For some types of data you do not need to specify a metadata source, although generally you will want to do so. It is possible to transfer data without specifying a metadata source only when using Relational MR Database CDSC, UNICOM Intelligence Data File CDSC, SPSS Statistics SAV DSC, or XML CDSC to write the case data (although transferring to a
.sav file without a metadata source has some limitations. For more information, see
Transferring data to IBM SPSS Statistics.