METADATA FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
The classical data management view is that metadata in some way describes the types of data stored in a database. Table and column definitions for a database schema managed by an SQL database management system are metadata. Constraint definitions are also metadata. Rules for accessing data in the database and for maintaining the quality of the data are metadata. Conceptual data models and the data definitions derived from them are also metadata. The relationships in a conceptual data model are metadata. Details of the ownership and source of data definitions are metadata. Any other information that helps business users and system developers with understanding what data is recorded in the enterprise’s databases and ...
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