Adding metadata to objects in model

[Former Member]

Hello All,

   I am troubling on how to add and store metadata with objects in model. I noticed that some of the SAP examples contains metadata fileds that have specific type (e.g. boolean or numeric, etc). However if I just add a metadata field to object I coudl not specify a type there.

   Also I have troubles to see this matadata later in Viewer if I store it as .rh or .vds file. Apparently I am doing something wrong there but coudl not figure what.

   Did someone knows how to deal with metadata in Visual Enterprise Author?

Best regards, Artem

[derrick_hurley]

Hi Artem,

In short you cannot specify if a metadata entry is numeric or text. When you create some metadata it is stored in a varchar datatype. I have performed a small test on a model here and created some metadata. One with 'text' in the value and one with a 'numeric' value. When you then perform a Metadata search e.g. use 'F3' in Author and select 'Query' tab -> 'Add Filter -> Metadata' you will see the query tool automatically shows which are 'Numeric' and which are 'Text' just by virture of its contents.

I have also saved out the sample file to .RH and .VDS formats and could find my test Metadata. Please check your model using the 'F3' search functionality in Author & Viewer. I hope this helps.

Kind regards,

SAP VE Support

[Former Member]

It appears that in VEA 8.0.0.2 that the ability to add string types to metadata through the node properties dialog has been broken.

Click on a node in the hierarchy

select metadata tab

click Add Category (Green +)

enter text

click ok.

Nothing added.