# Transformation Rule Metadata

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-rule-metadata/329>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [June 4, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-rule-metadata/329 "2008-06-04T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![bparatc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@bparatc](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/bparatc)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-rule-metadata/329/1 "2008-06-04T00:00:00Z")

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Hi,

Quick Question - does Clover have an XML (or other metadata standard) extract/API where the source, transformation rules and target ETL mappings can be exported to a metadata repository (i.e. metastage)?

Thanks,

Beverley

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**Author:** ![jurban](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jurban](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/jurban)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/transformation-rule-metadata/329/2 "2008-06-05T13:52:13Z")

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The whole clover transformation can be stored in an XML file