To create custom site metadata for matter management, within your profile drop-down menu, select
System admin
.
The
System admin
screen opens. Within the
System admin
screen, select
iSheet admin
.
The
List of iSheet templates
screen opens. Within this screen, there is a new iSheet called
Site metadata
.
This is a pre-defined iSheet that allows you to add new columns or new views. By default, there is a view that can be used to display all of the metadata of sites.
Click the
Site metadata
iSheet.
Adding and editing Site metadata columns
Once you have clicked the
Site metadata
iSheet, the
List of sheets
screen opens.
You can
Add
and
Edit
both
Columns
and
Views
.
Adding, editing and deleting columns
To add a new column, or to edit or delete an existing column, click
Add / Edit
under the
Columns
tab.
The
List of columns
screen opens.
Please note that system-generated fields are displayed under 'System generated fields'.
In this screen, to add a new column, select
Add new column
.
The
Create columns
screen opens. Enter the information for your column.
Once you have created your column, select
Save
. Your new column will be displayed in the
List of columns
screen.
Editing an existing column
To edit an existing column, click on the name of the column you wish to edit.
The
Edit column
screen opens.
Edit any details you need to edit and select
Save
to save your changes.
Deleting an existing column
To delete an existing column, within the
List of columns
screen, select
Delete
for the column you wish to delete.
You'll get a warning message asking you if you want to delete the column and telling you all values are deleted forever.
Select
OK
to confirm the deletion, or
Cancel
to cancel.
In the
List of columns
screen, you can also view system-generated fields, and
Sort
your list of columns.
Once you have created your columns, they start displaying data within the context of your site.
Matter managers can store and report on standard metadata for a site in addition to custom site metadata.
In addition, matter managers can compare the previous values of site metadata to find out.
The change in the size of a site
The number of users on a site
The previous value of custom metadata fields
This is possible by periodically creating a new version of the site metadata iSheet.
You can decide what standard and custom fields to display in the 'Manage sites' and 'Manage templates' pages.
The export and preview will also follow the field selection on the 'Manage sites' page.
Please note that the filter and search include the standard metadata fields.