Installing Information Models in Meta Data Browser
When you run Meta Data Browser as a stand-alone snap-in, you can install ready-to-use information models to the repository database, making them available to applications, application developers, and model designers. You must be a repository Administrator to install an information model. For more information about how to become a repository Administrator, see Selecting Browse Mode in Meta Data Browser.
After you install an information model, it remains in the repository database. Deleting an information model is not currently supported by Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Meta Data Services.
To install an information model, right-click the Information Models folder of the database in which you want the model to reside, and then click Install Information Model. This opens the Install Information Model dialog box so that you can choose a Repository Distributable Model (RDM) file to install. RDM files are compiled information model files. RDM files are generated from a modeling tool in the Meta Data Services Software Development Kit (SDK).
Note It is also possible to install information models programmatically or by command line, without using Meta Data Browser. For more information about this alternate approach, see Installing Information Models.