diff --git a/include/server/vnode/meta/impl/metaImpl.h b/include/server/vnode/meta/impl/metaImpl.h
index c9506bc102..90ced02f30 100644
--- a/include/server/vnode/meta/impl/metaImpl.h
+++ b/include/server/vnode/meta/impl/metaImpl.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ typedef struct {
 struct STbOptions {
   uint8_t     type;
   char*       name;
-  uint64_t    ttl;   // time to live
+  uint32_t    ttl;   // time to live in (SECONDS)
   SSMAOptions bsma;  // Block-wise sma
   union {
     SSTbOptions stbOptions;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbOptions.c b/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbOptions.c
index 2c4093bf44..9bf9607df7 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbOptions.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/meta/src/metaTbOptions.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "metaDef.h"
+#include "tcoding.h"
 
 int metaValidateTbOptions(SMeta *pMeta, const STbOptions *pTbOptions) {
   // TODO
@@ -21,6 +22,28 @@ int metaValidateTbOptions(SMeta *pMeta, const STbOptions *pTbOptions) {
 }
 
 size_t metaEncodeTbObjFromTbOptions(const STbOptions *pTbOptions, void *pBuf, size_t bsize) {
-  // TODO
-  return 0;
+  void **ppBuf = &pBuf;
+  int    tlen = 0;
+
+  tlen += taosEncodeFixedU8(ppBuf, pTbOptions->type);
+  tlen += taosEncodeString(ppBuf, pTbOptions->name);
+  tlen += taosEncodeFixedU32(ppBuf, pTbOptions->ttl);
+
+  switch (pTbOptions->type) {
+    case META_SUPER_TABLE:
+      tlen += taosEncodeFixedU64(ppBuf, pTbOptions->stbOptions.uid);
+      tlen += tdEncodeSchema(ppBuf, pTbOptions->stbOptions.pTagSchema);
+      // TODO: encode schema version array
+      break;
+    case META_CHILD_TABLE:
+      tlen += taosEncodeFixedU64(ppBuf, pTbOptions->ctbOptions.suid);
+      break;
+    case META_NORMAL_TABLE:
+      // TODO: encode schema version array
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return tlen;
 }
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