IBM DB2 Web Query for i Version 2.1 Implementation Guide

Creating and editing metadata: Century database

While Dan is still in the process of meeting with the other departments to define the requirements for the Century Challenge BI solution, you already know (based on your past experience and knowledge of the business applications and database) what tables will be used as the basis for this solution. As described in Chapter 3, “Defining metadata” on page 21, before you can create any report, graph, or dashboard, you must create metadata (or synonyms) over the target tables. These tables are located ...