topic Re: ERROR READING SOURCE METADATA in Data Management Questions

ERROR READING SOURCE METADATA

michaelmehrdadi — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:01:52 GMT

I get this error during XML metadata import into an file geodatabase?

What does this error mean?

ERROR READING SOURCE METADATA
Data at the root level is Invalid. Line1, position 1.
Failed to execute (Remove Synchronized Elements).

Re: ERROR READING SOURCE METADATA

RudyCharlot — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:06:54 GMT

1. Are you using ArcGIS 10.0? if so.

2. Have you updated your metadata to 10.0? by going to (from ArcMap) "Customize, ArcMap Options, and Metadata".

I hope this help.

Regards,
Rudy

Re: ERROR READING SOURCE METADATA

michaelmehrdadi — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:41:31 GMT

Rudy,

I have updated to 10.1 and still get the same error message.

You cannot import any xml file. Why is this?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]23056[/ATTACH]

Re: ERROR READING SOURCE METADATA

TuridBrox — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:38:36 GMT

I get the same error message. I've exported metadata from one MXD to an XML-file, and get the error message when trying to import it to another MXD.

We use ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1 (SP1) and ISO 19139 metadata style.

Any input appreciated.

Re: ERROR READING SOURCE METADATA

TuridBrox — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:54:28 GMT

I found a workaround for this.

Firstly: It seems there must exist a metadata file for the item you're trying to import metadata to. For instance, for an MXD there should be a similarily named XML-file (look at the directory in Windows explorer, not ArcCatalog, as that hides the XML-files).

Secondly: In the Import metadata-dialogue: make sure Target Metadata is an XML-file. I tried to import metadata straight to the MXD, but that didn't work. I cannot see the XML files when I browse from the Import Metadata-dialogue, so I just wrote ".xml" after the MXD's path.

Turid