IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo.Parent

Syntax

Parent: IMetabaseObjectDescriptor;

Description

The Parent property determines a folder, in which the created repository object will be placed.

Comments

A repository folder or one of objects-containers of the repository can be set as a location. The following objects can be set as a container object: MDM repository, Time series database, Modeling container, Assembly.

The property is set to Null by default, the object is created in the root folder of the repository.

Example

Add links to the Db and Metabase system assemblies.

Sub UserProc;
Var
    MB: IMetabase;
    CrInfo: IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo;
    MObj: IMetabaseObject;
    DB: IDatabase;
Begin
    MB := MetabaseClass.Active;
    CrInfo := MB.CreateCreateInfo;
    CrInfo.ClassID := MetabaseObjectClass.KE_CLASS_DATABASE;
    CrInfo.Id := "NewBD";
    CrInfo.Name := New database;
    CrInfo.Parent := MB.Root;
    MObj := MB.CreateObject(CrInfo).Edit;
    DB := MObj As IDatabase;
    DB.Authentication := AuthenticationMode.Password;
    DB.DriverId := "ORCL";
    DB.LogonData.ParamValue("SERVER") := "Test";
    DB.LogonData.ParamValue("SCHEME") := "TestShema";
    DB.UseMetabaseCredentials := True;
    MObj.Save;
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example a new database is created in the repository root. The data are placed on the Test server in the TestShema scheme. The password authentication is used when connecting to the database. Login and password are taken from the credentials, specified on login to the platform.

See also:

IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo