Metadata Authorization within the Infrastructure system facilitates you to authorize or reject the metadata version(s) created as a result of an update to the existing business definitions. The modifications done to the higher level metadata or business definitions are recorded as a new version of the same metadata which needs to be accepted or rejected, to reflect the changes. On Authorization, the existing metadata is replaced with the current version. In case of Rejection, that selected version of the metadata is removed from the system.
You need to have SYSADM and METAAUTH function roles mapped to access the Metadata Authorization within the Administration framework of the Infrastructure system. The Metadata for Authorization window displays the list of modified Metadata Type and the total number of eligible metadata for authorization in the Business Metadata tab (Default).
To Authorize or Reject Metadata Types in the Metadata for Authorization window:
1. Select the Module tab as Business Metadata (default) or Rules Run Framework. The list of Metadata Type eligible for authorization is displayed.
2. Select the required Metadata Type by clicking the Forms to be Authorized link.
A list of the metadata versions is displayed along with the other details such as Code, Short Description, Action Performed, and Performed By details for the selected metadata definition.
3. Select the checkbox adjacent to the required version of the selected metadata and do one of the following:
§ Click Authorize to accept the metadata changes of the selected version.
§ Click Reject to ignore the metadata changes and delete the selected version.
The window is refreshed on every action and the updates are displayed in the respective tab of the Metadata for Authorization window.