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Include Metadata that Describes the Application

Acme-financial.com wants to ensure that there is some descriptive information about the internal human resources application. Custom attributes can be used to define metadata that describes the application.

The information that Acme-financial wants for the purpose of the application and the date the application was completed.

To specify metadata for the human resources application:

1. Click the Custom Attributes tab.

   The Custom Attributes dialog opens.

2. Click Create.

   A table appears with Name and Value fields.

3. Enter values for the fields in the custom attributes table. For this use case, enter the following:
   • Name

     App_Completed

   • Value

     November_22_2007

4. Click Create to add another row to the table then enter the following:
   • Name

     Purpose

   • Value

     Human_Resource_Mgmt

5. Click Submit.