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 data. (To edit metadata for multiple collections, refer to Updating Metadata for Multiple Collections via the GUI.)
To update user metadata:
- View content details as described in Viewing Metadata via the GUI. The Collection page or Data File page appears, listing all attributes for the collection or data file (both user metadata and system-generated metadata).
- Click the edit icon (
). In the User Metadata section of the page, the user metadata attributes become editable. Also, buttons appear. - Consider hovering over the information icon (
) for each required attribute. A tooltip appears with information about that attribute. To add a metadata attribute:
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.
- In each user attribute row, specify a value that describes the contents of the collection.
- To delete an existing metadata attribute, click the trash can icon next to that attribute. You can do this for any optional attribute.
- Click Update. The system saves the changes.
