Metadata

All documents and folders contain various metadata, including both user-created metadata such as fields, tags, links, and versions, and other information such as the document's name, location, creation and modification date, and so on. Metadata can be used to make documents easier to search for and work with, and can also be used to facilitate integrations.

In the web client, metadata can be viewed by selecting a document or folder in the folder browser, or by opening a document in the document viewer. In both cases, properties will be displayed on the right. Select the details tab to view the metadata.

Overview of Metadata Video

Learn how fields, templates, tags, links, and versions describe repository content. Metadata improves searchability and automation.

The following metadata can be viewed for documents and folders:

• Name. The document or folder's name. You can change a document or folder's name by renaming it.
• Template. See Fields and Templates for more information.
• Tags. See Tags for more information.
• Links. See Links for more information.
• Versions. See Versions for more information.
• Modified. The date and time that changes were last saved for the document or folder, and the user who modified it.
• Created. The date and time the document or folder was created, and the user who created it.
• Folder path. The document or folder's location in the repository. You can change the folder path by moving the document. The root folder will be displayed as a backslash (\).
• Holds. Any holds currently on the document or folder. See Holds for more information.
• Location. The map location for the document or folder. See Locations for more information.

You can also click Advanced to display the following advanced properties:

• Entry ID. The unique identifier for the document or folder.
• Full path. The path to the document including the document name. (Documents only.)
• File size. The size of the document. (Documents only.)
• File path. The path to the document or folder's volume location in storage.
• Extension. The extension of the document if it is an electronic document.
• MIME type. The MIME type of the document if it is an electronic document.
• Indexed. Whether or not the document has been indexed for full-text searching.
• Rights. Your effective rights for this document or folder. See Access Rights for more information.
• Load EXIF data. Displays EXIF data for JPG files that contain it. Laserfiche supports the following EXIF data:
  • Date taken
  • Width
  • Height
  • Camera maker
  • Camera model
  • Aperture
  • Exposure time
  • ISOspeed
  • Focal length
  • GPS coordinates

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