Custom metadata as alias?

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Is there a way to set a custom metadata field to be treated as an alias?

I have a set of text files in Devonthink, with wikilinking on. Each of which has a unique ID, that I enter into a custom field. At the moment, in order for the unique ID to act as a link within Devonthink, I need to then enter it again in the aliases area.

Double-entering isn’t a huge deal, but since there are over 4000 of these files… I’d like to avoid it if I can.

Would there happen to be a way to just have a custom field also act as an alias (or otherwise wiki-style link within the database)?

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That could be reasonably easily scripted.

I’ve not read of anybody doing that. That’s not an authoratitive “no”, somebody else may well get back to you with a different answer. The handbook makes no mention of custom metadata in the general section on wiki linking.

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Thanks! I imagine so. Delving into scripting is something I’d like to do sometime soon, but at the moment, it’s outside my skill-set.

Here’s hoping there’s a solution that’s native to the app, for now.

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Try:

Tools - Batch Process

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And to add a few cents to @rkaplan’s good suggestion…

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