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9<td width="15%" align="center"><img width="45" src="../gatherer_medium.gif" height="45"></td><td width="*" align="center"><a name="appendingmetadata"><font size="5" face="Verdana"><strong>5.3: Appending New Metadata</strong></font></a></td><td width="15%" align="center"><img width="45" src="../gatherer_medium.gif" height="45"></td>
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13This section explains how to add metadata and values to files, and how to add new values for metadata elements.
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18 Contents
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26<td colspan="3"><a href="#simple">Simple Instructions:</a></td>
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30<td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="2">
31 Adding to files
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36<td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="2">
37 Adding to folders or multiple files
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43<td colspan="3"><a href="#advanced">Advanced Instructions:</a></td>
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47<td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="2">
48 Adding to the metadata table
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53<td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="2">
54 Subject hierarchies
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56<td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="1">
57 Introduction to subjects
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63 Metadata set editor
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72 Text field entry
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78<td colspan="3"><a href="#advanced">Advanced Instructions:</a></td>
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83 Value hierarchies and editing values
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95<img width="20" src="../gatherer_small.gif" height="20"><a name="simple"> Simple Instructions:</a>
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97We now add a metadata item -- both element and value -- to a file. First select
98the file from the Collection file tree on the left. The action causes any
99metadata previously assigned to this file to appear in the table at the right.
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101Next select the metadata element you want to add by clicking its row in the
102table.
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104Type the value into the value field. Do not use the character "\", as it is
105used for constructing hierarchies. When finished, click "Append" to add the new
106value as metadata for the chosen file. The value immediately appears in the
107Metadata table.
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109You can also add metadata to a folder, or to several multiply selected files at
110once. It is added to all files within the folder or selection, and to child
111folders. Keep in mind that if you assign metadata to a folder, any new files in
112it automatically inherit the folder's values.
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114When you add metadata to multiple files at once, you will be prompted for confirmation for any files that already have a value for that metadata. You are shown the name of the file in question, the element's
115title, previously-assigned values for this element, and the new value. The
116buttons offer different options: "Append" appends the metadata to the file
117without altering any existing values; "Append All" adds the new value to all
118other files too, without requiring individual confirmation; "Skip File" proceeds to the next file; "Cancel"
119undoes any changes and cancels the action.
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121If you choose metadata that occurs in some of the selected files and click
122"Append", it is added to the other files in the selection too.
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124<img width="20" src="../gatherer_small.gif" height="20"><a name="advanced"> Advanced Instructions:</a>
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126You can add structure to metadata values by using paths as described in <a href="theenrichview.htm#theenrichview">The Enrich View</a>. Correct any mistakes in creating hierarchies by using
127the metadata set editor explained in <a href="editingmetadatasets.htm#editingmetadatasets">Editing Metadata Sets</a>.
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