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• FDM automatically updated metadata?

  Hi all!
  
  My user has 2 applications that operate independently, but have a similar metadata. If it updates one of the applications (it adds 3 o 4 accounts generally, monthly), it needs to update the other request too (well manually). Is it possible to automate this process with FDM? If not, is there another way to do?
  Thank you!
  
  L.

  FDM does not update metadata, but it looks to be a case where the EPMA could be very useful for managing your metadata HFM.

• How can I allow users of CS update metadata on several items? (gR 10, 3 of the Complutense University of MADRID)

  In the 10gR 3 AAU portal user interface:
  
  It is convenient to allow us users to update fields of metadata on a group of items in a single action. We want to allow users to select any number of files of results of a search of CS.
  
  After selecting the items, we want users to be able to define new values for some fields (for example the security group and the Document Type) without touching the values of other fields of metadata (such as author).
  
  This seems to be a pretty basic feature, but we can't seem to find in the user interface of CS. What is the best way to do this in the user interface of CS?
  
  Thank you!

  Hello

  There is a custom component, component MassMetaData, which can be used for this specific feature. I've seen some users use it to update metadata on several items in one fell swoop.
  Maybe some of the consultants can be contacted to get their hands on this component.

  Thank you
  Srinath

• Updated metadata to ASO

  Gurus,

  We have built a standalone ASO cube. We are finalizing the process of updating the metadata for the cube. The excerpts we receive DRM contain all of the hierarchy for each dimension, so we will not only make the changes, but update the entire hierarchy of the dimensions. This cube is complex and much shared members in 2 dimensions. What would be the best approach for the update of metadata?

  1. update the main cube OR by creating a cube temp and then by copying this sketch to the main cube.

  2. If we change the outline of maincube in each update of metadata, what would be the impact on the data in this cube?

  3. we'll certainly take backups via Maxl when he is executed, but do we need to import the exported data after each update of metadata?

  
  

  Please suggest.

  
  

  Thank you

  ~ RN
  

  1. I wouldn't do it this way. Update the plan itself (vs restructuring of the cube) is not usually a lot of time, so this does not really vs downtime rebuild the contour "in place".

  2. unless your version of Essbase is System 9, that I guess that's not, the cube will restructure well with 'delete not determined' in the State of charge (which is what you do if you want to rebuild the entire dimension) and keep the data. All existing data of level 0 will be fine, unless you actually remove members of level 0 in the DRM source hierarchy. In this case, the data for the deleted members will be lost (as you can probably guess).

  3 backups are always good. But there should be no need to re - import the data.

• How to create action available personalized with action service "update metadata'

  Does anyone know how to use a metadata update disposition action there is no reference to this topic in the documentation.

  I need to create a custom layout action that will populate the metadata field user with current date after a defined period of time, that I was hoping that the "metadata update" with some settings will fit.

  Backup scenario is to use a predefined action (obsolete, outdated, etc.), but this isn't pure solution because it will not corespond with the real state of the document (content).

  Thanks Citizen.fox

  http://I60.Tinypic.com/28aj0pi.PNG

  Well, it might help if I actually gave you the right syntax... that's what you get when you try and do things to memory - memory is suspect.

  In the service action parameters box, enter the name of the field (that is, "xMyDateField"), an '=' signand <$formatDateWithPattern(dateCurrent(),"MM d/yyyy")$="">, namely

  "xMyDateField =<$formatDateWithPattern(dateCurrent(),"MM d/yyyy")$="">"

  If you try to update multiple fields, it is here that commas are involved (such as xComments =<$dUser$>, xMyDateField =<$formatDateWithPattern(dateCurrent(),"MM d/yyyy")$="">)

  I've tested this locally before responding, and it works in 11.1.1.8.  Remember that after you approve the disposition action, you will have to run services new batch to get the update to run.

  Creating custom layout actions is not something that is covered too deeply anywhere in the documentation.  It's actually not common of an occurrence in my experience.

• Update preview DNG and metadata issue

  I am fairly new to work with RAW files and hit an irritating problem that I'd like to help.

  I just did a shoot in which the camera (Nikon) unable, for some reason, set a good white balance. All these NEF files had seen terrible. I have imported the naves with convert to DNG and started working on the DNG. It was easy to find a white balance decent, I applied to all concerned images. I then ran metadata > preview DNG update & metadata.

