<Metadata>

The <Metadata> element is the one child of the <Information> element that is used for import processing. This element has one or more <Item> elements as children, each of which defines a constant for use in the mapping file.

<Item>

The <Metadata> element has one or more <Item> elements as children. Each <Item> defines a specific metadata item. This table describes each attribute of the <Item> element.

AttributeDescription
NameName used to refer to the metadata item. Required.
TypeData type of the item. All .NET types are supported. The import processor will attempt to cast the item to this type, but will return an error if there is a type mismatch. For example, an integer can be cast as a string, but a string can’t be cast as an integer.
ValueValue of the item. Required.