Metadata Overview

The generation of program components is dependent upon the Oracle Utilities Application Framework meta-data. The meta-data used by framework consists of program variables, program locations, program elements, menu options, navigation keys, tables and fields, and many more.

The meta-data itself can be split into distinct groupings. These groupings will be covered in more detail below.

The basic principle is that a developer enters meta-data for each component to be generated. The generation process applies the meta-data to the generator templates to create the final, deployable component, along with any necessary infrastructure changes. This chapter defines the framework metadata and its inter-relationships.