Configuring a component through metadata allows you to configure the component with
predefined information.
Procedure
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Click inside the Designer.
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Add a tFileInputDelimited component.
Information noteNote: By default, the component is configured with Built-in
parameters.
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Double-click the tFileInputDelimited component.
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In the Property Type list, select
Repository.
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Click the […] button next to the Repository field.
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Under , select a metadata definition.
Example
customers 0.1
All the Component fields are filled in with the metadata information. They now appear in
gray, indicating that they belong to the metadata, and not to the
component.
Results
You have succesfully configured a component through metadata.