Template Placeholders Custom Metadata problem

DEVONthink
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Hello,

I am using a template for an md annotation file for a pdf file in Devonthink 4.

Everything works fine, but not the metadata.

This is the template:

Created: %year%%month%%day%
tags: %recordTags%
Auteur: %mdauthor%
Jaartal: %mdjaartal%
Inéénzin: %mdinéénzin%

This is the result in the md annotation file:

Created: 2025_07_15
tags: %recordTags%
Auteur: %mdauthor%
Jaartal: %mdjaartal%
Inéénzin: %mdinéénzin%

What could be the reason that the %recordTags% and the custom metadata do not work.
The pdf file has a tag, and the metadata are not empty…

Could there be a work around to have those data in the annotation file?

Thanks for helping me out…
Freek

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Welcome @Frekido
I’m not seeing any issue here in DEVONthink 4.0.2…

Please post a screen capture of the PDF showing the Data inspector.

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Dear Bluefrog,

Thank you for helping me out!

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You’re welcome!
Did you type in the placeholder text in your annotation template document?

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I use this script: _Annotation___Cmd-Shift-Alt-A.templatescriptd.zip and made changes to the annotation.md that is in that package. I type the placeholder into that file…

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  1. In the Finder, press Command-Shift-G and paste: ~/Library/Application Support/DEVONthink/Annotations.noindex.
  2. Put your template Markdown file in it.
  3. Go back to DEVONthink and select the document you want to comment on.
  4. Open Tools > Inspectors > Annotations & Reminders and open the popup menu for Annotations > New From Template and choose your template file.
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Whaaw! Thank you… Have a nice blue froggy day;-)

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You’re welcome :slight_smile: