MeataData Export issues

Question

Greetings,

I am working with ArcGIS pro 2.6.0

I created Metadata for a number of layers, that I can view, when I select View Metadata.

However when I forward a file gdb to my colleagues, they cannot view the data. Could this be due to a file lock, or ??? All the icons are green, and w

e don't get any error message!!

It is really annoying to spend ages setting-up the Metadata, and it doesn't work as expected.

I would appreciate any pointers..

Regards,

Clive

curtvprice · Answer

Choosing a metadata style in Pro: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/metadata/view-and-edit-metadata.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_0FAB123C7C3C4CD49894272A899490ED

Choosing a metadata style in ArcMap (you can view that metadata in either ArcMap or Pro, GDBs are totally compatible): https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/metadata/choosing-a-metadata-style.htm

JoeBorgione · Answer

Something occurred to me: What style of metadata did you create the metadata in?  I wonder if your colleagues cannot see it because they have their metadata set to a different style....

JoeBorgione · Answer

However when I forward a file gdb to my colleagues...

Not sure what you mean by this.  The meta data should follow the feature class it was assigned to.