Working with MDM Dictionaries

This section describes operations that are used to work with MDM dictionaries and MDM repository. The operations enable the user to execute the following actions:

Work with the structure of an MDM dictionary (get and change various structural elements: attributes, parameters, relationships, levels, and translation parameters).

Work with MDM dictionary elements.

Work with MDM repository structure.

Operations for Working with MDM Dictionaries

	Operation	Brief description
	CloseRds	The CloseRds operation closes an open instance of MDM dictionary.
	CloseRdsElement	The CloseRdsElement operation closes the edited element of MDM dictionary.
	CreateRdsElement	The CreateRdsElement operation creates/edits element in MDM dictionary.
	GetMbUpdateRdsElements	The GetMbUpdateRdsElements operation gets information about MDM dictionary elements added to update without the dictionary itself.
	GetRds	The GetRds operation gets MDM dictionary metadata.
	GetRdsElements	The GetRdsElements operation gets information on MDM dictionary elements.
	OpenRds	The OpenRds operation opens an MDM dictionary and returns the context for working with dictionary data and metadata.
	SetMbUpdateRdsElements	The SetMbUpdateRdsElements operation is used to work with MDM dictionary elements in update without the dictionary itself.
	SetRds	The SetRds operation changes metadata of the MDM dictionary.
	SetRdsElement	The SetRdsElement operation changes attribute values of MDM dictionary element.
	SetRdsElements	The SetRdsElements operation changes information about elements of MDM dictionary.

Operations for Working with Composite MDM Dictionary

Operations for Working with MDM Repository

NOTE. The MDM Repository object displayed in the object navigator is outdated and used for compatibility with previous platform versions.

	Operation	Brief description
	CloseCompoundDictionarySource	The CloseCompoundDictionarySource operation closes composite MDM dictionary data source.
	CopyRdsElements	The CopyRdsElements operation copies elements from data source to composite MDM dictionary.
	CreateCompoundDictionarySource	The CreateCompoundDictionarySource operation creates a new data source in a composite MDM dictionary.
	GetCompoundDictionarySource	The GetCompoundDictionarySource operation gets settings of composite MDM dictionary data source.
	OpenCompoundDictionarySource	The OpenCompoundDictionarySource operation opens composite MDM dictionary data source.
	SaveCompoundDictionarySource	The SaveCompoundDictionarySource operation saves settings of composite MDM dictionary data source.
	SetCompoundDictionarySource	The SetCompoundDictionarySource operation changes composite MDM dictionary data source settings.

	Operation	Brief description
	CloseRdsDatabase	The CloseRdsDatabase operation closes MDM repository instance.
	GetRdsDatabase	The GetRdsDatabase operation gets MDM repository metadata.
	OpenRdsDatabase	The OpenRdsDatabase operation opens MDM repository.
	SetRdsDatabase	The SetRdsDatabase operation changes MDM repository metadata.