# Feature Announcement

**URL:** https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/c/feature-announcement/6.md

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## [About the Feature Announcement category](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/about-the-feature-announcement-category/57)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/sam)\
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Posts and discussions about the Aristotle Product Roadmap, including new and upcoming features, design previews and roadmap suggestions.

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## [Feature Preview: Omnisearch](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-omnisearch/758)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-omnisearch/758 "2026-08-03T23:58:06Z")

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Please enjoy this sneak peek of omnisearch, an upcoming feature of the Aristotle Metadata Registry! Note: Omnisearch has since been released as part of Aristotle’s 14th of January release. What is omnisearch? Omnisear…

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## [Feature Release: Additional Access Roles](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-additional-access-roles/871)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-additional-access-roles/871 "2026-06-22T05:41:14Z")

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Introducing additional access roles, a way to assign users to specific metadata items, as well as grant them unique permissions around the items they’re assigned! What are additional access roles? Registry Administrato…

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## [Feature Preview: Stewardship Organisation Custom Field Controls](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-stewardship-organisation-custom-field-controls/830)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 4:26am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-stewardship-organisation-custom-field-controls/830 "2025-12-05T04:26:07Z")

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Please enjoy this sneak peek of a major upcoming enhancement to the functionality of custom fields and Stewardship Organisations (SOs) in the Aristotle Metadata Registry! Note: Stewardship Organisation Custom Field Cont…

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## [Feature Preview: Data Inventory Card View](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-data-inventory-card-view/801)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-data-inventory-card-view/801 "2025-06-13T01:35:29Z")

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Please enjoy this sneak peek of an upcoming, major enhancement to the way data inventories are configured and viewed in the Aristotle Metadata Registry! Note: Card view has since been released as part of Aristotle’s 24t…

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## [Feature Preview: Enhancements to Proposing Changes using Issues](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-enhancements-to-proposing-changes-using-issues/765)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
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**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-preview-enhancements-to-proposing-changes-using-issues/765 "2024-12-11T23:32:03Z")

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Please enjoy this sneak peek of an upcoming, major enhancement to the way changes are proposed to metadata items in the Aristotle Metadata Registry! Note: These Propose Change enhancements have since been released as pa…

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## [Feature Release: Change Proposals](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-change-proposals/788)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-change-proposals/788 "2025-05-02T05:48:02Z")

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Introducing change proposals, a way to propose changes to any field of the item editor! What are change proposals? Previously, changes to only a metadata item’s name and definition could be proposed via an issue. Chang…

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## [Feature Release: Item Template Sub-Pages](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-item-template-sub-pages/785)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-item-template-sub-pages/785 "2025-04-15T05:53:01Z")

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Introducing sub-pages, a new addition to metadata item templates that allows for even further customisation! What are sub-pages? A sub-page is a customisable template-within-a-template accessed as an alternate view/pag…

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## [Feature Release: Automatically Incrementing Identifiers](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-automatically-incrementing-identifiers/771)

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**Author:** [@Tagan\_Dodds](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Tagan_Dodds)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-release-automatically-incrementing-identifiers/771 "2025-01-22T04:50:32Z")

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Introducing automatically incrementing identifiers, an extremely efficient new way to apply custom IDs to your metadata items! What are automatically incrementing identifiers? Like free-text and manually-assigned ident…

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## [Custom item templates](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/custom-item-templates/756)

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**Author:** [@skew](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/skew)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/custom-item-templates/756 "2024-11-13T22:25:01Z")

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Hi team, wondering if it is possible to enhance the custom item template functionality so that we can link more than one template to an item? To then be able to toggle between the different views without needing to unlin…

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## [Introducing Customisable Data Inventory Views: Tailoring Aristotle to Your Metadata Management Needs](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/introducing-customisable-data-inventory-views-tailoring-aristotle-to-your-metadata-management-needs/671)

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**Author:** [@Shikha](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Shikha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/introducing-customisable-data-inventory-views-tailoring-aristotle-to-your-metadata-management-needs/671 "2024-05-16T04:34:18Z")

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Are you ready to take your metadata management to the next level? Introducing the Aristotle Data Inventory View—a powerful tool that empowers administrators to organise, present, and leverage data assets efficiently. In …

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## [A new feature release: Searching for Alternate Names in the Search Bar](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/a-new-feature-release-searching-for-alternate-names-in-the-search-bar/704)

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**Author:** [@Shikha](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Shikha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/a-new-feature-release-searching-for-alternate-names-in-the-search-bar/704 "2024-05-13T05:35:35Z")

