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Open	Enable Rearrangement of Repeatable Elements in the Metadata Editor I think it would improve my metadata editing experience to be able to rearrange repeatable elements such as attribute... by KevinBoes2 Emerging Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 03-19-2026 0 0	0	0
Open	Group statistics with Python API identical with ArcGIS Online reports While ArcGIS Online Organisation Reports bring the correct number of groups an item is shared with, through Python A... by EsriDeutschlandContent Emerging Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 08-28-2025 1 0	1	0
Open	Implement xml syntax error messages for metadata import tool. Hello, It would be very helpful if there were error notifications in ArcGIS Pro when a user imports metadata with inc... by GrishaPost Occasional Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 08-19-2024 5 0	5	0
Open	ArcGIS’s New Metadata Editor within ArcGIS Pro As the name suggest, it would be very nice if the new ArcGIS's new metadata editor (ArcGIS Metadata editor) was integ... by GISGeekpro Occasional Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 06-26-2025 9 3	9	3
Open	Option to view/edit all Esri metadata elements without picking a standard My idea is to allow users to choose to view all metadata elements, from all supported metadata standards, at once, in... by AllenDailey1 Frequent Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 11-26-2024 8 2	8	2
Open	Delete item metadata (FC GP history) from all items in geodatabase It sounds like item metadata (FC geoprocessing history) can significantly slow down geoprocessing and other operation... by Bud Legendary Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 05-13-2024 5 0	5	0
Open	separate item detail fields from metadata We are loving the new metadata editor, but we would like to maintain separation between the fields on the item detail... by EmilyMc Occasional Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 03-11-2024 2 1	2	1
Open	Metadata sharing permission independent of item sharing permission It would add great flexibility to data management and discoverability if there was a way to share metadata items to a... by MichaelClifford Occasional Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 06-23-2023 7 2	7	2
Open	“Edit Metadata” privilege The only way to allow someone to edit metadata in SDE is to basically grant them ownership (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) o... by LeoForetich_Jr Occasional Contributor in Metadata, Catalogs and Search Ideas Last Updated 08-07-2024 16 2	16	2