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The time when the metadata import was started.\n\n### DatabaseDump\n\n public MetadataImport.Types.DatabaseDump DatabaseDump { get; set; }\n\nImmutable. A database dump from a pre-existing metastore's database.\n\n### Description\n\n public string Description { get; set; }\n\nThe description of the metadata import.\n\n### EndTime\n\n public Timestamp EndTime { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The time when the metadata import finished.\n\n### MetadataCase\n\n public MetadataImport.MetadataOneofCase MetadataCase { get; }\n\n### MetadataImportName\n\n public MetadataImportName MetadataImportName { get; set; }\n\n[MetadataImportName](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Metastore.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.Metastore.V1Beta.MetadataImportName)-typed view over the [Name](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Metastore.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.Metastore.V1Beta.MetadataImport#Google_Cloud_Metastore_V1Beta_MetadataImport_Name) resource name property.\n\n### Name\n\n public string Name { get; set; }\n\nImmutable. The relative resource name of the metadata import, of the form:\n\n`projects/{project_number}/locations/{location_id}/services/{service_id}/metadataImports/{metadata_import_id}`.\n\n### State\n\n public MetadataImport.Types.State State { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The current state of the metadata import.\n\n### UpdateTime\n\n public Timestamp UpdateTime { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The time when the metadata import was last updated."]]
