Metadata Only
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Option values are True and False.
When backing up a database, you can exclude its data, saving only its metadata. You might want to do this to:
- Retain a record of the metadata before it is modified.
- Create an empty copy of the database. The copy has the same metadata but can be populated with different data.
To back up metadata only, select True for the Metadata Only option.
- Tip: You can also extract a database’s metadata using
isql.isqlproduces a SQL data definition text file that contains the SQL code used to create it. IBConsole backup Metadata Only creates a binary backup file containing only metadata.
This function corresponds to the -metadata option of gbak.