#93: code adaptations for reflecting database schema of global metadata (here: default values)
(cherry picked from commit 7e0469a9)
Co-authored-by: schroeder5 s.schroeder@fz-juelich.de
(cherry picked from commit 7e0469a9)
Co-authored-by: schroeder5 s.schroeder@fz-juelich.de