Things to Consider Meta Data Repository Product Support  What interfaces are required for the meta data repository product? Will we need to contact the meta data repository vendor for assistance with writing these interfaces? Do we expect any problems with extracting meta data from the tools that originate it (e.g., computer-aided software [CASE] tool, extract/transform/load [ETL] tool, or online analytical processing [OLAP] tool)? Do we know if other companies experienced any problems? Will we need to contact the tool vendors and ask for their assistance? Can we embellish the meta data reports that are provided with the meta data repository product? Does the meta data repository product have a context-sensitive online help function? Custom-Built Meta Data Repository Is our meta data repository design flexible enough to be expanded in the future? Do we need to build a meta data repository directory as part of the access interface for the business people and for the technicians? Do we need to build a context-sensitive online help function for the meta data repository? Do we need to write meta data reports? How will we distribute them? On paper? On the intranet? Will meta data be integrated with the queries and reports of the BI application? What type of process do we have to build to support that? How can we ensure that the meta data in the meta data repository does not get out of synch with the meta data in the other tools and the database management system (DBMS)? Staffing How much can we modularize the coding and testing? Do we have enough developers and testers to speed up the development effort? Will the same developers work on the meta data repository online help function? Or can we develop the help function in parallel? Will we have full-time or part-time support from the database administrator? Will the same database administrator support the BI target databases? Who will continue to maintain the meta data repository? Do we have a full-time meta data administrator? Is one person enough? Are there any special training needs we have to consider? For the developers? For the business people? Preparation for Production Will the production meta data repository be installed on a dedicated production server? Who will install and test the server? Do we need to set up any regularly scheduled meta data repository programs on the job scheduler? Will the operations staff run and monitor them? Do we need to write operating procedures for the operations staff? Do we need to write a reference guide for the help desk staff and for the business people? | 
