Viewing metadata for products

You can view the metadata for chart and S-57 products using the Publish or View Metadata command at any time during your data compilation process. Your product has metadata information stored in the product library, and the Publish or View Metadata command allows you to view this data to ensure that all values are correct. For example, you can use the Publish or View Metadata dialog box during your new chart compilation task to see if your chart's horizontal datum value is set incorrectly. If the value is an error, you can change the value in the Export Nautical Product wizard before you export your chart to a final format.

The Publish or View Metadata dialog box displays the metadata entries for chart and S-57 products.

Product Type	Metadata Category	Metadata Fields
Chart	Chart product	Chart Title Chart Number Edition Number Update Number Edition Date Chart Scale Reference Number Stock Number
Chart	Chart panel	Panel Title Panel Number Panel Type Horizontal Datum Sounding Datum Vertical Datum Depth Units Height Units Positional Accuracy Units
Chart	BSB panel	Chart Name Chart Number Source Edition Raster Edition Edition Date District Chart Format Region Chart Originator Manufacturer Number of KAPPs
Chart	BSB KAPP	Raster Edition Edition Date NTM Edition Number NTM Date KAPP Name KAPP Number KAPP Type KAPP File Name KAPP Depth Units KAPP Vertical Datum Vertical Reference Code Sounding Code Grid Code
S-57	DSID/DSSI	Dataset Name Intended Usage Application Profile Identification Edition Number Standard Edition Number Issue Date Product Specification Product Description Product Edition Number Update Application Date Update Number Comment ATTF lexical level NATF lexical level
S-57	DSPM	Horizontal Datum Vertical Datum Sounding Datum Compilation Scale Depth Units Height Units Positional Accuracy Units Coordinate Units Coordinate Multiplication Factor Sounding Multiplication Factor Comment

The table shows the product types, categories, and a list of all the metadata fields displayed for each.

1. Start ArcMap.
2. If necessary, open the Product Library window by clicking Customize > Production > Product Library on the main menu.

   A tree view of the product library appears.

   

3. Expand Product Library and Products.
4. Navigate to the product for which you want to see the metadata.
5. Right-click the product and click Publish or View Metadata.

   The Publish or View Metadata dialog box appears. It lists the metadata values for each published new edition or update, and exports.

6. Click the Edition node to see the metadata entries for a particular new edition.
7. Expand the Edition node and click the Update number to see the metadata entries for the update.
8. Click Close when you are finished viewing the metadata properties.