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OWB Metadata

Export, Import, MDL

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OWB Metadata

Design ObjectsColumn namesData TypesEtc

Design Repository

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Need for exp/imp/snapshots

Move from DEV to QA Share work from

developer to developer

Upgrading OWB Version control Pure “safety”

SOLUTION:

Take “point in time” pictures of the design objects so that they are in known states or versions.

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Exp/Imp vs. Snapshots

Export / Import (MDL)Exports to a fileUsed by multiple repositories

SnapshotsPoint in time picture of objectUsed in ONE repository

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Export / Import (MDL files)

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Snapshots

Contained within one rep

Multiple versions in different “snapshots”

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BOTH are composite

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Misc Snapshots

SnapshotsCASCADEFull/Signature

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Misc MDL

MergingUnique IDPhysical Name

Timestamps Identical objects, different files

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Questions

Which method allows for multiple versions at a time to be present in the same repository?

How many objects can an MDL file contain?Snapshot contain?