Adding a metadata key

Procedure

Proceed as follows to add a metadata key:

1. Go to the Settings module in the central menu of assessmentQ.
2. Open the Metadata library submodule on the left side.
3. Select the metadata library where you want to add the metadata key or create a new library (Adding a metadata library)
4. Clik
   Result: The Add metadata key pop-up appears.
5. Enter the name of the metadata key.
6. Choose the key type in the drop-down menu.
   • Text metadata key
   • Yes/no metadata key
   • Dropdown metadata key
   • Numerical metadata key
7. Only when a Dropdown metadata key is selected, you need to complete the values of the dropdown on the right side.
   
8. Enable 'Show key automatically' if you want this key to appear automatically at all items in the item folders linked to the metadata library.
   Result: The key is automatically added (without any value) to all items in the item folder linked to the metadata library from the key.
9. Confirm by clicking Save.
   Result: Your key is created.