What Are the DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata?

These DATA step functions enable an administrator to set or return information about attributes, associations, and properties from metadata objects.
Metadata DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata
Name
Description
METADATA_DELASSN Function
Deletes all objects that make up the specified association
METADATA_DELOBJ
Deletes the first object that matches the specified URI
METADATA_GETATTR Function
Returns the value of the specified attribute for specified object
METADATA_GETNASL Function
Returns the nth association of the specified object
METADATA_GETNASN Function
Returns the nth associated object of the specified association
METADATA_GETNATR Function
Returns the nth attribute on the object specified by the URI
METADATA_GETNOBJ Function
Returns the nth object that matches the specified URI
METADATA_GETNPRP Function
Returns the nth property of the specified object
METADATA_GETNTYP Function
Returns the nth object type on the metadata server
METADATA_GETPROP Function
Returns the specified property of the specified object
METADATA_NEWOBJ Function
Creates a new metadata object
METADATA_PATHOBJ Function
Returns the Id and Type attributes of the specified folder object
METADATA_PAUSED Function
Determines whether the metadata server is paused
METADATA_PURGE Function
Purges the specified URI
METADATA_RESOLVE Function
Resolves a URI into an object on the metadata server
METADATA_SETASSN Function
Modifies an association list for an object
METADATA_SETATTR Function
Sets the specified attribute for the specified object
METADATA_SETPROP Function
Sets the specified property for the specified object
METADATA_VERSION Function
Returns the metadata server model version number