# How to Set Default Metadata Mappings When **uploading** or **downloading** files, **metadata mappings** can be used to extract **XMP/IPTC/EXIF** metadata - such as create date, keywords or copyright infos - from the files and write them into fields in fylr, or write the data from fylr into the files. By **default**, this only happens when the **user chooses** a metadata mapping when uploading or downloading files. But it is also **possible** to define a **default** metadata mapping for the **import** and **export** of files, so that it is **applied** **automatically** without explicitly choosing one. This can either be done for **object types** (tab "General") or for **pools** (tab "General").

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
XMP/IPTC/EXIF Import Profile	Choose a metadata mapping profile that should be applied when files are uploaded into fylr to extract metadata and write it into fylr fields.
XMP/IPTC/EXIF Export Profile	Choose a metadata mapping profile that should be applied when files are downloaded from fylr to write metadata from fylr fields into the file.
Dublin Core Export Profile	Choose a metadata mapping profile that should be applied when files are exported using OAI/PMH.

For it to work, the user needs the **system right** "Export Metadata" & "Import Metadata" with at least **"Standard Profile Only"**, which can be found in the "System Rights" tab of **users** or **groups** in the "Functions" section under "Frontend Features".