Privacy & Security
Database Metadata vs Database Data
Distinguish structural schema information from the production rows stored by the database.
Steps
1
Metadata describes structure
Examples include table and column names, data types, primary keys, foreign keys, and relationships.
2
Database data contains records
Examples include customer names, email addresses, transaction values, notes, and operational statuses.
3
Use the minimum required context
Schema-aware generation normally needs structure, not a copy of production rows.
4
Review uploads
Confirm that extraction output or source files do not include unintended record values.