GetDimMetadataResult GetDimMetadata(DmId tDim, GetDimMetadataArg tArg)
tDim. Opened dictionary instance moniker.
tArg. Parameters for extracting dictionary metadata.
The GetDimMetadata operation gets dictionary metadata.
This operation enables the user to get the following information:
Information about the structure of dictionaries (attributes and levels).
Information about the child objects of dictionaries (selection schemas, groups of elements, alternative hierarchies).
Information about the elements obtained on building a dictionary.
Information about selection of elements.
To execute the operation, in the tDim parameter specify the dictionary instance moniker and in the tArg parameter specify the parameters, according to which the information is extracted. The moniker can be obtained on executing the OpenDim operation. The tArg.pattern field is used to specify a pattern for getting information about the dictionary structure and child objects of the dictionary, and the elsArg field contains parameters for extracting information about dictionary elements. The operation results in the requested data.
Various methods of using this operation are given in the following examples:
| Example name |
| Getting Information about Dictionary Structure |
| Getting Information about Dictionary Child Elements |
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