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Types of enterprise metadata

The enterprise metadata discovery service is responsible for exposing two categories of metadata: EIS metadata and service metadata

• EIS metadata
  EIS metadata describes the system capabilities and business object structures employed by the EIS. The enterprise metadata discovery service acquires EIS metadata from the communication configuration information that characterizes system function and object interactions.
• Service metadata
  Service metadata is generated by the adapter as business objects are imported into a service description.

Enterprise Metadata Discovery general interfaces and implementation for application adapters