MGMG Metadata Editor (MME)

Initial Steps

MME runs as a portable application and needs no installation. Rather than making a copy of the template application database for each user, it uses just one copy of the application's database for everyone who runs it. Nothing is added or modified on the machine running the program. All files are kept in the folder containing the application. If the application is stored on the local computer or a USB drive, you can launch Access to edit the application database using Tools > Open Database. Installing the application to a network drive can cause problems at certain installations so we don't recommend it. Further, you cannot use Access to directly edit a database on a networked drive due to security issues.

It can be helpful to take preliminary steps to customize key settings to meet your needs. Here's an overview of these steps:

• Go to the editor's location and double-click Minnesota Metadata Editor.exe to run it.
• If the application finds a \portable folder in its directory, it uses \portable\metadata.mdb as its source database. This database can be shared among several users if needed.
• If no \portable folder is found, the application makes a copy of the \template\metadata.mdb into the user's local directory that can be personalized for the individual user.

 

Setting up the MME Database

When you first set up MME as a shared portable application, it can be helpful to edit the MME Database to ensure that the defaults for the metadata fields match your specifications. Please see the help section titled 'Customizing the Metadata Editor Database' for more information on configuring the database with default values to meet your needs.