Per user request, I have attached a .pdf file,
series_derivation_sample_patterns_for_manual_usage .pdf, to the OP at
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...48#post2940048 that shows some basic patterns for someone to use if they wish to "manually force" a particular series derivation from just the title (i.e., series is blank).
Q&S was explicitly developed to avoid the need for any such special action by the users for ebooks obtained "in the wild". However, some folks have acquired or created some sketchy metadata that could benefit from a little human help. Examples: organizing paper book libraries or cataloging music files within Calibre.
This is totally optional, and not required for use by anyone.
I certainly don't manually specify anything in Q&S other than via the table maintenance of Tag Rules, Tag Priorities, etc. etc. However, if you want to use it, the example patterns should work fine for you if the punctuation is followed.
DaltonST