Procedures Overview

This chapter contains information on performing the following tasks:

Setting the service parameters used by the MetaData Service. For more information, see “Setting MetaData Service parameters” on page 35.

Attaching databases to the MetaData Service. For more information, see “Attaching a database to the MetaData Service” on page 40.

Specifying options for databases attached to the MetaData Service. For more information, see “Specifying options for a database attached to the MetaData Service” on page 44.

Enabling and Disabling Classification for a folder. For more information, see “Enabling/disabling classification and association for a volume” on page 49.

Specifying folder properties. For more information, see “Managing Folders” on page 46.

Starting, stopping, pausing, and restarting the MDS. For more information, see “Starting, stopping, pausing, resuming or restarting the MetaData Service using the MetaData Service snap-in” on page 56.

Connecting MDS to another computer. For more information, see “Connecting the MetaData Service to another computer” on page 55.

Adding classification roles for a database. For more information, see “Adding classification roles for a database” on page 61.

Reviewing and modifying the setup of a classification role. For more information, see “Reviewing and modifying the setup of a digital resource classification role” on page 63.

Specifying conditions for a DR role. For more information, see “Adding criteria to the defining condition for a digital resource classification role” on page 68.

Adding criteria for a DR role. For more information, see “Adding criteria to the defining condition for a digital resource classification role” on page 68.

Configuring association rules for a file collector. For more information, see “Configuring association rules for a file collector” on page 73.