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mikhail_fil · 08-04-2023, 03:31 PM

I have a lot of papers and book with multiple authors.
I would really love to have a separate custom column which would contain the name of the author with the largest book count.
Its needed for later manipulation of data.
I have ABCH plugin, but have no idea how to extract the data from it into a custom column as a rule. I also don't want to tinker beyond the boundary of my knowledge, to avoid breaking anything.
I just want a custom column that automatically is filled with the name of the author from AUTHORS column, which has the most "books" in the library. ABCH field has ALL AUTHORS and their book counts, which is not what i need.

08-04-2023, 03:31 PM	#1
mikhail_fil Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PC / ipad air	Custom Column - Main Author based on Book Count I have a lot of papers and book with multiple authors. I would really love to have a separate custom column which would contain the name of the author with the largest book count. Its needed for later manipulation of data. I have ABCH plugin, but have no idea how to extract the data from it into a custom column as a rule. I also don't want to tinker beyond the boundary of my knowledge, to avoid breaking anything. I just want a custom column that automatically is filled with the name of the author from AUTHORS column, which has the most "books" in the library. ABCH field has ALL AUTHORS and their book counts, which is not what i need.