When you use tab-delimited text files to import metadata, you must map the fields that you are importing to the fields in the collection database that you will be uploading to. This is true whether you are adding multiple files as individual files, multiple files as part of a single compound object, or multiple files as part of multiple compound objects.
By default, CONTENTdm maps the imported field names to the collection field based on the order of the fields. On the left side of the Map Fields tab are the fields that you are importing. On the right side are the database fields of the collection where the items of the project are added.
When mapping data:
After you complete the Compound Object wizard with a tab-delimited text file and return to the Import Objects tab of Add Multiple Compound Objects, click the Map Fields tab. By default, the fields will be matched according to order. For instance, if the first field of your tab-delimited file is File Name, it will be matched to the first record in the database, which may be Title.
Once you have finished building your list of objects to add, click Finish to add all the objects to your project.
The first record added to the Add list is considered the base set. The mapping for this record must apply to all subsequent records in the Add list.