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importing meta data into feature layers in file geodatabase

PeteVitt

Hi - I have about 30 file geodatabases each with three layers. Each of the geodatabases will use the same meta data. I'm using the basic ESRI meta data format -- Summary, Description, Credits. I have the meta data I want for each of the layers in a word doc. Is there anyway to import the meta data into the feature classes without copying and pasting each separately within edit meta data tool in catalog?

Thanks

Pete

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BobBooth1

If you get the metadata imported for one GDB, you should be able to use Python to export/import the metadata to the feature classes in the other GDBs.

This link includes various code samples:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/metadata/migrating-from-arcmap-to-arcgis-pro.htm

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PeteVitt

Thanks for the feedback. I'll investigate both of these methods

Pete

BobBooth1

If you get the metadata imported for one GDB, you should be able to use Python to export/import the metadata to the feature classes in the other GDBs.

This link includes various code samples:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/metadata/migrating-from-arcmap-to-arcgis-pro.htm

Robert_LeClair

There is a workflow to import metadata certainly but I don't know if the Word doc would work as the input data format.

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