
admin.databaseMetadataField( name as String ) as element(configuration)
This function constructs a metadata field specification.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| name | Name of the field. | 
const admin = require('/MarkLogic/admin.xqy');
const config = admin.getConfiguration()
const dbid = xdmp.database("Documents")
const fieldspec = admin.databaseMetadataField("w")
const newConfig = admin.databaseAddField(config, dbid, fieldspec)
  newConfig
 //returns the new configuration element -- use admin.saveConfiguration
   //to save the changes to the configuration or pass the configuration
   //to other Admin API functions to make other changes. 
    
  
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