Glossary term
What is Metadata?
Definition
Metadata is data that provides information about other data, helping categorise, manage, and control digital assets. In PIM, metadata includes attributes like file format, image resolution, version history, and usage rights. It enables smarter asset management and improves searchability across systems.
Metadata explains how to interpret and manage data, including units, sources, and approval state. For example, an autonomous product data operation could take a product attribute extracted from a technical PDF, record its source, unit, extraction time, and review status, and make the value's context available to downstream checks.
Metadata in an autonomous operation
- Step 1:
Input
A product attribute extracted from a technical PDF
- Step 2:
Metadata
Record its source, unit, extraction time, and review status
- Step 3:
Outcome
Make the value's context available to downstream checks
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