# SDV Enterprise Version 0.18.0 - Streamlined Metadata object

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**Created:** [October 3, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.datacebo.com/t/sdv-enterprise-version-0-18-0-streamlined-metadata-object/367 "2024-10-03T04:00:00Z")\
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_Release Date: October 3, 2024_

This release offers an improved metadata experience. Before, you would have to create separate objects based on your data (single table or multi table). Now, we offer a single, streamlined [Metadata](https://docs.sdv.dev/sdv/reference/metadata-spec) object for you to use anywhere in SDV.

Metadata is crucial part of using SDV.

**🤔 What is metadata?** Metadata is a description of your dataset. This includes the names of your tables and columns, the type of data in each column, and relationships between tables. You can start by auto-detecting metadata based on your data or database.

⭐ **Why is metadata important?** All SDV synthesizers use metadata as the source-of-truth, especially if there are any ambiguities. (For example, should SDV treat a value like “94117” as a number, a category, or a postal code?) We strongly encourage you to inspect and [update your metadata](https://docs.sdv.dev/sdv/reference/metadata-spec/metadata-api#update-api) to be accurate – a little investment in metadata can go a long way in creating high quality synthetic data!