Overview¶

Metadata collection is the systematic process of collecting metadata keys that manage all the relevant metadata information associated with the specific dataset or system. In custom metadata collection, metadata keys acts as identifiers for a specific attributes, characteristics or properties of the data by providing a structured overview of the dataset. This approach enables the user for efficient retrieval and management of the metadata, contributing to the enhanced data understanding and overall system functionality.

Metadata collections are classified into three categories.

Global collection: Global collection is a default collection created by the system when the initial key is defined in the metadata collection. By default, the global collection is always in published status. Users can directly use this collection to define Metadata keys.

Custom collection: Custom collections are user created collections to define metadata keys. Admin can create up to 50 custom collections in the system. By default, any custom collection created by users are in draft status and it is changed to published once the collection is published.

In the metadata collection screen, select a custom collection and click to view the following options.

① View the details of the collection.

② Adding a rule to the collection.

③ Publish the collection.

④ Delete the collection.

Reserved collection: Reserved collections are created, managed and are used by the system for the metadata like file type, file size, created date etc. This collection is always in published status.

For more information on adding a new collection, refer to Adding a collection.