Extracting Metadata

You can select the types of metadata to extract from a Oracle Data Relationship Management application. You extract the information into an XML file which you can then view, load into another Data Relationship Management application, compare to another XML file, or compare to another Data Relationship Management application. You can also use this file for backup, storage, and auditing purposes.

You can generate a report from the information in the XML file that is created.

To extract metadata from a Data Relationship Management application:

1. On the Main Menu, click Extract.
2. Enter Data Relationship Management connection information and click Log In.
3. Select the object types or objects to extract and click Next.

   Note:

   Click the plus sign in the hierarchy tree to see objects. Select the checkbox for an object type to select the object type and all of its objects, or select the checkbox for the objects that you want to extract. Click on an object name to display the object type definition in a new window.

4. Optional: Click Find to search for a metadata object type or object.

   Note:

   Any object type containing the text entered is returned. To navigate to a particular object in the results, click the Jump To link.

5. Review the summary information.

   Note:

   The Migration Utility performs additional checks for object types that have dependencies. For example, an export may depend on property definitions or a property definition may reference another property definition. If there are dependencies missing in the summary, you may select specific dependencies to include. You can include all excluded dependencies or exclude all dependencies.

   Note:

   Increasing the page size allows you to define the number of object types to view on a page.

6. Optional: Enter metadata details for this extract.

   You can enter the following information:

   • Title––Maximum of 255 characters

   • Purpose––Formatted memo

   • Usage––Formatted memo

   • Application Version––Maximum of 20 characters

   • File Version––Maximum of 20 characters

7. Click Run Extract.
8. Do any of the following:

   • Click Download the Metadata File to open or save the XML file.

   • Click View the Metadata File to view the XML file details.

   • Click Load the Metadata File to load the XML file into a Data Relationship Management application. For more information, see Loading Metadata.

   • Click Generate Reports for the Metadata File to generate a report from the XML file. For more information, see Generating Reports.