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## Metadata Editor

Metadata editor is a visual tool for editing metadata. Metadata editor can be used for creation of new metadata or for view of modification of existing one.

### Opening Metadata Editor

Metadata editor can be opened from Graph Editor, Outline or from Navigator.

##### Opening Metadata Editor from Graph Editor

If you want to edit any metadata assigned to an edge (both internal and external), you can do it in the Graph Editor pane in one of the following ways:

- Double-click the edge.

- Select the edge and press Enter.

- Right-click the edge and select Edit from the context menu.

##### Opening Metadata Editor from Outline

If you want to edit any metadata (both internal and external), you can do it after expanding the Metadata category in the Outline pane:

- Double-click the metadata item.

- Select the metadata item and press Enter.

- Right-click the metadata item and select Edit from the context menu.

##### Opening Metadata Editor from Navigator

If you want to edit any external (shared) metadata from any project, you can do it after expanding the meta subfolder in the Navigator pane:

- Double-click the metadata file.

- Select the metadata file and press Enter.

- Right-click the metadata file and select Open With → CloverETL Metadata Editor from the context menu.

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