Renaming custom metadata values causing connections to the associated files to be lost

[cgrunenberg]

@analogue_man

Is there a way to retain the connections/‘meta tags’ in the files and while renaming the values?

One possibility would be to…

1. Add a value with the desired new name in Settings > Data
2. Run a script that checks the custom metadata of all items and replaces the old value with the new one
3. Remove the value with old name in Settings > Data

But obviously you found an easier solution:

Copy values from one custom metadata entry to another

Assuming the new ID is a text-based data type, e.g., Single-Line Text… Do a toolbar search for Zettel-ID is not, leaving the text field empty, so it matches items with a value for the attribute. Select the search results, then choose Tools > Batch Process and set it up like so… [image] In the first field, Control-click > Insert Placeholder > Custom Metadata > Zettel-ID. In the second field, just leave the text field empty to clear the Zettel-ID after the change. Simple and no scripting in…

Time for some coffee…