Filling the Document Metadata

You can open the Metadata form by clicking on the Edit link in the document details menu and then Edit Metatadata Link.

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Edit Metadata Link

Metadata contains all the information related to the document: they are its ID card. They provide essential information for its identification and its comprehension. Metadata also make the document more easily retrievable through search by other users.

Editing a document’s metadata is done in three steps (Basic Metadata, Location and Licenses, Optional Metadata). The first two steps are mandatory (no documents will be published if the required information are not provided) whereas the last one is optional.

  1. On the Basic Metadata page, the essential information that has to be filled is:

  • Title of the document, which should be clear and understandable;

  • Abstract of the document;

  • Creation/Publication/Revision dates which define the time period that is covered by the document;

  • Keywords, which should be chosen within the available list. The contributor search for available keywords by clicking on the searching bar, or on the folder logo representing, or by entering the first letters of the desired word. Key-words should be relevant to the imported document;

  • Category in which the document belongs;

  • Group to which the document is linked.

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Document Basic Metadata

Once all the fields are filled, click on the blue button Next >> in the bottom right corner of the page.

  1. On the Location and Licenses page, the following information should be filled:

  • Language of the document;

  • Regions, which informs on the spatial extent covered by the document. Proposed extents cover the following scales: global, continental, regional, national;

  • Data Quality statement (general explanation of the data producer’s knowledge about the lineage of a dataset);

  • Potential Restrictions to sharing the document should be provided in the Restrictions box.

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Document Location and Licenses

Click on the blue button Next >> to go ahead to the next step.

  1. On the Optional Metadata page, complementary information can be added:

  • Edition to indicate the reference or the source of the document;

  • Purpose of the document and its objectives;

  • Supplemental information that can provide a better understanding of the uploaded document;

  • Maintenance frequency of the document;

  • Spatial representation type used.

  • Related resources to link one or multiple resources to the document. These will be visible inside the Document Information panel

Responsible Parties, Owner and Share options are listed on the right side of the page, you can edit them.

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Document Optional Metadata

If all the mandatory information is filled out the document can be published, if not the Completeness progress bar warns you that something is missing.
Click on the blue button Update to save information on the system.