How to use ADD_METADEF to add a custom metadata field

Question

Hi All,
I am trying to add a custom metadata field to check in profile, and this I want to do using RIDC library through my java program. I have tried the following code, but some how I could not see its getting added to Information Fields and also to Standard check in profile.
Can you let me know what am I missing?
            myIdcClient = myIdcClientManager.createClient("idc://XXXX:4444"); // just commented out
            IdcContext myIdcContext = new IdcContext("weblogic", "weblogic1");
            ServiceResponse myServiceResponse = null;
              DataBinder myRequestDataBinder = myIdcClient.createBinder();
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("IdcService", "UPDATE_OPTION_LIST");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dKey", "xLocationList123");
              myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("OptionListString", "Madrid\nTokyo\nLondon\nWashington");
                myServiceResponse = myIdcClient.sendRequest(myIdcContext, myRequestDataBinder);
                myRequestDataBinder = myIdcClient.createBinder();
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("IdcService", "ADD_METADEF");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dName", "xLocations123123");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dIsRequired", "0");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dOptionListKey", "xLocationList123");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dOptionListType", "choice");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dIsOptionList", "1");                    
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dIsSearchable", "1");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dIsEnabled", "1");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dType", "Text");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("FieldName", "xLocations123123");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("dCaption", "Locations");
                myServiceResponse = myIdcClient.sendRequest(myIdcContext, myRequestDataBinder);
                myRequestDataBinder = myIdcClient.createBinder();
                //IdcService=UPDATE_META_TABLE
                myRequestDataBinder = myIdcClient.createBinder();
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("IdcService", "UPDATE_META_TABLE");
                myServiceResponse = myIdcClient.sendRequest(myIdcContext, myRequestDataBinder);
                myRequestDataBinder = myIdcClient.createBinder();
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("IdcService", "START_SEARCH_INDEX");
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("IsRebuild", "1");
                myServiceResponse = myIdcClient.sendRequest(myIdcContext, myRequestDataBinder);
                myRequestDataBinder = myIdcClient.createBinder();
                myRequestDataBinder.putLocal("IdcService", "PUBLISH_SCHEMA");
                myServiceResponse = myIdcClient.sendRequest(myIdcContext, myRequestDataBinder);
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Try calling the following code:
import static intradoc.shared.MetaFieldUtils.hasDocMetaDef;
import static intradoc.shared.MetaFieldUtils.updateMetaDataFromProps;
import intradoc.common.ServiceException;
import intradoc.data.DataBinder;
import intradoc.data.DataException;
import intradoc.data.Workspace;
    protected static void addMetadataFields(final Workspace workspace, final DataBinder binder) {
        traceVerbose("Start addMetadataFields");
        // Parameters for metadata field
        final String[] parameters = new String[] { "dsdComponentName", "dComponentName", "dsdVersion", "dType", "dIsRequired", "dIsEnabled", "dIsSearchable", "dIsOptionList", "dOptionListKey", "dOptionListType", "dDefaultValue", "dOrder", "dIsPlaceholderField", "dsdCheckFlag",
                "dsdDisableOnUninstall" };
        // Common values for primary and alternate field values
        final String[] values = new String[] { "ComponentName", ComponentName, "build_1_20131206", "BigText", "0", "1", "1", "0", "", "", "", "2500", "0", "", "" };
        // Primary file checksum field parameters and values
        final Properties field = new Properties();
        for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
            field.put(parameters[i], values[i]);
        // Setup primary file specific parameters
        field.put("dName", "Metadata field name");
        field.put("dCaption", "Metadata field caption");
        try {
            // Name of metadata field
            final String fieldName = field.getProperty("dName");
            trace("dName: " + fieldName);
            if (fieldName != null && fieldName.length() > 0 && !hasDocMetaDef(fieldName)) {
                try {
                    updateMetaDataFromProps(workspace, null, field, fieldName, true);
                    trace("Successfully added metadata field " + fieldName);
                } catch (final ServiceException e) {
                    warn("Metadata field " + fieldName + " was not installed.", e);
                } catch (final DataException e) {
                    warn("Metadata field " + fieldName + " was not installed.", e);
            } else {
                trace("Metadata field already exists; will not modify");
        } finally {
            traceVerbose("End addMetadataFields");
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