Meta Data Services Programming
Navigating a Repository
Because the objects represented in a Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Meta Data Services repository are connected through relationships, you can navigate from one object to any related object. Relationships are implemented through collections. To navigate, you must traverse a collection.
This section describes the process of retrieving objects related to a given object. This section requires an understanding of the information presented in the Repository Type Information Model (RTIM).
The following topics describe how to navigate a repository.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Navigation Overview | Provides basic information about navigation elements and strategies |
| Accessing a Repository | Identifies the methods you can use to create or open a repository database, handle errors, and set up a transaction |
| Accessing Repository Objects | Identifies the methods you can use to manipulate a repository object |
| Accessing Properties | Identifies interfaces you can use to acquire information about an object |
| Accessing Relationships | Identifies the methods you can use to manipulate a relationship |
| Accessing Relationship Collections | Identifies the methods you can use to manipulate a relationship collection |
| Accessing Target Object Collections | Identifies the methods you can use to manipulate a target object collection |
| Selecting Items in a Collection | Explains how to select items in a collection and how to work with enumerated items in a collection |
| Propagating Deletes | Describes how deleting one object can cause the automatic deletion of subsequent objects |