Including metadata for an object

Metadata is data about data. It typically includes information such as a description of the object, the author, the date it was created, and so on. Search engines look within metadata for relevant information to the term that was searched. Within objects, the metadata will be published as standard XML metadata into the accompanying imsmanifest.xml file for any AICC or SCORM published projects. Metadata added to objects within a project that is published strictly to HTML will be written directly to the resulting HTML pages containing the objects. The metadata can be specified as custom metadata, an external XML file containing metadata, or as name/value pairs using predefined IMS Metadata Data Elements following the IEEE LTSC LOM standard.

To include metadata for an object:

Do one of the following to display the Properties ribbon:
- In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the object.
- In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic and select Properties.
- In the work area, double-click the object.
- In the work area, right-click the object and select Properties.
In the Add group, click Metadata. The Add/Modify Metadata window opens.
Enable the Use Metadata check box and specify the following information:

Input Custom Metadata

Select this to enable the Custom Metadata text field for you to directly enter custom metadata.

External XML File Source

Select this to import an external XML file containing metadata. Click the Import button to navigate and select the xml file.

IMS (IEEE LTSC LOM)

Select this to display a pre-populated list of name value pairs for all the SCORM 1.2 required IMS Metadata data elements. Click the Add button to open the Metadata Data Element Entry window. Select a predefined data element from the Name combo box and specify a data element value from the Value edit/combo box. Select OK to accept the data element. Select from previously entered data elements from the Name/Value lists and click Edit or Remove to edit or remove the selected element.

Publish this object’s metadata is checked by default so that the metadata is included in the published project. Uncheck this option if you do not want the metadata included in the published project.

Click OK.