# Actions and batch-operations

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967
**Category:** FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
**Created:** [April 16, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967 "2004-04-16T07:46:06Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/15 "2010-02-10T12:19:50Z")

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### How to copy one field value to another field?

Example how to copy the content of the ARTIST field to the ALBUMARTIST field:

Create a [new action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/2) in an existing action group or make a new action group.

Action type: Format value  
Field: **ALBUMARTIST**  
Format string: **`%artist%`**

Note: If you want to copy all possible values of a field (in case you have multiple artist fields), the internal scripting function [**`$meta_sep`**](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting) can be used in the format string, e.g., **`$meta_sep(artist,\\\\)`**

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