def METHOD_NAME(self, pName, pType, credDict):
    """
    Add a new metadata parameter to the Metadata Database.
    Modified to use fully qualified metadata names.
    :param str pName: parameter name
    :param str pType: parameter type in the MySQL notation
    :param dict credDict: client credential dictionary
    :return: standard Dirac result object
    """
    fname = _getMetaName(pName, credDict)
    return super().METHOD_NAME(fname, pType, credDict)