As an organization administrator or a catalog owner, you can create or update the metadata of a media file in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are logged in as a Catalog Author or a role with an equivalent set of rights.

Procedure

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Content Hub and in the left panel, select Content > Media.
    The list of media files appears in a grid view.
  2. Click the list bar (Context menu) on the left of a media file, and select Metadata.
    The metadata for the selected media file appears in a grid view.
  3. (Optional) To add metadata, click Add.
    1. Enter the metadata name.
      The name must be unique within the metadata names attached to this object.
    2. Select the metadata type, such as Text, Number, Date and Time, or Yes or No.
    3. If you are logged in as a system administrator, select the user access level for the metadata.
      Option Description
      Read/Write Users with the vApp Template / Media: View right can view the metadata. Users with the vApp Template / Media: Edit right can modify the metadata.
      Read Only Users with the vApp Template / Media: View right can view the metadata. System administrators can modify the metadata.
      Hidden Only system administrators can view and modify the metadata.
    4. Enter the metadata value.
    5. Click Save.
  4. (Optional) Update existing metadata.
    You cannot update the metadata name.
    1. Update the metadata type.
    2. If you are logged in as a system administrator, select the user access level for the metadata.
      Option Description
      Read/Write Users with the vApp Template / Media: View right can view the metadata. Users with the vApp Template / Media: Edit right can modify the metadata.
      Read Only Users with the vApp Template / Media: View right can view the metadata. System administrators can modify the metadata.
      Hidden Only system administrators can view and modify the metadata.
    3. Enter the new metadata value.
    4. Click Save.
  5. (Optional) Delete existing metadata.
    1. Click the delete icon.
    2. Click Save.