Metadata Summary-Database Profile report

The Metadata Summary-Database Profile report provides a summary of all tables and their significant statistics within a selected set of data schemas. The report lists each table in a database, alias names in the database, as well as the number of columns and the number of rows for the selected table.

Parameters

Specify the parameters for the report:

Host
Select the host name that has the columns that you want to be included in the report.
Data store
Select the data store on the selected host computer. A data store is a virtual entity that has connection details to the source repository.
Data schemas
Select the schemas on the host computer that you want included in the report.
Tables to include
Select the names of the tables you want to include in the report.
Include schema descriptions
Select this option to show a short description of the schemas.
Include table descriptions
Select this option to show a short description of the tables.
Include terms
Select this option to include any terms associated with the databases or tables included in the report. A term is a word that has a specific business meaning.
Include policies
Select this option to include any policies associated with the databases or tables included in the report.
Include contacts
Select this option to include any contacts associated with the databases or tables. A contact contains personal information such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers of users.
Include notes
Select this option to show any notes associated with the databases or tables.

Content

The following defines the structure of the report:

Heading
Metadata Summary-Database Profile
Main Section
Host name
Data store name
Schema Details
Schema name
Schema alias
Schema definition
Database or file type
Data connection DSN
Owner name
Total number of tables
Total number of columns
Table details
Table number
Table name
Table alias
Number of columns
Number of rows
Table definition

Sort order

The report output is displayed in alphabetical order by table name in ascending order.

Example of report output

An example of the Metadata Summary-Database Profile report that contains sample data.