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• perform functions related to Create/Read/Update/Delete of CMR Metadata Records
• perform functions related to managing permissions and usage of CMR metadata.

Log In to the MMT

URLs for the Metadata Management Tool 

SIT environment:   https://mmt.sit.earthdata.nasa.gov

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PROD environment:  https://mmt.earthdata.nasa.gov

Ensure your Earthdata Login userid for the appropriate environment (SIT, UAT, PROD) is a member of a provider group that has both 'Provider Context' and 'Provider Object ACLs' permissions for your provider.

(see the Administrator for your provider, or contact the CMR OPS team support@earthdata.nasa.gov)

Login using your Earthdata Login userid and password for the appropriate environment (SIT, UAT, PROD)

Manage Metadata for my provider

Create a collection record in the CMR for my provider

1. On the 'Manage Metadata' dashboard, choose 'New Collection Record', and click on 'Create Record'.  A draft collection record will be created.   

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Click on the 'Publish Draft' button above the Progress Panel on the draft record page:

Find and view collection records in the CMR

Use the Find interface in the upper right corner of the MMT banner:

Find records based on a keyword

Enter a search term (e.g., a Shortname, a CMR concept id, a science keyword) in the white 'Enter Search Term' box, and click on 'Find'.

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To view an html representation of the metadata for any collection record in the search results table, click on the Short Name of the collection.

Find all collection records for a provider

Click on 'Full Metadata Record Search'.

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To view an html representation of the metadata for any collection record in the search results table, click on the Short Name of the collection.

Update a collection record in the CMR for my provider

Delete a collection record in the CMR for my provider

Clone and edit a collection record in the CMR for my provider

Bulk Update collection records in the CMR for my provider

Produce a Holdings Report for my provider 

1. On the 'Manage CMR' dashboard, under Provider Information, click on 'Holdings Report'.
   

Manage Groups for my provider

Recommended set-up for a provider:

1. A group called 'Administrator Group' - the CMR OPS team will establish this group and its Provider Object Permissions when they set up your provider.
   Provider Object Permissions for the Administrator Group as follows:

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 (e.g., instrument team group with access to collections from that instrument)

Create a New User Group

1. On the 'Manage CMR' dashboard, under 'Permissions & Groups', click on 'Groups'
   

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2. At the top of the Group page,  click on 'Create a Group' 

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Enter all group members in the 'Members' field, then click on 'Submit' to save your group.

Update Membership of a User Group

Delete a User Group

Manage collection and granule permissions for my provider

Recommended set-up for a provider: 

1. An 'All Collections' permission to be set-up by the OPS team, granting Search and Order permissions for All Collections for the provider to members of one or more 'privileged' groups, e.g., the Administrators group
2. An 'All Granules' permission to be set-up by the OPS team, granting Search and Order permissions for All Collections for the provider to members of one or more 'privileged' groups, e.g., the Administrators group
3. Permissions for only 'Selected Collections' - to be set up by the provider Administrator, granting search and order permissions for a specified set of provider collections and/or granules to members of a provider group.   Common examples are: 1) 'Public Collections' permissions which grant search and order permissions to a set of provider collections and/or granules to All Registered Users; and 2) <instrument> permissions which grant search and order permissions to collections from a specific instrument to a group of instrument scientists.

Define user permissions for a set of collections for my provider 

1. On the 'Manage CMR' dashboard, under 'Permissions & Groups', click on 'Collection Permissions'

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2.  On the Collection Permissions page, click on 'Create a Permission'.

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8. You will see a green banner indicating that your collection permission was created successfully, and you will also see a display page for your collection permission.

Update user permissions for a set of collections for my provider

Manage 'Provider Object Permissions' for a user group

Manage 'System Object Permissions' for a user group

Manage Ordering for my provider

1. Define Order Policies for my provider

2. Track Orders for my provider
3. Manage Order Options for my provider
   1. Create an Order Option
   2. Find an Order Option
   3. Update an Order Option
   4. Delete an Order Option
   5. Assign an Order Option to Collections
   6. View existing Order Option to Collection assignments
4. Manage Service Options for my provider
1. Create a Service Implementation
2. Create a Service Option
3. Find a Service Option
4. Update a Service Option
5. Delete a Service Option
6. Assign a Service Option to Collections
7. View existing Service Option to Collection assignments 

Manage Data Quality Summaries for my provider

Create a Data Quality Summary

Update a Data Quality Summary 

Delete a Data Quality Summary

Assign a Data Quality Summary to Collections

View existing Data Quality Summary to Collection assignments

Report problems or get help with MMT

1. Use the Feedback link on the MMT footer to report problems or get help with the MMT.
    
2. Send email to support@earthdata.nasa.gov

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