Applying Custom Metadata to Assets

Assign properties or keywords to your assets to facilitate searching and filtering in your workspace.

1. In NI SystemLink Web Application, click Asset Manager»Assets.
2. Double-click the asset to which you want to assign the property or keyword.
3. Click to edit the asset.
4. Specify a keyword or property for the asset. The following table describes different use cases for keywords and properties.

   Use Case	Metadata Type
   You want to associate an asset with a string.	Keyword
   You want to create key-value pairs for an asset.	Property

5. Click Update.

You can now filter the Assets list to show only assets that match the keywords or properties you assigned.