Manage Custom Metadata
Custom Metadata fields describe the entities in the Repository Model: owners, SLA levels, contacts, diagrams, and files. Every field you add shows up on the entities it is scoped to, so a tidy list of fields keeps the documentation easy to fill in and easy to trust. This page shows how to keep the Custom Metadata list clean and correct.
- ✅ Add and edit Custom Metadata fields
- ✅ Delete Custom Metadata fields, and restore them if you change your mind
- ✅ Export fields and copy the API URL for reports and scripts
On this page, an administrator, or a user whose Role may modify Custom Metadata, learns to manage the Custom Metadata list. Business users who only look up Custom Metadata start with the Custom Metadata Overview instead.
Understanding delete and restore
Delete in Nodinite is a soft delete: the Custom Metadata field is flagged as deleted and hidden from the list, but it stays in the database, so you can restore it. See Show deleted records for how this works across Nodinite.
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A Custom Metadata field's life after Delete. Green: active. Yellow: deleted, and anyone who may modify Custom Metadata can restore it. See Show deleted records.
Who can do what
| Action | Who can do it | Can you undo it? |
|---|---|---|
| Add a Custom Metadata field | Create on Custom Metadata in the Role | ✅ Yes, delete it |
| Edit a Custom Metadata field | Modify on Custom Metadata (Permission Set for the Repository Model) | ⚠️ Change it back by hand |
| Delete a Custom Metadata field | Modify on Custom Metadata | ✅ Yes, restore it |
| Restore a Custom Metadata field | Modify on Custom Metadata | ✅ Yes, delete it again |
Everything on this page also works from the Repository menu for users whose Roles allow it; the Administration menu needs the built-in Administrator Role.
Every right is set per Role on its Repository Permissions tab. Users first need the global Access right on Repository (Repository Access), then Access on the Custom Metadata row; Create and Modify sit on the Custom Metadata Permissions for all row. A Deny in any of the user's Roles always wins.
Find the Custom Metadata list
Open Administration > CMDB Attributes > Custom Metadata, or Repository > Custom Metadata. From Administration, clicking a Custom Metadata field opens it for editing; from Repository, it opens it for viewing. Filter and sort the list as described in the Custom Metadata Overview.
The Custom Metadata list. Narrow it with the filter box and the Data Type filter before you change anything.
Add Custom Metadata
Click Add Custom Metadata to open the editor. See Add or manage Custom Metadata for every field, data type, and Repository type.
The Add Custom Metadata button opens the Custom Metadata editor.
Edit Custom Metadata
Click the Custom Metadata field's Name in the Administration list, or choose Edit from its Action menu. See Add or manage Custom Metadata.
Choose Edit in the Action menu to change an existing Custom Metadata field.
Important
Once a field has values, you usually can't change its Data Type without data loss. See Add or manage Custom Metadata.
Delete Custom Metadata
Choose Delete from the Custom Metadata field's Action menu.
Choose Delete to delete an existing Custom Metadata field. You can restore it later.
Restore deleted Custom Metadata
- Check Include deleted Custom Metadata to list deleted Custom Metadata fields.
When checked, the list includes deleted Custom Metadata. - Open the Action menu of the deleted Custom Metadata field and choose Restore.
Restore appears only on deleted Custom Metadata fields.
Export Custom Metadata
Note
Import/Export is disabled in Nodinite 7.0. Use the Web API to move data between instances for now.
To export an existing Custom Metadata field, open its Action menu and choose Export. This opens the Nodinite generic Export wizard.
Choose Export to open the Export wizard.
Copy API URL
Click Copy API URL to see the underlying REST call to the Web API and copy the query string. Use it in custom Reports or automation scripts.
Frequently asked questions / Troubleshooting
I deleted a Custom Metadata field by mistake. Can I get it back?
Yes. Check Include deleted Custom Metadata, then restore it.
How do I make a Custom Metadata field mandatory?
Tick Mandatory next to a Repository type in the field's editor. The step-by-step task is Make sure every integration has an owner; the full reference is Mandatory Fields.
Next Steps
Add or manage Custom Metadata
Show deleted records
Manage the Repository
Related Topics
Custom Metadata - What Custom Metadata is
Custom Metadata Overview - Find and view Custom Metadata
Ownership and governance - The business-user journey for Custom Metadata
Permission Set for the Repository Model
Import - Export