Change the metadata of multiple files at once using a bulk change.

1. In the Content Library, select the files, folders, or maps you want to modify.

   To select a range of files and folders, select the first file or folder, press and hold Shift, and select the last file or folder in the range.

2. Right-click the selection and select Bulk Change > Metadata.
3. If you don't want to include the dependencies of a given map, like its child topics and submaps, clear the Include dependencies check box.
   Important:

   The Include dependencies option only includes the direct dependencies of the map. It does not include binary files (non-text files like images) present in the map.

4. If you don't want to change the resource-only files in a map, clear the Include resource-only files check box.
   Tip:

   For example, the resource-only files are your warehouse topics that have the @processing-role="resource-only" attribute assigned to their <topicref> elements. They are appended in a map but are not included in the output.

5. If you want to include all map dependencies, including its indirect dependencies and binary files (non-text files like images), select the Include all dependencies check box.
6. Select the check box next to the metadata category you want to modify.
7. In the Action drop-down menu, select one of the following options:

   Option	Description
   Add to existing	Metadata tags are added to the selected files. Existing metadata values remain applied.
   Clear field	All metadata tags in the selected files are cleared.
   Replace all with	All metadata tags in the selected files are cleared and replaced with the new tags.
   Find and remove these	Specified metadata tags are removed from the selected files.

8. In the Metadata drop-down menu, select the metadata to apply the selected action to.
9. Click Save.