[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change]

Configuring the Metabase

This section includes the following topics:

• About Configuring the Metabase:  Describes the methodologies used to configure the metabase.
• The Metabase History Feature:   Overview of the metabase history feature, including a discussion of how history files are versioned and named and about configuring the metabase history.
• Writing Changes to MetaBase.XML: Describes writing a property in-schema or out-of-schema.
• Editing the MetaBase.XML File While IIS Is Running: Describes how the edit-while-running feature works and outlines how to enable this feature.
• Adding Metabase Comments:  Describes how to add comments within the MetaBase.xml file.
• Extending the Metabase Schema:  Outlines how to extend the metabase schema to enable storing custom properties within the metabase.
  
  

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