  I expect this to create a new Preview file that would replace the one created with the bad white balance. This isn't. As I sail in this series of photos, old saucy clips keep appearing, andI have to wait for them to be replaced with the current versions. It's long and tedious, since I have to keep looking at those brutally bad previews.

  What is going on? "Update preview DNG & Metadata" seems to be a simple term with little room for argument. Is there any way I can, in fact, Update DNG previews and lose the 'old'?

  What look like thumbs in the Finder? That's where you should see the previews DNG has changed. The extracts you see in LR are in the file catalog Previews.lrdata Lightroom 3. They should get rebuilt automatically, but you may need to delete the lrdata file to get rid of the old previews and they will all be rebuilt, which will also be your time.

• [CS3 JS] How to force the update of XMP metadata for a thumbnail?

  Hi people,

  In a JavaScript in Bridge CS3, I update a value in the XMP metadata for a thumbnail. Later in the script I want to read the updated metadata XMP of miniature, but often the bridge didn't updated metadata at the time wherever I read it. In other words, my script reads the value before the update. I guess there is a problem of ongoing caching.

  I'm new to the bridge of script, and I hope someone here can offer suggestions on how I can (or even * if * I can) force the bridge to update the cache of the XMP metadata to a file so that when I read it later in the script reflect the recent changes. I tried to use Thumbnail.refresh (), but this does not seem to do the trick. I don't mind a slow script, I just want to be able to read the correct value.

  Thanks in advance for any help!

  -Jim

  Where is the line?

  Thumb.Metadata = new Metadata (updatedPacket);

  Try

  app.synchronousMode = true;

  Thumb.Metadata = new Metadata (updatedPacket);

  approx. synchronousMode = false;

  Metadata default bridge updates arrive in the background and not on the main thread, but using the mode synchronous here your script only continues to the next line, until the operation is complete.

  -David

• Why metadata changed?

  Suddenly, my library catalog of ~ 50 000 images indicated that almost every picture requires update metadata. Only a few jpg files does not show this.

  So, what has changed the metadata in Lightroom? Any suggestions?

  

  I've included the complete difference in lists of the 'exiftool - a - G' output below (personal information that have been omitted).  Observed Trshaner .jpg has changes to the root of the hierarchy of keywords, so the .dng has new keywords and copyright info added.  You did recently these changes?

  $ diff IM000014.txt IM000014-copy.txt
  3c3
  < [File]          File Name                      : IM000014.jpg
  ---
  > [File]          File Name                      : IM000014-copy.jpg
  6,7c6,7
  < [File]          File Modification Date/Time    : 2016:07:17 08:42:56-07:00
  < [File]          File Access Date/Time          : 2016:07:17 08:42:56-07:00
  ---
  > [File]          File Modification Date/Time    : 2013:08:18 02:21:44-07:00
  > [File]          File Access Date/Time          : 2013:08:18 02:21:44-07:00
  14c14
  < [File]          Current IPTC Digest            : 74bc1ff637ad44013af214864bddd502
  ---
  > [File]          Current IPTC Digest            : f4bd09897c7dfa3dc151b48cc8b05e0f
  74c74
  < [XMP]          XMP Toolkit                    : Adobe XMP Core 5.6-c011 79.156380, 2014/05/21-23:38:37
  ---
  > [XMP]          XMP Toolkit                    : Adobe XMP Core 5.5-c002 1.148022, 2012/07/15-18:06:45
  78c78
  < [XMP]          Metadata Date                  : 2016:07:17 18:42:57+10:00
  ---
  > [XMP]          Metadata Date                  : 2013:08:18 12:21:45+10:00
  81,83c81,83
  < [XMP]          Instance ID                    : xmp.iid:d09152ec-5ab4-f949-8b09-9fc5a7599dbf
  < [XMP]          Document ID                    : xmp.did:d09152ec-5ab4-f949-8b09-9fc5a7599dbf
  < [XMP]          Original Document ID            : xmp.did:d09152ec-5ab4-f949-8b09-9fc5a7599dbf
  ---
  > [XMP]          Instance ID                    : xmp.iid:d863108d-e3f6-9347-9492-9f68c5ef2715
  > [XMP]          Document ID                    : xmp.did:d863108d-e3f6-9347-9492-9f68c5ef2715
  > [XMP]          Original Document ID            : xmp.did:d863108d-e3f6-9347-9492-9f68c5ef2715
  85,86c85,86
  < [XMP]          Hierarchical Subject            : WHAT #|TRANSPORTATION|Motoring|Sports Cars
  < [XMP]          Subject                        : Motoring, Sports Cars, TRANSPORTATION, WHAT #
  ---
  > [XMP]          Hierarchical Subject            : TRANSPORTATION|Motoring|Sports Cars
  > [XMP]          Subject                        : Motoring, Sports Cars, TRANSPORTATION
  88,90c88,90
  < [XMP]          History Instance ID            : xmp.iid:d09152ec-5ab4-f949-8b09-9fc5a7599dbf
  < [XMP]          History When                    : 2016:07:17 18:42:57+10:00
  < [XMP]          History Software Agent          : Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.6 (Windows)
  ---
  > [XMP]          History Instance ID            : xmp.iid:d863108d-e3f6-9347-9492-9f68c5ef2715
  > [XMP]          History When                    : 2013:08:18 12:21:45+10:00
  > [XMP]          History Software Agent          : Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  94c94
  < [IPTC]          Keywords                        : Motoring, Sports Cars, TRANSPORTATION, WHAT #
  ---
  > [IPTC]          Keywords                        : Motoring, Sports Cars, TRANSPORTATION
  97c97
  < [Photoshop]    IPTC Digest                    : 74bc1ff637ad44013af214864bddd502
  ---
  > [Photoshop]    IPTC Digest                    : f4bd09897c7dfa3dc151b48cc8b05e0f
  

