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MQL Entity Format

The new Entity format, also known as the MQL Entity Format, is based on the SELECT list of an MQL query. The new Entity format contains a single "attributes" property which consists of the attribute type names that appear in the "select" property. For MQL SELECT list details, refer to Metadata Query Language (MQL).

Following is a sample Entity object in the MQL Entity Format which corresponds to the SELECT list: Name, "Object Type", "Object Id":

{

"attributes": [

{

"attributeType": {

"name": "Name",

"displayName": "Name",

"type": "SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE"

},

"value": "PurchaseOrder"

},

{

"attributeType": {

"name": ""\"Object Type\""",

"displayName": "Object Type",

"type": "SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE"

},

"value": "Table"

},

{

"attributeType": {

"name": ""\"Object Id\""",

"displayName": "Object Id",

"type": "SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE"

},

"value": "69585_200"

}

]

}

 

Every legacy Entity property can be mapped to an MM system attribute. Here is the mapping between the legacy Entity properties and MM system attributes.

Legacy Entity Property

MM System Attribute

id

"Object Id"

name

Name

objectType

"Object Type"

labels

Labels

parentId

Context

term

"Term Classification"

semanticTypes

"Data Classifications"

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