Import of Metadata
The System Operations > Import Metadata option allows you to import metadata from a source company to a destination company. Before importing metadata, the first step is to export metadata from a source company. When you export metadata, a JAR file is created out of the metadata. You can also use the existing JAR file of the metadata, if any.
To import metadata, upload the JAR file that contains the metadata to the destination company. After the JAR file is uploaded, the DataService workflow is initiated. Refer to the TIBCO MDM Workflow Reference to learn more about the DataService workflow. The DataService workflow uses the metadata in the JAR file to create a repository at the destination company. If a repository of the same name exists in the destination company, the content of the repository will be overwritten. Metadata, namely, attributes, attribute groups, classification scheme, input maps, output maps, and so on, is overwritten.
Similarly, for an attribute, if the database column name is not specified or a duplicate column name is specified, a system generated column name is used.