Metadata Field Configuration
Organizations may specify the common metadata fields being applied to its content
and
leveraged by its portals using the Metadata Fields section of the
Organization administration interface. Specifying these fields enables content owners
to quickly
and easily view and update the important metadata fields on their content.
Each metadata field configured in this view has the following properties.
- Name
- The metadata name.
- Display Name
- The label for the form presented to users who are authoring metadata.
- Type
- The type of field. Available values are:
- Text
- A free-form text field.
- Choice
- Presents the user with a list of valid values.
- Multi-Valued?
- If checked, the form will allow users to specify multiple values for this field.
- Cascades?
- If checked, then properties set on DITA maps will also apply to the topics referenced by that map. See How Content Processing Works for details.
- Valid Values
- When Type is set to Choice, this column allows the specification of the available values the user will be allowed to choose from.
The Export link will download the metadata field configuration as a JSON file. This file can then be Imported into another organization.
The metadata fields configured for the System Administrators Organization serve as the default set for all new Organizations.