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directly from the ODS), and the exploration facility (for data mining).
Determining the boundaries of what is to be found in the enterprise metadata
repository before construction begins is a good way to avoid confusion at a
later point in time.
In some circles, the definition of what will be included in the enterprise
metadata repository project is called a definition of the scope of integration.
Scoping the iterations of the metadata repository is quite similar to scoping a
data warehouse or any iterative software implementation. We recommend that
you follow the same guidelines that are alr ...