Adding custom metadata fields

Learn how to create new namespaces and fields to allow you to create a bespoke metadata set for use in your organization.

17. August 2026

Guide contents:

Introduction to creating custom fields

An overview of the metadata configuration program (MDC)

Creating a new namespace

Adding fields to a namespace

Making all Fotoware servers and clients use a new metadata definition

Exporting and importing namespaces in the Metadata configuration

Enabling multi-language metadata support

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