes a characteristic
of the metadata type. An association describes a relationship between
an object of this metadata type and an object of another metadata
type.