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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="theenrichview"><font size="5" face="Verdana"><strong>5.1: The Enrich View</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 describes how to input and edit metadata using the Enrich view.
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16Use the Enrich view to assign metadata to the documents in the collection.
17Metadata is data about data -- typically title, author, creation date, and so
18on. Each metadata item has two parts: "element" tells what kind of item it is
19(such as author), and "value" gives the value of that metadata element (such as
20the author's name).
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22On the left of the "Enrich" view is the Collection Tree. To the right is the Metadata Table, which shows metadata for any selected files or folders in the Collection Tree. Columns are named in
23grey at the top, and can be resized by dragging the separating line. If several files are selected, black text indicates that the value is common to all of the
24selected files, while grey text indicates that it is not. Black values may be
25updated or removed, while grey ones can be removed from those that have it, or
26appended to the others.
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28A folder icon may appear beside some metadata entries. This indicates that the
29values are inherited from a parent (or ancestor) folder. Inherited metadata
30cannot be edited or removed, only appended to or overwritten. Click on the
31folder icon to go immediately to the folder where the metadata is assigned.
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33Clicking on a metadata element in the table will display the existing values for that element in the "Existing values for..." area below the table. The Value Tree expands and collapses. Usually it is a list that shows all
34values entered previously for the selected element. Clicking an entry
35automatically places it into the value field. Conversely, typing in the text
36field selects the Value Tree entry that starts with the characters you have
37typed. Pressing [Tab] auto-completes the typing with the selected value.
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39Metadata values can be organised into a hierarchy. This is shown in the Value Tree using folders for internal levels. Hierarchical values can be entered using the character "|" to separate the levels. For
40example, "Cards|Red|Diamonds|Seven" might be used in a hierarchy that represents a pack of playing cards. This enables values to be grouped together. Groups can also be assigned as metadata to files.
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42Greenstone extracts metadata automatically from documents into a metadata set
43whose elements are prefixed by "ex.". This has no value tree and cannot be
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