Hi,
The Data Catalog metadata zip file would contain only Data Catalog elements such as Tags, Categories and Property Groups and hence the views would not be available in the Data Catalog until it is synchronized with the Virtual DataPort Server.
In order to view the elements such as views and web services, the Data Catalog Server should be synchronized with the Virtual DataPort Server using the ‘Sync with VDP’ option.
For more information, you could refer to the [Synchronize with Virtual DataPort](https://community.denodo.com/docs/html/browse/8.0/en/vdp/data_catalog/administration/synchronize/synchronize) section of the Data Catalog Administration Guide.
Hope this helps!