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Data Flow Path Editor (Metadata Page)

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Use the Metadata page of the Data Flow Path Editor dialog box to view the metadata of the path columns.

Options

Path metadata
Lists column metadata. Click the column headings to sort column data.

Name
Lists the column name.

Data Type
Lists the data type of the column.

Precision
Lists the number of digits in a numeric value.

Scale
List the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in a numeric value.

Length
Lists the current length of the column.

Code Page
Lists the code page of the column. The value 0 indicates that the column does not use a code page. This occurs when data is in Unicode, or has a numeric, date, or time data type.

Sort Key Position
Lists the sort key position of the column. The value 0 indicates the column is not sorted.

Note

A minus (-) prefix indicates the column is sorted in descending order.

Comparison Flags
Lists the comparison flags that apply to the column.

Source Component
Lists the data flow component that is the source of the column.

Copy to Clipboard
Copy the column metadata to the clipboard. By default, all metadata rows are copied as sorted in the order currently displayed.

See Also

Data Flow Path Editor (General Page)
Data Flow Path Editor (Data Viewers Page)
Data Flow
Use Annotations in Packages