Adding custom metadata

[sdatla]

Hi,

I am a newbie to Alfresco. I've to add the custom metadata to the file in Alfresco.
I imported the file along with the metadata.properties.xml file.
The name of the file is "9781285095004_cover_p01.sitx" and the metadata properties file "9781285095004_cover_p01.sitx.metadata.properties.xml" are also the same.
But when I click on edit properties for the file in Alfresco I am seeing the default properties but not the custom metadata in the xml.
Are there any settings I should set in order to read the properties from the metadata xml file?
My metadata properties file is as shown below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
<properties> <entry key="type">cm:content</entry> <entry key="aspects">cm:versionable,cm:dublincore</entry> <entry key="cm:RECORD_ID">2264720</entry> <entry key="cm:MEMBER_YN"/> <entry key="cm:GROUP_YN"/> <entry key="cmTATUS"/> <entry key="cm:VCVERSION"/> <entry key="cm:CHKINDATE"/> <entry key="cm:VCPARENT"/> <entry key="cm:VERSIONED"/> <entry key="cm:APPROVPEND"/> <entry key="cmBJ_TYPE">Item</entry> <entry key="cm:ITEM_TYPE">Archived Composite</entry> <entry key="cm:ITEM_DESC"/> <entry key="cm:FR_MAT_TYPE"/> <entry key="cm:APP_F_DET"/> <entry key="cm:ISBN">1285095006</entry> <entry key="cm:TL_BUSINESS">Brooks_Cole</entry> <entry key="cmROD_TYPE"/> <entry key="cm:REL_ISBN"/> <entry key="cmLAC_IMAG"/> <entry key="cm:REL_DOCU"/> <entry key="cmROJECT_DOCS"/> <entry key="cmARENT_CONT"/> <entry key="cm:CHILD_CONT"/> <entry key="cm:AS_STATUS">Archived</entry> <entry key="cm:WORK_STAT"/> <entry key="cm:ITERATION_VER"/> <entry key="cm:AS_DISTR">|All|</entry> <entry key="cm:ITERATION"/> <entry key="cm:VOLUME_ID"/> <entry key="cmTOCK_ID"/> <entry key="cm:AMS_ID"/> <entry key="cmURATION"/> <entry key="cm:AMS_CAPTION"/> <entry key="cm:VAL_SUBJECT_MAJOR_DESCRIPTION">Math</entry></properties>

Thanks
Shailaja

[sdatla]

Appreciate your help. Please let me know if this is feasible?