Create, update, delete and query the Metadata Templates in Box

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve information about the Metadata Template.

SELECT * FROM MetadataTemplates

You can also retrieve the information of any Template in your enterprise:

SELECT * FROM MetadataTemplates WHERE Id = 'e93746cc-03f6-4dee-ab45-01834989950c'

Insert

You can insert Metadata Template for your enterprise.

Insert a single field to the Template.

INSERT INTO MetadataTemplates(DisplayName, Scope, FieldsDisplayName, FieldsType) VALUES ('TestTemplate', 'enterprise', 'TestField', 'String')

Insert multiple fields to the Template.

INSERT INTO MetadataFields#Temp (FieldDisplayName, FieldType, FieldOptions) VALUES ('Industry', 'enum', 'Technology,HealthCare')
INSERT INTO MetadataFields#Temp (FieldDisplayName, FieldType) VALUES ('Contact Role', 'string')

INSERT INTO MetadataTemplates(DisplayName, Scope, FieldsAggregate) VALUES ('TestTemplate', 'enterprise', 'MetadataFields#Temp')

Update

Add field to the existing Template.

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='addField', FieldsKey='category', FieldsDisplayName='Category', FieldsisHidden=false, FieldsType='string' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

Update Fields in the Template.

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='editField', FieldsKey='Category', FieldsDescription='The Product Category' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

ReOrder Fields in the Template.

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='reorderFields', FieldsKey='Category,Industry,Contact' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

Remove Fields from the Template.

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='removeField', FieldsKey='Industry' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

Add Enum Options to the EnumField.

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='addEnumOption', FieldsKey='Industry', EnumOptionKey='AL' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

ReOrder Enum Options in the EnumField.

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='reorderEnumOptions', FieldsKey='industry', EnumOptionKey='AL,AK,AR,N/A' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

Update Enum Options in the EnumField. Specify Present value, New value in the EnumOption column separated with comma.

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='editEnumOption', FieldsKey='industry', EnumOptionKey='N/A,Outside USA' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

Remove Enum Options from the EnumField

UPDATE MetadataTemplates SET Op='removeEnumOption', FieldsKey='industry', EnumOptionKey='Outside USA' WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

Delete

MetadataTemplates can be deleted by providing Scope and TemplateKey and issuing a DELETE statement.

DELETE FROM MetadataTemplates WHERE Scope='enterprise' AND TemplateKey='TestTemplate'

Columns

Name	Type	ReadOnly	Description
Id [KEY]	String	True	The ID of the metadata template.
TemplateKey	String	False	A unique identifier for the template. This identifier is unique across the scope of the enterprise to which the metadata template is being applied, yet is not necessarily unique across different enterprises
CopyInstanceOnItemCopy	Boolean	False	Whether or not to copy the metadata for a file or folder when an it is copied.
DisplayName	String	False	The display name of the template
FieldsId [KEY]	String	True	The Unique Id of the Metadata Template field
FieldsKey	String	False	A unique identifier for the field. The identifier must be unique within the template to which it belongs.
FieldsDisplayName	String	False	The display name of the field as it is shown to the user in the web and mobile apps.
FieldsType	String	False	The type of field
FieldsDescription	String	False	A description of the field
FieldsisHidden	Boolean	False	Whether this field is hidden in the UI for the user and can only be set through the API instead.
FieldsOptions	String	False	A list of options for this field. This is used in combination with the enum and multiSelect field types.
TemplateisHidden	Boolean	False	Defines if this template is visible in the Box web app UI, or if it is purely intended for usage through the API
Scope	String	False	The scope of the metadata template.
Type	String	True	Type of the template. Value is always metadata_template

Pseudo-Columns

SELECT ステートメントのWHERE 句では、疑似カラムフィールドを使用して、データソースから返されるタプルを詳細に制御することができます。

Name	Type	Description
Op	String	The type of change to perform on the template. Some of these are hazardous as they will change existing templates. 使用できる値は次のとおりです。editTemplate, addField, reorderFields, addEnumOption, reorderEnumOptions, reorderMultiSelectOptions, addMultiSelectOption, editField, removeField, editEnumOption, removeEnumOption, editMultiSelectOption, removeMultiSelectOption
EnumOptionKey	String	Update Only: For operations that affect multiple enum options this defines the keys of the options that are affected.
MultiSelectOptionKey	String	Update Only: For operations that affect multiple multi select options this defines the keys of the options that are affected.
FieldsAggregate	String	To insert more than one fields in the Template. The accepted columns are FieldsDisplayName, FieldsType, FieldsDescription, FieldsKey, FieldsisHidden, FieldsOptions