In your JSON file, if you want to create a parent collection for the data file you are registering (or update the metadata of a parent collection), also specify the metadata for the parent collection. Click the following link to view the syntax:
{ "metadataEntries": [ { "attribute": "description", "value": "my-file-description" }, { "attribute": "my-second-attribute-name", "value": "my-second-attribute-description" } ], "createParentCollections": true, "parentCollectionsBulkMetadataEntries": { "pathsMetadataEntries": [{ "path": "/Example_Archive/PI_Lab1/Project_New", "pathMetadataEntries": [{ "attribute": "collection_type", "value": "Folder" }, { "attribute": "example info", "value": "123456" }] }] } }