This page describes how to use the Metadata Management Tool (MMT) to perform standard functions related to Create/Read/Update/Delete of CMR Metadata Records, as well as how to use the MMT to perform functions related to managing permissions and usage of CMR metadata.

Step-by-step guide

A. Manage Metadata for my provider

1. Create a collection record in the CMR for my provider

On the 'Manage Metadata' dashboard, click on 'Create Record' to create a draft collection record.

Begin filling in metadata fields for your draft collection record.  Use the information icons (blue 'i') to get information about what fields mean and how to format their values.

Navigate from form to form using the Previous or Next buttons, or by choosing the next form to edit from the pull-down list at 'Save & Jump To:'

Save form input with the Save button; Finish editing your draft record using the Done button.

Follow progress on the progress panel:

The icons on the progress panel have the following meanings:

When all Required fields are complete with no validation errors (red icon) showing, you are ready to Publish your record to the CMR.

View a HTML rendering of your collection record on the 'preview panel':

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

1. Find a collection record in the CMR
2. Update a collection record in the CMR for my provider
3. Delete a collection record in the CMR for my provider

B. Produce a Holdings Report for my provider 

C. Manage Collection and Granule Permissions for my provider

1. Manage User Groups for my provider 

   1. Create a New User Group
   2. Update Membership of a User Group
   3. Delete a User Group
2. Manage collection and granule permissions for my provider
   1. Define user permissions for a set of collections for my provider
   2. Update user permissions for a set of collections for my provider
3. Manage 'Provider Object Permissions' for a user group
4. Manage 'System Object Permissions' for a user group

D. 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 

E. Manage Data Quality Summaries for my provider

1. Create a Data Quality Summary

2. Update a Data Quality Summary 

3. Delete a Data Quality Summary

4. Assign a Data Quality Summary to Collections
5. View existing Data Quality Summary to Collection assignments

Related articles

• Page:
  Onboarding Process for a new CMR provider
• Page:
  CMR Requirements Review Process