Intended Audience for this Feature

Administrators, Data Stewards, Date Steward Aides, Developers, and Contributors

Accessing the Asset Side Drawer

When you click on an asset from the displayed asset list in the Asset List panel, child tag side drawer, etc., the asset side drawer will open from the left side of the screen.

Operators or developers can perform the following operations on assets:

• Editing metadata. However, only some metadata can be edited from the asset side drawer.
• Archiving and unarchiving assets
• Deleting assets

Workflow

Updating Assets

agent Data Source Assets

The operations described in this document correspond to the yellow rows in the workflow. For details of the overall workflow, please refer to the following: From Creating Data Source to Updating Metadata

csv Data Source Assets

The operations described in this document correspond to the yellow rows in the workflow. For details of the overall workflow, please refer to the following: From Creating Data Source to Updating Metadata

Deleting Specific Assets

The operations described in this document correspond to the yellow rows in the workflow. For details of the overall workflow, please refer to the following: Delete Specific Assets

agent Data Source Assets

csv Data Source Assets

The operations described in this document correspond to the yellow rows in the workflow. For details of the overall workflow, please refer to the following: Delete Specific Assets

Deleting Assets Not Present in the Connected Service

The operations described in this document correspond to the yellow rows in the workflow. For details of the overall workflow, please refer to the following: Delete Assets Not Present in the Connected Service

agent Data Source Assets

Editable Metadata

Basic Metadata

Editing in the asset side drawer is limited to certain items. Editable items are as follows.

Detailed Metadata

Within detailed metadata, only the custom property set tab is editable. Others cannot be edited.

Operating the Asset Side Drawer

Icons Displayed on This Screen

This section explains operation icons on the screen that do not have text labels.

Icon	Label in Document	Available Operations on This Screen
	Edit	Edit basic metadata and property values
	Operation Menu (Vertical)	Display operation menu (Archive and delete asset)
	Save	Save changed basic metadata
	Cancel	Discard changed basic metadata (Icon is displayed to the left of the save icon)
	Calendar	Display calendar for date selection
	Exclude	Exclude set information or metadata Delete attached files
	Add	Add input field for property (URL)

*Icon explanations for asset viewing operations are omitted.

Editing Basic Metadata

1. Following Accessing the Asset Side Drawer, open the asset to edit in the asset side drawer.
2. Click the Edit icon at the top right of the screen.
3. Editable items and how to operate are: [Logical Name], [Tags] (see Tags), [Owner] (see Owner), [Description].
4. Click the Save icon at the top right of the screen to save changes.
   • If you want to discard changes without saving, click the Cancel icon to the left of the Save icon.

Tags

You can add or exclude tags from the screen.

• Adding Tags
  Click "Search" in the [Tags] field to display a list of tags as a dropdown menu. (If you enter a keyword, only matching tags will be displayed.) Then select the tag to add. Multiple tags can be added, and added tags become manual tags.
• Excluding Tags
  Click the Exclude icon next to the displayed Parent Tag | Child Tag. (Tags that do not display the Exclude icon are rule tags and cannot be manually excluded from the asset side drawer.)

Owner

• Add Owner
  When you enter the full name or email address of the user to add in the [Owner] field, a list of candidates will be displayed as a dropdown menu. Then select the user to add.
• Remove Owner
  Click the Exclude icon next to the displayed Full Name.

Editing Custom Properties

You can only edit the values of properties set on the asset. Changes to property sets and properties are made from the settings. For details, see Property Settings - Creating and Editing Custom Properties

1. Following the steps in Accessing the Asset Side Drawer, open the target asset in the asset side drawer.
2. Click the property set name tab of the custom property whose property value you want to edit to display it.
3. Click the Edit button in the tab.
4. Edit the property values as needed. For details, see Editing Property Values.
5. Click the Save button to save the changed values.

Archiving an Asset

1. Following the steps in Accessing the Asset Side Drawer, open the asset to archive in the asset side drawer.
2. Click the Operation Menu (Vertical) icon at the top right of the screen and select [Archive].

Unarchiving an Asset

1. Following the steps in Accessing the Asset Side Drawer, open the asset to unarchive in the asset side drawer.
2. Click the Operation Menu (Vertical) icon at the top right of the screen and select [Unarchive].

Deleting an Asset

1. Following the steps in Accessing the Asset Side Drawer, open the asset to delete in the asset side drawer. Only archived assets or assets with missing source data can be deleted.
2. Click the Operation Menu (Vertical) icon at the top right of the screen and select [Delete].
3. A confirmation dialog will appear. Click the Confirm button to delete the asset.

Editing Property Values

Editing Text or Words

You can set characters or words as values. Sometimes, a placeholder for the input content may be displayed.

By operating the icon at the lower right of the field, you can expand or shrink the input field vertically. If there are many lines, you can change the display range by clicking the scrollbar displayed on the right side of the screen.

If QDIC determines that the entered string is a URL, a hyperlink will be automatically set when saving.

Editing from Choices

When you click the field, a dropdown menu with value choices will be displayed. In some cases, only one value can be set, and in others, multiple values can be set.

• Add Value
  Click a value from the choices to select it.
• Remove Value
  Click a selected value with a checkmark displayed at the far right to deselect it.

Editing Users

Set QDIC users as values (multiple can be set).

• Add User
  When you enter the full name or email address of the user to add in the field, a list of candidates will be displayed as a dropdown menu. Then select the user to add.

  Remove User
  Click the Exclude icon next to the displayed Full Name in the field.

Editing Assets

Set catalog assets as values (multiple can be set). Please note that the displayed value is always the physical name.

• Add Asset
  When you enter a keyword in the field, a list of matching assets will be displayed as a dropdown menu. Then select the asset name to add.
• Remove Asset
  Click the Exclude icon next to the displayed Asset Name in the field.

Date and Time

Set the date and time in Japan Standard Time using the calendar or keyboard. Only one date and time can be set as a value.

• Add Date and Time
  Click [Year], [Month], [Day], [--:-- (Time)] in the field and enter using the keyboard. You can also click the Calendar icon to the right of the field to select the date from the calendar.
• Remove Date and Time
  Click the Exclude icon to the right of the field.

URL

• Only strings starting with http:// or https:// can be set. Other strings (values) cannot be set.
• Only one URL can be set in a single field. To set multiple URLs as values, click the Add icon to the right of the field to add a field.

Attachment Files

You can attach files as values (multiple attachments allowed). The maximum file size per attachment is 100MB.

• Add File
  Do this by one of the following methods:
  • Click the file drop zone in the field to open the file browser and select the file to attach.
  • Drag the attachment file from Explorer to the file drop zone (drag & drop operation).
• Delete File
  Hover the mouse over the file name to delete, and click the Exclude icon to the right of the file name. Once deleted, attached files cannot be restored.

For attachable file formats, please refer to the following.

Editing in Spreadsheet View

Asset metadata can also be edited from the spreadsheet view. (However, contributors cannot edit assets from the spreadsheet view.) For details, please refer to the following: Operating Spreadsheet View - Editing Assets