Analytics Cloud Extended Metadata (XMD) Reference

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Extended Metadata (XMD) Overview

Extended metadata (XMD) allows you to customize the formatting of many dashboard elements in Analytics Cloud.

If you modify the XMD for a dataset, every UI visualization that uses the dataset will use the new formatting. The XMD file is in JSON format and can be uploaded to Analytics Cloud. You can customize:

  • The formatting of measures
  • Display labels for dimensions and measures
  • The grouping of dimensions of measures
  • Colors of specific fields
  • Default columns to be displayed for a values table
  • The hiding of dimensions and measures in the user interface

Extended Metadata Example

The following example illustrates the format of the XMD file.

Every dimension and measure that is referenced must be valid. Otherwise the reference is ignored.

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