# Discogs - Various

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 14, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364 "2021-03-14T09:56:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![v4c](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4da419/32.png) [@v4c](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/v4c)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/1 "2021-03-14T09:56:02Z")

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Hello,

I love the tool. A question: would it be possible to have an option to replace "Various" as albumartist when importing from Discogs with "Various Artists"? that would be a great addition.

Kind regards  
Gernot

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/2 "2021-03-14T10:46:55Z")

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You could easily modify the contents of the field ALBUMARTIST with an action of the type "Format value" after you have imported data from a web source.

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**Author:** ![v4c](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4da419/32.png) [@v4c](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/v4c)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/3 "2021-03-14T10:53:18Z")

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Only disadvantage: if it is already "Various Artists" it replaces Various again making i "Various Various Artists" 🤔

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/4 "2021-03-14T11:44:49Z")

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I don't know. If you use Format value with  
Format string: `Various Artists`  
I do not see any duplication, it just sets the plain string.

So what does your action look like?

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**Author:** ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/5 "2021-03-14T11:47:00Z")

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This is where the filter comes in handy. Use it to show only the tracks with the exact value “Various”, highlight them all, then apply the format function that was suggested.

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/6 "2021-03-14T11:48:58Z")

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Or you could add an action to the action group that replaces "Various Various" with a single "Various".

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**Author:** ![v4c](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4da419/32.png) [@v4c](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/v4c)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/7 "2021-03-15T08:49:47Z")

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Thanks for all the suggestions. The Format Value seems to be the way to go.

The solution I tried first is shown in the screenshot below and causes duplications when used twice:  
 ![2021-03-15_09-47-13](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1e8e9e1c83999ac0dc7746994d1bc4b5d3c04486.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364/8 "2021-04-14T08:50:39Z")

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