The getMetadata method

Retrieves the metadata attributes of a file or folder in the repository, including any custom properties and topic information.

getMetadata(source,version,label,submittedHierarchy)

Table 1. Input parameters for getMetadata
Field	Use	Type	Description	Example Value
source	Required	String	The fully qualified path or object URI of the file or folder in the repository	`"/Temp Folder/Temp.txt"` or `"0a58c3670016a78600 00010dcee0eaa28219"`
version	Optional. Either version or label can be specified.	String	The specific version of the file or folder	`"0:2006-08-25 21:15:49.453"`
label	Optional. Either version or label can be specified.	String	The specific labeled version of the file or folder	`"Version 1"`
submittedHierarchy	Optional	Boolean	Indicates whether the file is in the Submitted Jobs folder	`True` or `False`

Table 2. Return value for getMetadata
Type	Description
`Resource`	Container for information about a repository object.See the topic The Resource class for more information.

Table 3. Exceptions for getMetadata
Type	Description
`ResourceNotFoundException`	The source file or folder does not exist.
`InsufficientParameterException`	Required parameters are not specified.

Example

The following example accesses the resource identifier for the /Demo/Drafts folder.


from pes.api.PESImpl import PESImpl
pesImpl = PESImpl(user = "admin", password = "[{AES}KrY+KLlOYo4O6545tgGsYQ==]", host = "localhost", port = "8080", appserver_type = "websphere")
resource = pesImpl.getMetadata(source="/Demo/Drafts") 
resourceid = resource[‘ResourceID’][‘value’]