  $ diff 20151201-RHC-D750-7461.txt 20151201-RHC-D750-7461-copy.txt
  2c2
  < [File]          File Name                       : 20151201-RHC-D750-7461.dng
  ---
  > [File]          File Name                       : 20151201-RHC-D750-7461-copy.dng
  5,6c5,6
  < [File]          File Modification Date/Time     : 2016:07:17 08:46:22-07:00
  < [File]          File Access Date/Time           : 2016:07:17 08:46:22-07:00
  ---
  > [File]          File Modification Date/Time     : 2016:01:25 01:59:42-08:00
  > [File]          File Access Date/Time           : 2016:01:25 01:59:42-08:00
  29d28
  < [EXIF]          Artist                          : Robert Cullen
  106d104
  < [EXIF]          Copyright                       : © 2015 Robert Cullen
  191c189
  < [XMP]           Metadata Date                   : 2016:07:17 18:46:23+10:00
  ---
  > [XMP]           Metadata Date                   : 2016:01:25 12:59:42+10:00
  201c199
  < [XMP]           Instance ID                     : xmp.iid:63e10763-4031-e147-a9b8-385b11ed7efa
  ---
  > [XMP]           Instance ID                     : xmp.iid:49c73e7b-e9dc-0445-aca9-1cf8faf7fb36
  203d200
  < [XMP]           Marked                          : True
  207,209c204,206
  < [XMP]           History Instance ID             : xmp.iid:94fa275c-82cd-8c40-98c4-6117d63708e3, xmp.iid:63e10763-4031-e147-a9b8-385b11ed7efa
  < [XMP]           History When                    : 2016:01:25 12:48:25+10:00, 2016:07:17 18:46:23+10:00
  < [XMP]           History Software Agent          : Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.3 (Windows), Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.6 (Windows)
  ---
  > [XMP]           History Instance ID             : xmp.iid:94fa275c-82cd-8c40-98c4-6117d63708e3, xmp.iid:49c73e7b-e9dc-0445-aca9-1cf8faf7fb36
  > [XMP]           History When                    : 2016:01:25 12:48:25+10:00, 2016:01:25 12:59:42+10:00
  > [XMP]           History Software Agent          : Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.3 (Windows), Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.3 (Windows)
  213,222c210,211
  < [XMP]           Creator                         : Robert Cullen
  < [XMP]           Rights                          : © 2015 Robert Cullen
  < [XMP]           Usage Terms                     : All Rights Reserved
  < [XMP]           Creator Postal Code             : ...
  < [XMP]           Creator Work Telephone          : ...
  < [XMP]           Creator Region                  : ...
  < [XMP]           Creator Country                 : ...
  < [XMP]           Creator City                    : ...
  < [XMP]           Creator Work Email              : ...
  < [XMP]           Creator Address                 : ...
  ---
  > [XMP]           Subject                         : Decoration, LECTURES, LIGHT, NATURE, Night, PLANTS, Trees
  > [XMP]           Hierarchical Subject            : Decoration, LECTURES|LIGHT, NATURE|PLANTS|Trees, Night
  

• include metadata in the context of search results

  Hello

  I invoke the GET_SEARCH_RESULTS service.

