Metadata - Primary Data Source

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Restricted access. Only personnel in the admin role can view Primary Data Source information.

 

This part of the metadata record contains information describing the primary data source used to display the graphical information (layer sheet) in the mapping window. This table must contain the "geometry" attribute used to position objects in the mapping window.

 

Layer Name: 

The name used behind the scenes to uniquely identify the name of the layer. It is the same name that is visible to everyone in the Tab Menu - Info tab.

Layer Type: 

Point, line, polygon, etc. It is the same name that is visible to everyone in the Tab Menu - Info tab.

Data Source ID: 

The ID used behind the scenes to identify the source of the data.

Server: 

The name of the physical server.

Web Service: 

The name of the web service used.

Web Method: 

The name of the specific web method used.

Software: 

The source software used to create the data displayed in the mapping window.

Database: 

Oracle or SQL Server database name.

Schema: 

Schema name.

Table: 

Actual database table the data lives in.

Key Column: 

The primary key field name for that data.

Geometry Column: 

The table field name containing the actually geometry information.

File Name: 

The name of the flat file used. For any particular layer the data displayed is either in a database table or a flat file.

File Location: 

The actual folder path of the flat file.

Filter: 

The part of the where clause used to limit what objects are displayed in the mapping window for a layer. For example, Fieldname = 'Some Code'