Object_name

This is the value that appears in the left hand column of the glossary. It is normally defined as the business name for a column in a fact or dimension table. This value must be less than or equal to 64 characters in length.

Term

This is the value that will appear under the analysis area heading in the glossary. It normally represents the dimension or fact table name, but can be used for other purposes. This value must be less than or equal to 256 characters in length.

Comments

This is the value that will appear under the heading in the glossary. It provides an in depth description of the business term being defined. This value must be less than or equal to 4000 characters in length.

Option

The only valid options are ADD or DELETE to either add a new glossary entry or remove a previously added entry.

Result

A message indicating either a successful ADD or DELETE, or in the event of an error a description of the problem encountered. The maximum length of the message returned is 256 characters.