Viewing metadata files

BMC Helix Data Manager allows metadata to be exported and imported into the BMC Helix Data Manager Repository. You can export and import the following entities:

• Data Analysis Discoveries
• Data Analysis Sets
• Data Update Sets
• Data Enrichment Template
• Data Dictionaries
• Form Deletion Lists
• Form Counts
• Migration Packs
• Relationships Rules
• Server Reference Sets

You can share metadata between your BMC Helix Data Manager installations, for example, to download and import template migration packs from the BMC Helix Data Manager Support web site.

Metadata is compressed and stored in a .cmt suffixed file.

Metadata files are exported to and imported from files held in the output directory in your BMC Helix Data Manager Engine deployment. The typical path on a Windows deployment is C:\Program Files\BMC Software\Helix Data Manager\Metadata. You can manually add and remove metadata file packages from this location.

Only a user with administrator permissions can manage metadata.

To scan for metadata files

1. In BMC Helix Data Manager WorkBench, select Configuration > Import HDM Meta Data.
   The Meta Data Manager page appears.
   
2. Click Scan to scan the metadata directory for .cmt files to import.
   Metadata files you placed in the Metadata directory are listed.
3. Select the metadata file, and click Import Meta Data.

4. Click Import on the confirmation dialog box to confirm.

   If you are migrating your data from Remedy on-premise system to BMC Helix ITSM cloud, consider the following points:

   • On-premises BMC Helix Data Manager: Import the metadata of the target data dictionary file copied from the development staging server.
   • Development staging server BMC Helix Data Manager: Import the metadata file of the source data dictionary file copied from the on-premises.

   For more information, see Migration process for Remedy on-premises to BMC Helix Innovation Suite Cloud.

To view metadata

1. In BMC Helix Data Manager Workbench, select Configuration > Import HDM Meta Data.
2. Click the Export or Import tab to view show the metadata export activities that have been performed.

3. Select an activity from the list to display the following details:

   Field	Description
   Data Type	The type of data that was or is being exported.
   File Name	The name of the metadata file.
   Status	The status of the export. Possible values are: Draft—Not yet submitted Submitted—Waiting to be processed In Progress—Export is being processed Complete—All export activity is complete Cancelled—Export was cancelled by the user prior to completion
   Result	The result of the export that will be shown after completion. Possible values are: None—Not yet complete Success—Waiting to be processed Failed—Export is being processed
   Errors	The number of errors that occurred during the export operation. Click the tab to show the list of errors.

   If an export operation is in progress, the progress is automatically shown.

4. To update the details, click Refresh at the top right. To automatically update the progress as the export progresses, click Auto Refresh.
5. To copy any metadata between installations of BMC Helix Data Manager, export the metadata to a file.
   This option is accessed from the page used to manage or view each type of metadata in the BMC Helix Data Manager Workbench.