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Editing and adding metadata after an item has been submitted to the repository

For SOAR

Editing

  • Go to item 
  • On the left, under ‘Context’ click ‘Edit this item’ 
  • Click ‘Item Metadata’ from the tabs 
  • Edit metadata & then click ‘Update’ 

Adding

  • Go to item 
  • On the left, under ‘Context’ click ‘Edit this item’ 
  • Click ‘Item Metadata’ from the tabs 
  • Under “Add new metadata” click on the dropdown arrow in the “Name” box 
  • Select the desired dc.[element].[qualifier] 
  • In the “Value” box add the text 
  • Click on “Add new metadata” 
  • Click on “Update” 

For SDR

Editing

  • Go to item 
  • On the right, hover over the "edit" pencil in the tool sidebar and click "Item"
  • "Edit item" window will open with a list of items: your item should be highlighted at the top of that list. Click it to select. 
  • Click on the "Metadata" tab.
  • You will see all the metadata associated with this item. Each element has a series of icons next to it: the pencil icon allows you to edit the metadata.
  • Click on the pencil icon, make your edits, the click on the green checkmark to save your changes.

Adding

  • Go to item 
  • On the right, hover over the "edit" pencil in the tool sidebar and click "Item"
  • Click on the "Metadata" tab. 
  • Click on the green "Add" button at top of metadata list
  • Begin typing the desired dc.[element].[qualifier] (it is good to know the dc identifier before you begin)
  • In the “Value” box add the text 
  • In the Lang field enter en_US (optional)
  • Click on green checkmark button 
  • Click on “Save”