Enabling feature-level metadata with an existing product library

You can enable and disable the use of feature-level metadata. To ensure that the feature-level metadata attributes are being populated during the edit session, you need to enable the feature-level metadata by configuring metadata fields in the product library.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. If necessary, load data in the map.
3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
4. Ensure you have specified a product library and production database on the Data Management pane on the Production Properties dialog box.
   Note:

   The Production Properties dialog box can be accessed by clicking Customize > Production > Properties.

5. Click the Production Start Editing button on the Production Editing toolbar.
   Note:

   The Manage Features and Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes windows automatically appear when you start an edit session using the Production Start Editing tool.

   Tip:

   If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Show/Hide Attributes button on the Manage Features window.

6. Click the Metadata tab on the Manage Features window.
7. Right-click the Metadata tab and click Use FCT Metadata.