Add XML metadata to your data

You can add XML metadata to a dataset in three ways:

• from a metadata file in one of your connected data sources
• from a URL
• by uploading an XML file from your computer.

You can also start from the metadata file in your data source and attach it to a dataset. See Attach metadata from the source browser, below.

To learn more about the metadata schemas Koordinates supports, see Understanding metadata.

Add metadata from the dataset

1. Select ‘Manage’ from the top menu

2. Find and open the dataset

Search for the dataset in the Datasets tab, then select it. The dataset opens on its Details tab.

3. Open the Metadata menu

The Metadata section is on the right of the Details tab. Its menu is labelled No Current Metadata if the dataset doesn’t have metadata yet, or XML Metadata if it does.

4. Choose where to add the metadata from

• Browse Sources: browse your connected data sources, select the metadata file, then select Select.
• Import From URL: enter the URL of the XML file, then select Import.
• Upload XML Metadata: drag your XML file into the box, or click it to choose a file from your computer.

Koordinates scans the file to check that it contains the metadata it needs.

5. Choose what to update from the metadata

In Update Dataset Information From Metadata, choose whether to replace the dataset’s Title, Description and Tags with the ones in your XML metadata, then select Update.

6. Optionally lock the title, description and tags to the metadata

Under each of the Title, Description and Tags fields, you can choose to keep a custom value, or lock the field to your XML metadata (for example, Title locked to XML Metadata). A locked field always uses the value from the metadata.

7. Select ‘Save Draft’ or ‘Publish’

Replace, edit or clear metadata

Once a dataset has metadata, the XML Metadata menu also lets you:

• replace it, using Browse Sources, Import From URL or Upload XML Metadata
• edit it, using Edit ISO 19115/19139 Metadata or Edit Dublin Core Metadata
• remove it, using Clear XML Metadata.

Select Save Draft or Publish to save your changes.

Attach metadata from the source browser

If your connected data source contains metadata files, you can attach one to a dataset from the source browser.

1. Select Manage from the top menu, then select the Sources tab.
2. Select Browse Sources.
3. Find the metadata file in your source and select it.
4. Select Attach Metadata.
5. In Select destination for metadata, search for the dataset and select its title.
6. Choose whether to update the dataset’s title, description and tags from the metadata.
7. Select Save Draft or Publish.