Having issue with custom columns

dkorotko · 02-05-2018, 10:55 AM

I have downloaded the latest calibre file and installed it fresh. I have opened the user manual and gone thru adding the custom column and sub-column step-by-step and so forth. Long story short (too late!) - I can't get it to work.
I can create the custom column. And I can create a single sub-column under that. But that 2nd level will not allow any further refinement. Any attempt to create the 3rd layer results in a new 2nd layer sub-column that is is named x.y (where x is the first name and y is the sub-name).
I've tried searching in the forum and such but I cannot find an answer. Forgive me if this is a duplicate. I've included a doc that has the screenshots for each step in the attachments

theducks · 02-05-2018, 12:58 PM

Did you declare those columns to be Hierarchical?
Preference: Behavior:tags

dkorotko · 02-06-2018, 12:53 AM

Yuppers I did. You can see that step in the 2nd screenshot on the doc I attached. I also tried creating the column lookup with the hashmark in the name, without the hashmark in the name (since it seemed to populate automatically). I've tried setting the column type to each selection at a time and then declaring the column Hierarchical but no dice. I've even removed any/all custom columns, restarted the program and tried to enter the example shown in the manual *exactly* - step-by-step - still didn't work

Terisa de morgan · 02-06-2018, 01:00 AM

I know this sounds a bit "silly" but, do you have the tags sort by name? In other way, the hierarchy doesn't appear.

dkorotko · 02-06-2018, 01:39 AM

Terisa - doesn't sound silly. I've been known to look for my glasses when they have been atop my head :P
Anyway, I gave it a shot but it didn't seem to make much different. I get a sub-group under the main Tag but can't get any further sub-grouping. If I add, for example - Admin.Dictionary to the custom column Genre, I get:
Genre
Admin.Dictionary

instead of:

Genre
Admin
Dictionary

Which is the hierarchy I'm trying to get to

dkorotko · 02-06-2018, 01:42 AM

Hold On! It Worked!

Terisa - I had created a new column but forgot to set the tag hierarchical. I just double-checked and once I did that and the sort was on name - Bang! there it is!
See it wasn't silly at all!!!!

Thanks to you both - Terisa and The Ducks

DoctorOhh · 02-06-2018, 02:27 AM

Congrats on figuring this out and getting to the root of your problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkorotko

You can see that step in the 2nd screenshot on the doc I attached.

Next time attach the screenshot images themselves and not a docx that requires another program outside of mobileread and you will get more folks responding to you.

Terisa de morgan · 02-06-2018, 03:03 AM

Glad it has worked!

BTW: I've looked for my glasses like that too

Thasaidon · 02-06-2018, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

Glad it has worked!

BTW: I've looked for my glasses like that too

You surprise me. I always assumed you look like your avatar.

Terisa de morgan · 02-06-2018, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thasaidon

You surprise me. I always assumed you look like your avatar.

The same, exactly the same

02-05-2018, 12:58 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,048 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Did you declare those columns to be Hierarchical? Preference: Behavior:tags Attached Thumbnails

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02-06-2018, 12:53 AM	#3
dkorotko Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2018 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Yuppers I did. You can see that step in the 2nd screenshot on the doc I attached. I also tried creating the column lookup with the hashmark in the name, without the hashmark in the name (since it seemed to populate automatically). I've tried setting the column type to each selection at a time and then declaring the column Hierarchical but no dice. I've even removed any/all custom columns, restarted the program and tried to enter the example shown in the manual exactly - step-by-step - still didn't work

02-06-2018, 01:00 AM	#4
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,628 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I know this sounds a bit "silly" but, do you have the tags sort by name? In other way, the hierarchy doesn't appear.

02-06-2018, 01:39 AM	#5
dkorotko Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2018 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Terisa - doesn't sound silly. I've been known to look for my glasses when they have been atop my head :P Anyway, I gave it a shot but it didn't seem to make much different. I get a sub-group under the main Tag but can't get any further sub-grouping. If I add, for example - Admin.Dictionary to the custom column Genre, I get: Genre Admin.Dictionary instead of: Genre Admin Dictionary Which is the hierarchy I'm trying to get to

02-06-2018, 01:42 AM	#6
dkorotko Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2018 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Hold On! It Worked! Terisa - I had created a new column but forgot to set the tag hierarchical. I just double-checked and once I did that and the sort was on name - Bang! there it is! See it wasn't silly at all!!!! Thanks to you both - Terisa and The Ducks

02-06-2018, 03:03 AM	#8
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,628 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Glad it has worked! BTW: I've looked for my glasses like that too