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meghane_e · 09-07-2022, 08:09 PM

Hello,
I can understand why a bulk Ids field seems like an unpleasant proposition since it's based on unique identiers and the theory that everything has a pre-existing assigned UID.

So how could I approach a situation where I have the following 3 cases simultaneously?
1. Individual chapters from an online story were initially loaded in from a particular site but a UID wasn't assigned at the time (by me). In my case it's been 10 years! Eventually, the chapters were compiled into a single book, both by me and then when the author found a publisher.

2. I have a large number of books released directly from small authors without any IDs because the books weren't listed in a broad DB anywhere at the time (years ago now).

3. Other books I have weren't recorded with a mobi-asin or asin number at the time but they are now.

Today, I want to create IDs for the individual chapters, compiled stories, author-released books, and updated IDs. It seems like it would be easier to address case 3 if I can get cases 1 and 2 out of the way. Yes/no?

If yes, I'd like to create an incremental ID in bulk metadata Search/Replace. I would probably want a format that used something like website_name + story_id + chapter_number. Can that be done? Would the plugin for series apply somewhat directly?

Thanks for ideas!

09-07-2022, 08:09 PM	#7
meghane_e Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 38500 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: San Jose, CA Device: Kindle moving to Kobo or Boox	Hello, I can understand why a bulk Ids field seems like an unpleasant proposition since it's based on unique identiers and the theory that everything has a pre-existing assigned UID. So how could I approach a situation where I have the following 3 cases simultaneously? 1. Individual chapters from an online story were initially loaded in from a particular site but a UID wasn't assigned at the time (by me). In my case it's been 10 years! Eventually, the chapters were compiled into a single book, both by me and then when the author found a publisher. 2. I have a large number of books released directly from small authors without any IDs because the books weren't listed in a broad DB anywhere at the time (years ago now). 3. Other books I have weren't recorded with a mobi-asin or asin number at the time but they are now. Today, I want to create IDs for the individual chapters, compiled stories, author-released books, and updated IDs. It seems like it would be easier to address case 3 if I can get cases 1 and 2 out of the way. Yes/no? If yes, I'd like to create an incremental ID in bulk metadata Search/Replace. I would probably want a format that used something like website_name + story_id + chapter_number. Can that be done? Would the plugin for series apply somewhat directly? Thanks for ideas!