Using ArcCatalog

Metadata Column dialog box. In
the Caption text box, type the
name of the column as it should
appear in Details view.
The standard columns list
includes all properties defined
in ArcGIS software that can
appear in Details view. However,
if you use custom
GxObjects, additional properties
may be available to you. To add
them to the list, you must
provide the exact name of the
property as it is defined in the
GxObject itself—for example,
the property associated with
the Size column is named
ESRI_GxObject_FileSize.
You might add additional
elements to the metadata
columns list to compare the
percent cloud cover for several
remotely sensed images, for
example. To add a metadata
column such as cloud cover,
you must provide the element’s
path. An element’s path
describes how to navigate the
hierarchy of the metadata XML
document from its root element
to find the element you want to
display. For example, in the
FGDC’s Content Standard for
Digital Geospatial Metadata
(CSDGM), the Percentage
Cloud Cover element is contained
in the Data Quality
section of the XML document.
The XML element corresponding
to the metadata element is u
Adding columns to the
list
1. Click the Tools menu and
click Options.
2. Click the Contents tab.
3. Click Add under the list of
standard or metadata
columns.
4. Type the column name in the
Caption text box as it should
appear in Details view. In the
Property text box, type the
name of the property or the
metadata element’s path.
Or, click the Caption or
Property dropdown arrow and
click the property or metadata
element that you want to add
to the list.
5. Type an appropriate default
width for this column in
pixels, if desired.
6. Click OK.
The new column is added to
the bottom of the appropriate
list.
7. Click OK.
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The new column is added to
the appropriate list.
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