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Originally Posted by jackr
I just started using the custom status column to help with keeping track of stories that go on hiatus/get canceled, and so far its been a great!  However I am encountering a hiccup in the process. When updating if new chapters, metadata only gets applied to stories that have new chapters correct? I ask because I ran a test on a group of stories. And sure enough, when I ran an 'update metadata only' after a regular 'update if new chapters', a couple of the stories changed their status. |
Correct. The names say it all--"Update EPUB if New Chapters" only updates if there are new chapters. "Update Calibre Metadata Only" updates the metadata only. Sounds like what you want, however, is "Update EPUB Always".
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Originally Posted by jackr
I don't know if I am overlooking something or misinterpreting when I read the help box on 'Default Update Calibre Metadata'.  If I'm not, could it be a potential feature where the status column metadata gets compared to the metadata already on file, and if different replace it? |
The tooltip for 'Default Update Calibre Metadata' says "On each download...". If there are no new chapters with "...if New Chapters", there's no download done, so it doesn't apply.