MetadataType Complex Type

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Defines the metadata types that you can define in the metadata section of the manifest.

<xs:complexType name="MetadataType">
    <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="channels"
            type="ChannelListType"
         />
        <xs:element name="levels"
            type="LevelListType"
         />
        <xs:element name="tasks"
            type="TaskListType"
         />
        <xs:element name="opcodes"
            type="OpcodeListType"
            minOccurs="0"
         />
        <xs:element name="keywords"
            type="KeywordListType"
            minOccurs="0"
         />
        <xs:element name="types"
            type="TypeListType"
            minOccurs="0"
         />
        <xs:element name="namedQueries"
            type="NamedQueryType"
            minOccurs="0"
         />
        <xs:element name="messageTable"
            minOccurs="0"
        >
            <xs:complexType>
                <xs:sequence>
                    <xs:element name="message"
                        minOccurs="0"
                        maxOccurs="unbounded"
                    >
                        <xs:complexType>
                            <xs:attribute name="value"
                                type="UInt32Type"
                                use="required"
                             />
                            <xs:attribute name="mid"
                                type="xs:string"
                                use="optional"
                             />
                            <xs:attribute name="message"
                                type="strTableRef"
                                use="required"
                             />
                            <xs:attribute name="symbol"
                                type="CSymbolType"
                                use="optional"
                             />
                        </xs:complexType>
                    </xs:element>
                </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
        </xs:element>
        <xs:any
            processContents="lax"
            minOccurs="0"
            maxOccurs="unbounded"
            namespace="##other"
         />
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attribute name="name"
        type="anyURI"
        use="required"
     />
    <xs:anyAttribute
        processContents="lax"
        namespace="##other"
     />
</xs:complexType>

Child elements

Element Type Description
channels ChannelListType Defines a list of channels to which providers can log events. A provider can then import one or more of the channels in their manifest.
keywords KeywordListType Defines a list of keywords that determine the category of events that the provider writes.
levels LevelListType Defines a list of levels that specify the severity of an event.
message Defines a message string.
messageTable Defines a list of message strings.
namedQueries NamedQueryType Defines a list of named queries that use regular expressions to perform find and replace actions on an event's message string.
opcodes OpcodeListType Defines a list of opcodes that you can use to group events within a task.
tasks TaskListType Defines a list of tasks that a provider can use to group events. Typically, you use tasks to group events for a feature or component of the provider.
types TypeListType Defines a list of XML types.

Attributes

Name Type Description
message strTableRef A reference to the localized string in the string table.
mid xs:string Not used.
name anyURI The URI of the meta file.
symbol CSymbolType The symbolic name that you want the message compiler to create for this message string.
value UInt32Type The number to use as the message identifier for this message.

Remarks

Although you can create a manifest that contains a metadata section, the service will not use it; the only metadata that the service recognizes is the metadata found in the Winmeta.xml file.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
 Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]