diff --git a/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc b/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc
index 621e00471..da5140f2f 100644
--- a/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.0xdb.jsonc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         "canEditUsers": {"admin": true},
         "canExportAnnotations": {"friend": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canImportAnnotations": {"staff": true, "admin": true},
+        "canImportItems": {},
         "canManageDocuments": {"staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canManageEntities": {"staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canManagePlacesAndEvents": {"staff": true, "admin": true},
@@ -132,6 +133,18 @@
         {"id": "embeds", "title": "Embeds"}
     ],
     /*
+    "importMetadata" defines what fields (as defined in "itemKeys") will get
+    populated with imported metadata. There is metadata for "title",
+    "description", "uploader", "date", "tags", "id", "url", and the value must
+    be a format string (like "{title} ({id})"). The type of the itemKeys must
+    be "string", ["string"], "text", "date" or "year". The last two only work
+    with "{date}".
+    */
+    "importMetadata": {
+        "summary": "{description}",
+        "title": "{title}"
+    },
+    /*
     "itemKeys" defines the metadata associated with each item. Required keys
     are "*", "id" and "title". Annotation layers can be referenced too, which
     makes them available in the find element. Adding a key with "annotations"
diff --git a/pandora/config.indiancinema.jsonc b/pandora/config.indiancinema.jsonc
index 3ca4de2ec..0fc624a9f 100644
--- a/pandora/config.indiancinema.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.indiancinema.jsonc
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
         "canEditUsers": {"staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canExportAnnotations": {"member": true, "researcher": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canImportAnnotations": {"researcher": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
+        // import needs to handle itemRequiresVideo=false first
+        "canImportItems": {},
         "canManageDocuments": {"member": true, "researcher": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canManageEntities": {"member": true, "researcher": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canManagePlacesAndEvents": {"member": true, "researcher": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
@@ -137,6 +139,18 @@
         {"id": "embeds", "title": "Embeds"}
     ],
     /*
+    "importMetadata" defines what fields (as defined in "itemKeys") will get
+    populated with imported metadata. There is metadata for "title",
+    "description", "uploader", "date", "tags", "id", "url", and the value must
+    be a format string (like "{title} ({id})"). The type of the itemKeys must
+    be "string", ["string"], "text", "date" or "year". The last two only work
+    with "{date}".
+    */
+    "importMetadata": {
+        "summary": "{description}",
+        "title": "{title}"
+    },
+    /*
     "itemKeys" defines the metadata associated with each item. Required keys
     are "*", "id" and "title". Annotation layers can be referenced too, which
     makes them available in the find element. Adding a key with "annotations"
diff --git a/pandora/config.padma.jsonc b/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
index 0b55196fd..7825e33c3 100644
--- a/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
+++ b/pandora/config.padma.jsonc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         "canEditUsers": {"admin": true},
         "canExportAnnotations": {"member": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canImportAnnotations": {"member": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
+        "canImportItems": {"member": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canManageDocuments": {"member": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canManageEntities": {"member": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
         "canManagePlacesAndEvents": {"member": true, "staff": true, "admin": true},
@@ -135,6 +136,14 @@
         {"id": "texts", "title": "Texts"},
         {"id": "embeds", "title": "Embeds"}
     ],
+    /*
+    "importMetadata" defines what fields (as defined in "itemKeys") will get
+    populated with imported metadata. There is metadata for "title",
+    "description", "uploader", "date", "tags", "id", "url", and the value must
+    be a format string (like "{title} ({id})"). The type of the itemKeys must
+    be "string", ["string"], "text", "date" or "year". The last two only work
+    with "{date}".
+    */
     "importMetadata": {
         "date": "{date}",
         "topic": "{tags}",