New metadata field in files

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Fatima Caballero

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Mar 9, 2022, 11:21:45 AM3/9/22
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Hello, I hope you are well. I am installing Dspace 7, and was seeing if there is a possibility to add a new metadata field to the file. The files I know record name, description and format. I would like to know if a metadata (tag type) can be added to the file, and if this metadata can be indexed to search the file.
Thank you, Yours sincerely,

Mohammad S. AlMutairi

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Mar 9, 2022, 3:33:32 PM3/9/22
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It's possible but you have to provide more details. In general you can use one of DSpace predefined Metadata Schema ( https://you-dspace-server-url/admin/registries/metadata ) or you can add your own. Read about it in the documentation here https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Metadata+and+Bitstream+Format+Registries

Fatima Caballero

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Mar 10, 2022, 8:36:34 AM3/10/22
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Thank you very much for your reply.I am interested in adding a new metadata in submission-forms.xml in the "bitstream-metadata" section. I want the bitstream to store a new metadata similar to dc.subject, which is of type tag. I know it is possible to customize the metadata that is requested during upload. I created a new metadata field in the dublin-core schema and added it to the mentioned section. But the problem occurs when I want it to search for that metadata.  I can't find a way to have it indexed so I can search for it.

Mohammad S. AlMutairi

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Mar 11, 2022, 10:13:10 AM3/11/22
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Out of the box added custom metadata to submitted/uploaded/ingested items should be searchable if Solr discovery is reindexed after the items are submitted ( [dspace]/bin/dspace index-discovery ). I had no problem finding any custom added metadata or the specific values of these metadata's using Boolean Operators too ( an email address for instance ).
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