Recommendations for adding metadata to maps in SDL/XMetal?

Our writers currently check out maps from SDL using XmetaL 12 and manually type in attribute value in the <othermeta> element for product name, release number, and so on. This a tedious and error-prone process. Is it possible to use drop-down menus with pre-populated values for the product name or release number via XmetaL/SDL Integration? Many of these same metadata values for product/release are already in our SDL system in the release values list. I'm curious what options people use for entering metadata in their maps particularly if there are drop-down lists that can be used somehow.

Screenshot of Trados Studio showing a draft document titled 'Ruckus Fastrion Software Upgrade Guide, 08.0.90' with metadata fields for product-release, firmware-release, content-type, task, and bundle filled with pre-populated values.

<topicmeta>
  <othermeta name="product-release "content="icx7150,icx7250,icx7450,icx7650,icx7750,icx7850" />
  <othermeta name="firmware-release" content="fi-08.0.90" />
  <othermeta name="task " content="install-upgrade" />
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</topicmeta>



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[edited by: Trados AI at 6:38 AM (GMT 0) on 5 Mar 2024]
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