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If your user account has Own or Write permission for a collection or a data file, or if your user account is a member of a group with that permission, you can update the user metadata for that datacollection. 

To update user metadata:

1. View content details Perform a search as described in Viewing Metadata Searching for Data via the GUI. The Collection page or Data File search results page appears, listing all attributes for the collection or data file (both user metadata and system-generated metadata).
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   Click the edit icon (Image Removed). In the User Metadata section of the page, the user metadata attributes become editable. Also, buttons appear. 
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2. In the selection column, select each collection of interest. Then click the edit icon (Image Added) above the list. The Update Bulk Metadata page appears, listing the selected collections and fields for you to add or edit a metadata name-value pair.
3. Specify a unique attribute name. If you proceed to add a new attribute to the selected collectionsConsider hovering over the information icon (Image Removed) for each required attribute. A tooltip appears with information about that attribute.
   

   To add a metadata attribute: 

4. Click Add Metadata. A blank attribute row appears. 

Specify a unique attribute name. If you change your mind about adding an attribute, click the trash can icon next to that attribute. If you proceed to update the collection with a new attribute, the attribute name is permanent.
5. In each user attribute row, specify a Specify an attribute value that describes the contents of the collectionselected collections. 
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6. To delete an existing metadata attribute, click the trash can icon next to that attribute. You can do this for any optional attribute.
7. Click Update. The Click Save. The system saves the changes with a result message for each collection.