Creating a new metadata favorite

Whenever you have a new attribute combination that you want to be populated in the feature-level metadata fields, you need to create a new metadata favorite. When you create a new metadata favorite, it will have the default values for the feature-level metadata fields. Once you create the metadata favorite, you will need to set the attributes of that favorite.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. If necessary, load data in the map.
3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
4. 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.

5. Click the Metadata tab on the Manage Features window.
6. Right-click the Metadata tab and ensure that the Use FCT Metadata option is checked.
7. Right-click the Metadata tab and click New Favorite.

   The New Feature Metadata Favorite dialog box appears.

   Note:

   You can also click the New Favorite button at the top of the Metadata tab to create a new metadata favorite.

8. Type a name for the favorite in the Name text box.
9. Type a description for the metadata favorite in the Description text box.
10. Click OK.

    The metadata favorite is created and added to the Metadata Favorites list on the Metadata tab. The favorite is created with the default attributes for the fields. See Setting attributes for metadata favorites for more information on changing the attributes from the default values.