# Configure metadata

**Metadata** let you store custom data on a per work order basis. Metadata can be used for different purposes: to gather contextual information on a work order, to cross-validate analysis and to filter work orders on our monitoring platform.

### Metadata configuration

**Metadata are created manually via the Metadata tab in the Apps Center**. Those created metadata will be displayed in the mobile application at the work order creation and can also be used as a template for creating work orders via the Deepomatic API.&#x20;

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Several informations need to be provided to create a metadata:&#x20;

* **Name** (_required_), name of the metadata that will be displayed to field workers.&#x20;
* **Description**, optional field to provide more information on the metadata.&#x20;
* **Type**, three types are available: text, number or boolean.&#x20;
* **Example**, one or several examples of what is expected as a metadata.&#x20;
* **Required**, to define whether the metadata must be sent by field workers when creating a work order.&#x20;

Each created metadata will be listed in the tab with their corresponding information.&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://2627694381-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgmfYsBwyGGbiAMWJv9xC%2Fuploads%2FAekUjKLdGkfsydYi7zSc%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=71a33015-6ce2-4e19-ba52-581cdc9628b5" alt=""><figcaption><p>Metadata listing</p></figcaption></figure>
