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Model's Metadata

View metadata of models​

To further understand your data, you can click on a model in the Entity Relationship diagram to view the metadata:

  • Name: Model's name used in SQL
  • Alias: Model's alias name
  • Description: Model's description
  • Columns: Show columns in this model with column names, alias, data types, and column descriptions
  • Calculated Fields: Show defined calculated fields of this model
  • Relationships: Show defined relationships of this model

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  • Data Preview: By clicking Preview data, you can preview up to 100 rows of data from the model

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Edit metadata of models​

To edit the model's metadata, click the "Edit" button.

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In the edit window, you can modify the following metadata properties:

  • Alias and Description of the Model
  • Alias and Description of each column
  • Description of each calculated field
  • Description of each relationship

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Click "Submit" to submit your changes.

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Description of metadata matters!

Remember to deploy your changes

Deploy​

Please press the "Deploy" button on the navigation bar to synchronize any modifications in the Modeling page.

The navigation bar will show an Undeployed changes message if there are any new changes. undeployed

The navigation bar will show a synced message if all changes have been deployed. deployed