  • When the search engine is configured as DATA base. METADATA, search results contains most of the built-in as well as customized elements of content metadata fields.
  • When the search engine is configured as OracleTextSearch, the search results returned contains only the metadata fields that are emerging as part of the design of advanced search

  As part of the two types of search engine, we need go get dReleaseDate metadata as part of the search results field. How can I achieve this?

  Thank you.

  Hello Mohan,

  Infact put dReleaseDate to update with metadata update timestamp. The dReleaseDate field indicates the date and time that the document makes the output state (after being converted, indexed, workflow, etc.).  It is changed during an update of metadata.

  So, as William mentioned, create a custom field of new date and allows to store time to update metadata for the derived value.

• Integration of metadata ODI with EPMA Shared library

  Hi all
  
  We are in the phase of implementation of the Hyperion Planning, and we need to update metadata using a tool of ETL in EPMA.
  
  Is what ODI integrates with Oracle and EPMA library shared or not.
  If this isn't the case, then we have another tool to be integrated the same.
  
  Good answer.
  
  Thank you
  KK

  I think John Goodwin wrote a series of blog posts to show exactly this integration.

  Here's the first:

  http://John-Goodwin.blogspot.com/2011/10/loading-to-EPMA-planning-applications_02.html

• Missing metadata patch

  So I have a swarm of ESXi Embedded systems connected to my VirtualCenter server, and I want to use the update for the patch up to current. I them attached to the "critical" and "non-critical base lines. When I try to scan, the analysis fails with:

  Failure analysis of HOST name for the updates.

  Metadata for the missing HOST name patch. Please download the updated metadata.

  Now, I'm not a model. I have read the forums, I saw the wire and the KB article on multiple NICs in my VirtualCenter server and I edited this file vci - integrity.xml, or whatever it is, to have the URL for the Virtual Center Server. And I confirmed that the ESXi host in question could also well ping and resolve the virtualcenter server. The VirtualCenter server has free access to the outside and has no problem talking to vmware.com or what was than the other site that was included in the KB articles.  There's another KB article which mentions the opening of ports in firewall on the "ESX host", but appears not to be an option with the ESXi host, at least not anywhere I've seen.

  Support tells me that there are only two ways to handle upgrades on ESXi embedded systems, using the "VMware Infrastructure Update" application (which requires connecting manually each ESXi host) or with a command line tool.   Frankly, this seems crazy to me given the Update Manager seems to be orders of magnitude more powerful in terms of what it can do, and I can't imagine ESXi users forced to do things "the very hard' like that.

  Does anyone have experience with this they would like to share? I'm getting very frustrated...

  See you soon,.

  Derek

  Do not forget that the DNS resolution works for the name VC and ESX.

  Make sure also that you can reach Internet of VC and ESX.

  André

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• Only one Integrator for export csv to table and update the table?

  Hello
  I have a requirement where I need to create a single Integrator for export data in the CSV file into a custom oracle table and also use the same Integrator to download and update the custom table data. Is it possible to do this in a single Integrator.
  
  Thank you
  Kishore

  Yes you can do it.

  You must create a type of UPDATE metadata Integrator.

  First time:

  Custom table is empty.

  WEB ADI will download a blank Excel sheet. Copy the data from the CSV file and paste this Excel.Then download this file that will update the Integrator.

  A sample example is as follows:

  web_adi_pkg.main (param_1, param_2,... param_n)
  download_data;
  upload_data;

  Download data-> select query to download the data (select * from custom_table)
  Download the data-> insert into custom_table where NOT EXISTS (select 1 from custom_table where primary_key = primary_key_col_from_csv)
  update of custom_table where there are (select 1 from custom_table where primary_key = primary_key_col_from_csv)

  Please try above logic.

• Error 800456 8 loading metadata

  Hello!
  
  We tried to update metadata in a .txt file. It's just to update some accounts or entities (not all metadata). But when we tried to load, we receive the following error message: 8 800456 (he is not a senior member specified for the account hierarchy). The file is shown below. Is there anything we missed? Please, advice!
  Thank you!
  
