11. The method of claim 8 wherein the receiving includes receiving a metadata for the imported custom metadata element that includes name, unique identifier, type, format, and location.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein the receiving includes receiving a metadata for the imported custom metadata element that includes name, unique identifier, type, format, and location. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the metadata specifies the entity with which the imported custom metadata element is associated.