https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/metadata/m-p/355470#M8465 As already advised by LinusH, if your environment supports multiple levels of SAS Configuration you can use this a differentiator. So for example for First level of config, Lev1, second level Lev2 and so on.<BR /><BR />However its not mandatory to use lev1 before lev2, it depends upon the architecture agreed upon. I would suggest you to reach out to your SAS Architecture Team to understand better in your organization.<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />Anand!<BR /> Wed, 03 May 2017 03:58:10 GMT AnandVyas 2017-05-03T03:58:10Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/metadata/m-p/352469#M8357 <P>Hi,I want to know about metadata level configuration.can we do first time configuration of metadata on Lev2??is it mandate to configure on Lev1.</P> Sat, 22 Apr 2017 18:42:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/metadata/m-p/352469#M8357 mariajohnqwerty 2017-04-22T18:42:37Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/metadata/m-p/352486#M8358 LevN is "just" a name. So technically there is no preventing you to start with a Lev2.<BR />But, if you are unsure how to go about this, I urge you to seek support from experienced persons. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:25:25 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/metadata/m-p/352486#M8358 LinusH 2017-04-22T20:25:25Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/metadata/m-p/355470#M8465 As already advised by LinusH, if your environment supports multiple levels of SAS Configuration you can use this a differentiator. So for example for First level of config, Lev1, second level Lev2 and so on.<BR /><BR />However its not mandatory to use lev1 before lev2, it depends upon the architecture agreed upon. I would suggest you to reach out to your SAS Architecture Team to understand better in your organization.<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />Anand!<BR /> Wed, 03 May 2017 03:58:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/metadata/m-p/355470#M8465 AnandVyas 2017-05-03T03:58:10Z