  ! FILE_FORMAT = 9 H 30
  ! VERSION = 9.3.1502
  
  ! MEMBERS = entity
  
  ! HIERARCHIES = entity
  
  ! MEMBERS = account
  1030018276; ASSETS; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 103001; English = BCODAVIVIENDA
  1030018304; ASSETS; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 103001; English = BANCOPRODUBANCO
  1030018305; ASSETS; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 103001; English = FICOHSABANK
  1440020033; ASSETS; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 144002; English = VARIANCECOSTELEMENTSAFFILIATES
  1440020133; ASSETS; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 144002; English = COSTELEMENTSAFFILIATESSTD
  1440020134; ASSETS; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 144002; English = ACTUALCOSTELEMENTSAFFILIATES
  2820020048; RESPONSIBILITY; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = ISRDIF; English = DEFERREDINCOMETAXESPAYABLE
  500501STD; FEES; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 500501; English = STANDARDCOSTFCSTD
  500501 VAR; FEES; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = 500501; English = STANDARDCOSTFCVAR
  620719; FEES; N; Y; N; ALL; ALL; ALL; 0; N; Y; Y; Y; Y; ; ; ; ; ; ; N; 1; DefaultParent = GV_OTHER; English = COMUNICATIONS
  
  
  ! HIERARCHIES = account
  103001; 1030018276
  103001; 1030018304
  103001; 1030018305
  144002; 1440020033
  144002; 1440020133
  144002; 1440020134
  ISRDIF; 2820020048
  500501; 500501STD
  500501STD; 5005010005
  500501STD; 5005010006
  500501STD; 5005010007
  500501STD; 5005010012
  500501STD; 5005010017
  500501STD; 5005010028
  500501STD; 5005010031
  500501STD; 5005010032
  500501STD; 5005010033
  500501STD; 5005010034
  500501STD; 5005010035
  500501STD; 5005010100
  500501STD; 5005010101
  500501STD; 5005010102
  500501; 500501 VAR
  500501 VAR; 5005010026
  GV_OTHER; 620719

  In the section of hierarchies, at least one account must be attached to the root. It would appear as a member name, preceded only by a semicolon:

  ; AccountMemberName

  In this example, there is no parent at AccountMemberName - it is simply a member of the root.

  -Chris

• Question "writes metadata XMP was not entirely successful.

  Hi all

  I use Lightroom for a bit now. I am now on V2.5.  I just did a new generation of system and therefore reinstalled Win Vista 32.  My photos and the XMP files are on a separate external drive and I recorded my catalog file (most done a backup).  When I reinstall Lightroom and did the updates, I copied then the old catalog file 2 to the right place.  All my photos were there with changes, no problem.  I did this several times now, when I had to reinstall the operating system for various reasons. Never had an isuse

  This time, I went back to change some data in status on a photo I took before the reinstall.  When I went to update metadata, I get a message that says 'writing XMP metadata has not completed successfully.  I looked in the bridge and the data was not updated.  This happens for all my FIRST photos taken prior to the relocation.  I can make fine changes but cannot get the XMP to write.

  Bridge will not make the changes. I tried to change the label aside and star color and it does nothing.

  For files that I imported after reinstalling, everything works fine.

  It's like the old XMPs are locked or programs can not find them.  I can see them in the file manager so that they are all there.

  Any ideas on the problem and how to fix it?

  The files are indeed locked?

  An appeal may be all just delete .xmp files and write them force. Try it first on a modest record.

• Organize my library - best practices

  I'm getting used to the way iTunes works to organize things and I would like to get your thoughts and ideas on what I came with. I would like to have the option checked in the preferences to keep my music organized folder (although this caused a problem with the audio books I ripped CD). Please check if the following is correct:

  1. For simple of artists and Albums, each song file must have the artist name under name of artist and artist of the Album. Then the name of the Album should be the same in each file. This will display in this hierarchy in the interface of iTunes and the music files
  2. When it comes to albums with more than one artist, I saw (in the iTunes interface) iTunes put them under Compilations, Soundtrack and various artists. But it always corresponds to the underlying files. So that's what I did:
  3. If it's really a soundtrack, I often find the artist of the Album to be "Soundtrack" and the "Compilation" checked. This places the album under Soundtrack in iTunes and in the case of Compilations in the music folder. In these cases, I just remove the check mark.
  4. If it is a compilation which is not a soundtrack, I do the artist of the Album "Compilations" and check the box. This creates a record of Compilations in the iTunes interface and stores the files in the folder of Compilations.
  5. So far I don't see the need for a 'various artists folder - this seems redundant.

