"Metadata-Management" involves the management of metadata, which is additional information about data that helps describe, organize, and understand it. Metadata is structured data that describes information such as content, structure, context, or usage of other data. Managing metadata typically involves capturing, storing, managing, updating, and searching for metadata in a system or database.
Typical features of software in the area of "Metadata-Management" include:
Metadata capture: Ability to manually or automatically capture metadata during data import or creation.
Structured data records: Definition of metadata schemas and attributes to create structured records for different types of data.
Metadata management: Storage and management of metadata in a central metadata repository or database.
Metadata editing: Ability to edit metadata, including adding, modifying, or deleting metadata attributes.
Search and query: Features for searching and querying metadata to efficiently find and identify data.
Metadata validation: Verification of the consistency and validity of metadata according to defined rules and standards.
Versioning: Tracking changes to metadata and storing previous versions for traceability and revision.
Metadata integration: Integration of metadata with other systems or applications to improve data consistency and integrity.