Custom Metadata Set Properties

 

Overview

Administrators change the properties for the institution’s Custom Metadata on the Custom Metadata Properties page.

Find this page

Follow these steps to open the Custom Metadata Set Properties page.

  1. Open the Administrator Panel.

  2. Select Custom Metadata under Content System.

  3. Select Custom Metadata Set Properties.

Fields

The following fields are available on the Custom Metadata Set Properties page.

 

Field

Description

Custom Metadata Display Name

Display Name [r] 

Enter a name for Custom Metadata. This name will appear to users in place of the “Custom Metadata” title.

Namespace [r] 

Namespaces are used to prevent collisions among sets of metadata. The namespace for the system should reflect the name of the institution or Blackboard installation in order to keep it from colliding or being confused with custom metadata on other systems.