Patent attributes
The present disclosure is associated with operation of a metadata server for package management including development and deployment of software. To illustrate, a metadata server stores a database model including multiple data structures that each include one or more entries of multiple data objects and a set of mapping rules defining links between different data structures of the multiple data structure. A method of operating the metadata server includes determining access permissions for an entity. The access permissions correspond to authorization to access a set of the multiple data structures. The method further includes identifying and executing a mapping rule to authorize a link between two or more data structures. The method further includes accessing a portion of requested metadata from the two or more data structures that have an authorized active link, and providing an output of the portion of the requested metadata arranged according to an output format.
