Pros & Cons of Schema File

[rohithmuthyala]

With the help of schema files, one can pass the default values

E.g.

record
(
ABC:decimal[15,0];
XYZ:string[max=10] {cycle={value='ABCD'}};
)

In the example above XYZ column is assigned a default value "ABCD"

[ray.wurlod]

Our Client has come up with the requirement having metadata definition parameterized and very much configurable one.

This is not always a good idea. Demand to know why.