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We’re excited to announce a new feature on the Aristotle Metadata Registry: Searching for Alternate Names in the Search Bar! What does Alternate Type Search do? Alternate Type Search empowers Aristotle Metadata Registry…

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## [Introducing Custom Item Templates](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/introducing-custom-item-templates/698)

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**Author:** [@Shikha](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Shikha)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/introducing-custom-item-templates/698 "2024-05-13T03:29:11Z")

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What is a Custom Item Template? A custom item template in the Aristotle Metadata Registry enables registry users to tailor the appearance of metadata records to their specific requirements. It empowers users to create n…

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## [New Feature Launch - "System users" to provide automated access to the Aristotle Metadata Registry](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/new-feature-launch-system-users-to-provide-automated-access-to-the-aristotle-metadata-registry/633)

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**Author:** [@Muskan.Mangla](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Muskan.Mangla)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/new-feature-launch-system-users-to-provide-automated-access-to-the-aristotle-metadata-registry/633 "2023-09-14T07:18:59Z")

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Dear community members, We are thrilled to introduce a powerful new feature that aims to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of our platform’s metadata management: the “System User”. What is the “System User”? The “Sy…

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## [Introducing 'Structured Data (Json)' Custom Field Type](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/introducing-structured-data-json-custom-field-type/644)

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**Author:** [@Shikha](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Shikha)\
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**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/introducing-structured-data-json-custom-field-type/644 "2023-09-06T23:28:04Z")

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In the world of metadata management, adaptability and customisation are crucial. At Aristotle Metadata, we recognise the significance of aligning your metadata with your unique requirements. That’s why we’re thrilled to …

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## [Service Account connectivity to Aristotle](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/service-account-connectivity-to-aristotle/219)

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**Author:** [@Michael](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/Michael)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/service-account-connectivity-to-aristotle/219 "2022-08-10T07:45:33Z")

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Hello Team Aristotle, I am continuing work with integrating Aristotle with some other tools we have here in our department. In the past I’ve done this mostly by using my own login credentials for adhoc bulk processing.…

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## [Catch up on our recent webinar: Aristotle Metadata feature feedback session - geospatial and data lineage](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/catch-up-on-our-recent-webinar-aristotle-metadata-feature-feedback-session-geospatial-and-data-lineage/203)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/catch-up-on-our-recent-webinar-aristotle-metadata-feature-feedback-session-geospatial-and-data-lineage/203 "2022-05-26T04:34:51Z")

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We are excited to release the first new features of 2022, direct from the 2022 Roadmap published in March. This will be great for community users as it will give you a chance to see these new features early, so registe…

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## [2022 Aristotle Metadata Roadmap now available!](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/2022-aristotle-metadata-roadmap-now-available/197)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/sam)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/2022-aristotle-metadata-roadmap-now-available/197 "2022-04-13T22:33:26Z")

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Its been a busy 2022 already for us at Aristotle Metadata, but we’ve collated all of our user feedback to produce the 2022 Aristotle Metadata Roadmap. In the coming weeks we will be scheduling our first community feedba…

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## [Feature announcement - new metadata editor feedback](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-announcement-new-metadata-editor-feedback/149)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/feature-announcement-new-metadata-editor-feedback/149 "2021-09-29T22:02:45Z")

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On September 20th, we released a brand new editor to improve the experience of users creating and maintaining metadata. On the surface, we’ve taken great effort to make sure the best parts of our editor remained the …

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## [🐜 Alternative Name Types are now available for all users!](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/alternative-name-types-are-now-available-for-all-users/148)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/alternative-name-types-are-now-available-for-all-users/148 "2021-09-02T23:12:39Z")

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We’ve launched support for Alternative Names in the Aristotle Metadata Registry - and ticked another milestone off the 2021 Aristotle Metadata Roadmap What are “Alterntative Names”? In the Aristotle Metadata Registry, a…

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## [Sorting and counting](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/sorting-and-counting/137)

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**Author:** [@skew](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/skew)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/sorting-and-counting/137 "2021-07-02T04:47:50Z")

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Hi there, a couple of ideas from our team here on potential quality of life improvements. One is about whether it is possible to introduce a sorting functionality for components of a metadata item, such as permissible va…

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## [Classification management now available in Aristotle!](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/classification-management-now-available-in-aristotle/59)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.aristotlemetadata.com/t/classification-management-now-available-in-aristotle/59 "2020-10-05T22:51:50Z")

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Classifications, Reference Data, Controlled Vocabularies… however you refer to them Aristotle supports them all! The latest release of the Aristotle Metadata Registry includes a huge new feature from the Aristotle Featur…
