Editing an existing field in the collection or extended metadata display

ArcGIS Bathymetry allows you to edit existing metadata fields displayed in the Manage Collections and Add Bathymetry dialog boxes and Explore Bathymetry and Compose Surface windows. Editing existing fields allows you to ensure that your metadata values continue to meet your business requirements.

The following steps demonstrate how to edit an existing text field in your collection metadata schema. The same steps can be used to edit a text field in your extended metadata schema. You can also follow the same steps when editing fields for any other field type.

If you use multiple BIS geodatabases that require custom metadata, you will need to make changes for each of those BIS geodatabases individually.

If you need to make major configuration changes to your collection or extended metadata schema, it is recommended that you make a backup copy of the schemas so that you can revert to your previous configuration if necessary. The location of your current metadata schema can be found in the Paths pane on the Manage BIS Settings window.

1. Start ArcMap.
2. Click Customize > Toolbars > Bathymetry on the main menu to activate the Bathymetry toolbar if necessary.
3. Click the Manage BIS Settings button on the Bathymetry toolbar.

   The Manage BIS Settings dialog box appears. The settings for your active BIS geodatabase are shown in this dialog box.

   

4. Click Metadata.

   

5. Click the ellipsis button (…) next to the metadata schema that contains the metadata field you want to update.

   The Metadata Configuration Editor dialog box appears.

   

   This example uses the collection metadata schema.

6. Right-click the field you want to edit and click Edit.

   The Edit Metadata Field dialog box appears.

   

7. Modify the field's property values as necessary.

   Note:

   • Field parameters that are modified in an existing metadata field will not be applied to any datasets that have an existing value that has already been defined. For example, a text field that previously had a maximum length of 50 characters, but is updated to only allow a maximum of 30 characters, does not make any of the old field values that are over 30 characters invalid; instead, it restricts any new values from being entered that exceed the new maximum value.
   • The field type cannot be modified.

8. Click OK the save the metadata field changes and to close the Edit Metadata Field dialog box.
9. Click OK to save and close the Metadata Configuration Editor dialog box.

   Although the metadata configuration editor updates immediately, you need to close and restart ArcMap for the schema changes to be reflected in other dialog boxes and windows in ArcMap.

10. Close ArcMap.
11. Start ArcMap.

The field that you edited now includes the updates you made.