Checking metadata

This topic describes how to check and repair metadata.

Prerequisites

You must have Administrator privileges to check or repair the metadata.

Steps

  1. Click Maintain System > Check Metadata from the My Work frame.
  2. Fill in the appropriate fields.
  3. Optionally, select the Repair as necessary check box to repair any corrupt metadata.
  4. Click OK to start the process.
  5. If you selected the Repair as necessary check box, click OK to confirm that you want to repair any corrupt metadata.
  6. You can view the progress of the metadata check in the Check Metadata Progress panel that displays.

Parent topic: Managing metadata servers

Related tasks
Listing processes

Related reference
Check Metadata panel
startmetadatacheck

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