Alaska Region Metadata Guide
  • Alaska Region Interim Metadata Guide
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  • Goals of Data Management
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      • I Need HELP! and Bug Reporting
    • Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
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  • Creating Metadata
    • A Workflow At A Glance
  • Contact Entry Guidance
    • Organization Contacts
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  • Project Metadata Guidance
    • Project Main Tab
      • Guide to Good Titles
    • Project Metadata Tab
    • Project Keywords Tab
    • Project Extent Tab
    • Project Taxonomy Tab
    • Project Distribution Tab
    • Project Funding Tab
    • Project Associated Tab
  • Product Metadata Guidance
    • Product Main Tab
      • Resource Types Defined
    • Product Metadata Tab
    • Product Keywords Tab
    • Product Extent Tab
    • Product Lineage Tab
    • Product Taxonomy Tab
    • Product Distribution Tab
    • Product Constraints Tab
    • Product Associated Tab
  • Product Dictionary Entry Guidance
    • Dictionary Main Tab
    • Dictionary Entities Tab
    • Dictionary Domain Tab
  • Glossary
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  • Domain Information
  • Code Name (Required)
  • Description (Required)
  • Domain Items
  • Domain Item Name (Required)
  • Value (Required)
  • Definition (Required)

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Creating a Domain

If you create an Entity with Import CSV, attributes and domains are auto-generated based on a dataset. See for more information. Otherwise, click the Add Domain button to open the domain editing window.

In general, attributes with coded terms will have a defined domain (e.g. the domain for gender might be "F","M"). Attributes with unlimited possible values will not have a defined domain (e.g. Year).

Domain Information

Code Name (Required)

Provide the variable name in the relevant dataset and the same Code Name as the associated attribute.

Description (Required)

Add a brief description, including any sources used in creating the domain items. This may be the same as the Definition of the associated attribute.

Domain Items

Click the Add Domain Item button to create a domain item. Add additional domain items for each permissible value in the relevant dataset by clicking the Add button in the upper right corner of the Domain Items window.

Domain Item Name (Required)

Add a descriptive name for the domain item. This may be the same as domain item value.

Value (Required)

Provide the the domain item value (permissible entry value in the table).

Definition (Required)

Briefly describe the domain item value.

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