FAQ: When Metadata Already Exists, and I Import Other Metadata, Are the New Elements Integ

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No. The importers provided by ArcCatalog replace any existing metadata with the new metadata document. Custom importers can either replace the existing metadata document or integrate the imported information into it.

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