# Incorporating metadata when using manifests

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/incorporating-metadata-when-using-manifests/2808
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** demux, import, metadata, fastq-manifest
**Created:** [January 31, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/incorporating-metadata-when-using-manifests/2808 "2018-01-31T14:36:47Z")
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### Author: ![jairideout](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/jairideout/32/9_2.png) [@jairideout](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/jairideout)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/incorporating-metadata-when-using-manifests/2808/7 "2018-02-16T17:14:34Z")

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In the QIIME 2 `2018.2` release, Metadata now supports IDs and column names that are `NA`; this name will no longer be interpreted as missing data, which I think was the source of the original error reported in this topic.

There are a number of other changes to QIIME 2 Metadata in the `2018.2` release. See [this forum announcement](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/summary-of-changes-to-metadata-in-qiime-2-2018-2-release/2884) for details on what changed, as well as the updated [Metadata tutorial](https://docs.qiime2.org/2018.2/tutorials/metadata/). 🌞

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