Metadata is supporting information entered by the Data Server administrator(s) for area types, datasets, indicators, profiles, data views and resources in the system. Note that in Data Server a dataset is defined as a set of Indicators logically grouped together for loading purposes by a Data Server administrator. If the Explorer module is available, this will allow you to browse metadata and locate related data and resources.

Metadata for datasets is entered by the administrator for every area type/date combination of the dataset. Metadata for indicators, area types, data views, profiles and documents/resources is only entered once. If you view metadata for a dataset, links will be provided to the metadata for indicators included in the dataset. You may be able to download a CSV file with the dataset - if this is the case a 'CSV' icon will be available. a 'Download' button is visible. The CSV file will contain the metadata, and, where the data is not a result of aggregation within the system, the indicator values.

If you view metadata for an indicator, links will be provided to the metadata for the dataset the indicator belongs to. If you view metadata for a data view or profile, links will be provided to any atlases the data view can be viewed with. If you view metadata for a profile, links will be provided to metadata for the datasets and indicators included in the profile.