Background Metadata is defined as information about data. In SugarCRM, metadata refers to the framework of using files to abstract the presentation and business logic found in the system. The metadata framework is described in definition files that are processed using PHP. The processing usually includes the use of Smarty templates for rendering the presentation and JavaScript libraries to handle some business logic that affects conditional displays, input validation, etc. Version 5.0 introduced a new metadata framework to manage the display of records in the system and their respective edit or DetailViews. Metadata support for the search form has also been added in 5.0.
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