datesystemmetadata" class="anchor"></a>Update the DataONE system metadata for an object (MNode: updateSystemMetadata)</h3>
<p>The system metadata can be updated for an object in DataONE without updating the data bytes of the object itself. For example, if an object was only readable by the data submitter, the access policy for an object can be updated to enable public access. System metadata is updated for an object using the <em>updateSystemMetadata</em> method:</p>
<p>The following example first downloads