Metadata Status
Use the Metadata Status option to display the most recent set of requests for metadata from the Connection selected in a flow. When a Connector retrieves metadata, TIBCO Cloud™ Integration - Connect stores a record of each entity returned. That record can be displayed to verify that the metadata is loaded and ready to be used by the flow.
Considerations
- Resetting metadata removes all prior metadata requests for the Connection.
- When you open a flow, TIBCO Cloud™ Integration - Connect retrieves the Entities list for each Connection in the flow, but does not return any other metadata at that time.
- As you modify the flow, metadata requests are generated for a block when you select entities or related entities for that block.
- The information in the Metadata Status dialog is not updated automatically. Use the refresh icon or close the dialog and reopen it to update.
- If the Agent is not running, existing requests can be displayed, but no new requests can be made.
- Requests are sorted from the most recent to the oldest. Sorting and filtering is not supported.
- The oldest record is the first metadata request and is always named Entities. The name Entities indicates that the list of entities has been retrieved, but not the fields. Fields are retrieved as you choose entities in blocks.
- Metadata Status is not supported for Data replication apps.
Accessing Metadata Status
To access Metadata Status:
- Open an app and select a flow to open the Flow designer.
- On the Connections panel, select Metadata Status from the Gear menu for one of the Connections.
Fields
Metadata Status displays the following information for each metadata request.
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Name |
Name of the entity requested. |
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Status |
Status of the request. Statuses include: Done - Request is complete and metadata has been retrieved. Pending - Request is incomplete and no metadata has been retrieved. Error - An error has been returned by the Connector. Null - No metadata requests found. |
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Start |
Date and time the request was sent. |
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End |
Date and time the request completed. |
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Error |
Error message returned by the Connector. |
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