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Metadata Instance Element

Metadata Instance Element

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Attributes

AttributeAPI TypeDefaultDescription
MetadataModelNameAstMetadataModelNode 
Specifies the metadata model for which the parent metadata instance object is providing metadata. This is a required reference to an existing definiton.
NameString 
Specifies the name of the object. This name can be used to reference this object from anywhere else in the program. This is a required property
LogicalDisplayFolderStringstring.Empty
Specifies a path that should be used for organizing the tree display of this object in the Logical View in BimlStudio.

Collection Children

ChildAPI TypeDescription
<Annotations>
    <Annotation />
</Annotations>
AstAnnotationNode
This is a collection of annotation items that can be used to specify documentation, tags, or other information. Annotations are particularly useful for storing information about nodes that can be used by BimlScript code.
<Entities>
    <Entity />
</Entities>
AstMetadataItemEntityNode
This is the collection of individual metadata items that comprise this metadata instance. Using a relational database analogy, if the metadata model entities were tables, metadata instance items would be the rows that populate those tables.
<Properties>
    <Property />
</Properties>
AstMetadataItemPropertyNode
This is the collection of properties that specify configuration values within the metadata instance and as defined in the metadata model.