Selecting Metadata configuration in the Knowledge Hub section of the Administration menu displays an interface where users with the ADMIN or KHUB_ADMIN role can make metadata searchable, and define it as a date.
By making metadata searchable, users can:
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Discover relevant results when their search terms happen to match metadata values.
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Enter known metadata values in the search bar to find matching content directly.
This can be especially useful when a metadata key has numerous values, making it impractical to browse through facets to filter results.
For example, a company can have one hundred product references, which are not part of the content, and only specified as metadata values. In this case, users can search for a specific product reference instead of selecting it from a facet, and sorting through hundreds of results.
All metadata keys available on the portal are listed in a table's columns as follows:
| Column | Description |
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| Key | Name of the metadata element. |
| Values | Values found in the portal content for the key. A maximum of 10 values are displayed. |
| Index values | A check box to index the values associated with the key. |
| Set as date | A check box to set the value of custom metadata as a date, and normalize its format. If activated, the metadata date value adapts to the interface language chosen by users. See Define metadata as date. |
- Metadata is automatically added to the table when a document is uploaded to Fluid Topics.
- Any new content uploaded which uses metadata set for indexation follows the indexing rule as configured in the Metadata configuration interface.