If my current metadata is trapped in an ER, CASE, or Repository environment and I want to get it into the Metabase Software System, how do I do that?
If you wish to extract your ER, CASE, or Repository environment’s metadata and store it into the metabase, just extract that data to CSV and load it through the various SQL utilities that come with Mimer, or a similar one like WinSQL. In the case of data models that may be stored in your ER, CASE, or Repository environment, if your tool supports the generation of SQL DDL from those data models, then you can use Metabase SQL DDL loaders to import those data models. Either way, we are always available to provide telephone support, and if necessary to provide fee-based technical support in creating specially designed extracts-transform-and-load programs. The real cost here is in the original creation of your metadata, not in its extraction and loading into the metabase. You can always then export data models from the Metabase and re-import and display them with your ER tool. You can also purchase new ER modeling tools for just about $200 for importing and displaying ER models. WinSQL, an
