getDataViewMetadata(dataViewName, skipStoreCheck)
Obtains the metadata of the given data view and caches the response in session storage.
Returns
The metadata as an object.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
| dataViewName | string | The name of the data view whose metadata must be obtained. | ✅ |
| skipStoreCheck | boolean | The flag that determines if the metadata of the given data view must be fetched from the rule store or from the metadata API. | ❌ |
Usage example
In this example, the API returns the metadata of the data view whose name is
D_BugList.
const dataViewName = "D_BugList"
PCore.getAnalyticsUtils().getDataViewMetadata(dataViewName);
//The response of this API is as shown below.
{
"data" : {
"classID": "PegaProjMgmt-Work-Bug",
"className": "Bug",
"structure": "List",
"isQueryable": true,
"fields": [
{
"description": "operator who manager assigns work to",
"fieldID": "pyAssignedOperator",
"fieldType": "Identifier",
"isReadOnly": false,
"name": "Assigned To",
"dataType": "Identifier"
},
{
"description": "This property is used to identify the work object's parent
Backlog and should include the pyID of that work object. In future,
it will be derived from the user's data input into UserStoryIDEntry or
based upon the context of the creation of the item.",
"displayAs": "pxTextInput",
"fieldID": "BacklogID",
"fieldType": "Text (single line)",
"isReadOnly": false,
"name": "Backlog ID",
"maxLength": 32,
"dataType": "Text"
}
]
}
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