https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-hub-questions/arccatalog-metadata-in-downloaded-shapefile/m-p/1155790#M5142 <P>Is there a way for a shapefile/gdb feature class's original metadata that appears in ArcCatalog to be retained in the shapefile that'll be downloaded from Hub's open data site? When I published a feature class using ArcGIS Pro, and downloaded it in a geodatabase format through Hub, the downloaded feature class did have the same metadata as the original layer, when viewed through ArcCatalog. However, when downloading the same file as a shapefile through Hub, none of the metadata was retained.</P><P>I was hoping the metadata would be retained in a downloaded shapefile, when viewed through ArcCatalog.&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks very much!</P> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:26:26 GMT AJ_devaccount 2022-03-21T16:26:26Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-hub-questions/arccatalog-metadata-in-downloaded-shapefile/m-p/1155790#M5142 <P>Is there a way for a shapefile/gdb feature class's original metadata that appears in ArcCatalog to be retained in the shapefile that'll be downloaded from Hub's open data site? When I published a feature class using ArcGIS Pro, and downloaded it in a geodatabase format through Hub, the downloaded feature class did have the same metadata as the original layer, when viewed through ArcCatalog. However, when downloading the same file as a shapefile through Hub, none of the metadata was retained.</P><P>I was hoping the metadata would be retained in a downloaded shapefile, when viewed through ArcCatalog.&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks very much!</P> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:26:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-hub-questions/arccatalog-metadata-in-downloaded-shapefile/m-p/1155790#M5142 AJ_devaccount 2022-03-21T16:26:26Z