Custom metadata

Setting custom metadata on data elements.

Overview

It’s possible to set custom metadata in the form of key-value-pairs on data elements using a property called Metadata. The purpose is to store additional information about the dataelement beyond the payload.

This field is not editable via the app’s API and is intended to be set through custom-developed C# code. The end user cannot edit this directly; the field is under the control of the application developer.

    var newMetadata = new List<KeyValueEntry>
    {
        new() { Key = "MyKey", Value = "MyValue" },
        new() { Key = "AnotherKey", Value = "AnotherValue" }
    };
    
    dataElement.Metadata = newMetadata;
    dataElement = await _dataClient.Update(instance, dataElement);