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Metadata Access Service

The Metadata Access Service allows the Developer tool to access Hadoop connection information to import and preview metadata from the Hadoop environment. The Metadata Access Service is required for design-time access to the Hadoop environment.
The following table summarizes the dependencies for products, services, and databases that are associated with the Metadata Access Service:
Dependency
Summary
Products
The following products use the Metadata Access Service:
  • - Big Data Management
  • - Big Data Parser
  • - Big Data Quality
  • - Big Data Streaming
Services
The Metadata Access Service properties do require an association with another application service.
Databases
The Metadata Access Service does not have any associated database.
Installer
You cannot create the Metadata Access Service when you run the installer.

Rules and Guidelines

Consider the following rules and guidelines for the Metadata Access Service creation: