Where in the database should my themes and styles and maps etc... go?

Question

We had a problem performing an export of the MDSYS schema for backup purposes. When we tried to import our data, after a database corruption thanks to a patch, the themes and styles, and maps that we created did not get put back in user_sdo_themes, maps, styles, etc... the data was never exported.
Oracle support is saying that these things should not be going in the MDSYS schema, if they do not go in there, then where should they be going? Also how do I map the definitions back to where I should be putting them? We create all of our spatial data in a schema named RESOURCES. Should I be creating tbles such as user_sdo_themes in my RESOURCES Schema?
thank you!

Answer 1

The MDSYS user does in fact contain all of that information, but you should not be exporting the mdsys user any more than you export the sys or system users.
When I export map metadata for a user, and I want to be able to reinsert that data on import, I will do something like the following:
before exporting, I will create metadata tables
create table my_maps as select * from user_sdo_maps;
create table my_themes as select * from user_sdo_themes;
create table my_styles as select * from user_sdo_styles;
I'll export those tables with whatever data I am exporting.
After the import, I'll do something like this:
insert into user_sdo_styles (select * from my_styles);
insert into user_sdo_themes (select * from my_themes);
insert into user_sdo_maps (select * from my_maps);
When I am sure everything looks copacetic, I will drop the tables I created for export.
hope this helps.