Create a metadata template

A template is a collection of predefined values that users can use to quickly add standard metadata to a resource. Templates enable you to quickly apply standard metadata to resources that have duplicate information, saving you from re-entering the same information for each resource.

Templates can include static information that is the same every time a user applies the template and dynamic information based on replace strings that updates when a user applies the template.

For example, if members of an anthropology department are cataloging images of pottery shards from a site, they can use a template to automatically fill in standard data associated with all of the images including the resource type, format, associated keywords, etc.

1. From the Admin Tools menu on the minibar, click Metadata Administration.
2. On the Templates page, click New Template.
3. Enter your New Template details.
4. Click Save.
5. On the Edit Template page, using the provided tabs, further customize your Properties and Values options.
6. Click Save.