title: OBIEE 12.2.1.2 Export Metadata in RPD and Catalog
body: <p>Metadata export within the RPD (utilitys -> RPD documentation) of the latest OBI release works fine:</p>
  
  <p>The displayed data ranges from <em>Subject Area</em> to different stages of the RPD to the <em>physical table</em> and <em>physical column</em>. </p>
  
  <p>I am facing problems exporting metadata (<em>Create Catalog Report</em>, see pic.) using the catalogmanager: ideally I want to extract the information of elements within dashboards connected to the subject area/tables. In this case: establishing a link between metadata (rpd) and metadata (catalog).</p>
  
  <p>I have tried to use <em>Dashboard</em> as type to report on (choosing analysis in the dropdown and generating output works fine - <em>Dashboard</em> generates <em>inconsistent</em> output): 
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/a5h6n.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/a5h6n.png" alt="see 1"></a></p>
  
  <p>The advanced options somehow have no impact on the generated file:
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  <p>Ideas and suggestions are much appreciated. (I did not try this option yet: I can use the catmanager in the command line along with wlst scripting - generating the prospective of automation of this process).</p>