  Is that all that I'm missing? For example, there is an album of an artist, where all the songs, but a list of this artist. However this song lists the artist as well as another. In the past, iTunes share this one song on another. Can I keep the artist Album is identical for all the songs so that they are all in the same place but this other artist as a "artist contributing ' to the list?

  So that's how I do it now. Any thoughts, all that I'm missing? Care to share how to do this if it is different? (my concern is that this can work very well for music, but once I start to add podcasts or audio books, that the system may fail).  Thank you.

  For simple of artists and Albums, each song file must have the artist name under name of artist and artist of the Album. Then the name of the Album should be the same in each file. This will display in this hierarchy in the interface of iTunes and the music files

  For these cases, it is not necessary fill The Album artist as an artist, although he won't be a problem to do so.

  When it comes to albums with more than one artist, I saw (in the iTunes interface) iTunes put them under Compilations, Soundtrack and various artists. But it always corresponds to the underlying files. So that's what I did:

  • If it's really a soundtrack, I often find the artist of the Album to be "Soundtrack" and the "Compilation" checked. This places the album under Soundtrack in iTunes and in the case of Compilations in the music folder. In these cases, I just remove the check mark.

  The flag of "the Album is a compilation... "is redundant functionality with the setting of a common value of the Album artist , because both will include albums with titles related to different artists.  However, the use of the flag "the Album is a compilation...". ' is required if you have an iPod Classic or other model older iPod that does not support the Album artist tag.  As you have noted, the indicator "Album is a compilation...". "affects where iTunes stores media files:

  • If the flag is set, the files will be stored in iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Compilations\album_title
  • If the flag is not set, the files will be stored in iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\album_artist\album_title

  If it is a compilation which is not a soundtrack, I do the artist of the Album "Compilations" and check the box. This creates a record of Compilations in the iTunes interface and stores the files in the folder of Compilations.

  With this value in The Album artist albums will be placed in iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Compilations\album_title if the flag is set or not (although its actually the indicator that determines the consumption of this issue, since in this case any value in Album artist is ignored in the determination of folder names).

  So far I don't see the need for a 'various artists folder - this seems redundant.

  Files of the form iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Compilations\album_title will be created and used for albums where:

  • The flag of "the Album is a compilation... ' is not defined, and
  • the value of the Album artist is set to "Various Artists"

  -This isn't a 'standard' as the Compilations one iTunes folder.

  For example, there is an album of an artist, where all the songs, but a list of this artist. However this song lists the artist as well as another. In the past, iTunes share this one song on another. Can I keep the artist Album is identical for all the songs so that they are all in the same place but this other artist as a "artist contributing ' to the list?

  In this case, I put the value of The Album artist to that of the 'main' artist and add all the names of "guest artist" in the field of the artist on individual tracks.  Note, however, that it is common practice in digital downloads and (in some cases) the database GraceNote used to search for names of tracks on CD, to add the value "guest artist" in the name of the song... which for me is not good, so I've always updated metadata for this move in the artist field.

  So that's how I do it now. Any thoughts, all that I'm missing? Care to share how to do this if it is different? (my concern is that this can work very well for music, but once I start to add podcasts or audio books, that the system may fail).  Thank you.

  You approach seems fine - as long as you get the results there no way to 'straight' or 'bad '.  My standard approach is:

  • complete The Album artist only when securities have different values of artist
  • to all compilations, set the value of the Album artist to "Various Artists"
  • never set the flag of "the Album is a compilation... »
  • I treat soundtracks differently, but if I did I would probably put the Genre tag "Soundtrack" and create a smart playlist to collect together, given that many BO have a single artist or composer (for example, I have the various soundtracks of 'Star Wars' with the artist, the value John Williams).

  These are then combined with a consistent method to set the tags of the kind the artist and Album comes out :

  

  more an approach somewhat esoteric set up the tag of The Album fate on a combination of the most important of the four listed above, tags more release of album in the yyyymmdd format - date to ensure that records are classified by chronological order when an artist has even several films a year (see How can I sort the albums of the same year in iTunes music? for an example).

  I don't know how it would affect the podcasts, but generally the same principles should apply to audiobooks in iTunes - note, however, that there is a big difference in the way that different iDevices manage audiobooks - especially for those who use a format of audio book dedicated such as .m4b files in the iTunes Store or .aa from Audible files.