In the Metadata Manager, the Collector Engine gathers metadata from file systems, databases, and third parties by using bots and loads this metadata into the Metadata Manager's database.
About the Collector Engine
Bots are scripts or database stored procedures used to collect metadata stored in files systems (FS bots), or metadata stored in databases (DB bots). Bot packages are standalone portable files that contain the bot and bot information and the associated metadata. See the Manage Bots section.
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The Collector Engine also gathers and loads metadata in CSV files created by the CSV Loader utility.
About Bots
In the Metadata Manager, the Collector Engine uses bots (scripts or database stored procedures) to collect metadata. Bots are grouped into standalone packages which you can export and import into different environments. The Collector Engine runs the available bots based on the options you specify.
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