# ALBUMARTIST if ARTIST

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumartist-if-artist/17047>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 12, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumartist-if-artist/17047 "2015-07-12T13:56:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumartist-if-artist/17047/9 "2015-07-13T08:26:34Z")

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> [@DetlevD](#):
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> [...]$if(%ALBUM%,$if(%ARTIST%,$if(%ALBUMARTIST%,'Albumartist exists','Albumartist missing'),'Artist missing'),'Album missing')[...]

This works better than I have imagined it could; because it says exactly what is missing and I need to use only one column for this

I only had to adjust the gradation of importance:  
1] ARTIST  
2] ALBUM  
3] ALBUM ARTIST

And so:

```
$if(%ARTIST%,$if(%ALBUM%,$if(%ALBUMARTIST%,'Albumartist exists','Albumartist missing'),'Album missing'),'Artist missing')

```

And here is a version even more adjusted to my likening $if(%ARTIST%,$if(%ALBUM%,$if(%ALBUMARTIST%,'+ OK +','- Album Artist'),'- Album'),'- Artist')

Thank you very much

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