# How to add a completely new column to MP3 view of a file

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**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-a-completely-new-column-to-mp3-view-of-a-file/52932 "2021-04-22T08:29:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![LateJunction](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@LateJunction](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LateJunction)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-a-completely-new-column-to-mp3-view-of-a-file/52932/1 "2021-04-22T08:29:54Z")

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An important attribute of any media file created by the BBC is the PID (which I assume means Programme ID) - it is a key 'value' by which to search the BBC web-site for a file when using the get\_iplayer application for example. For music files from BBC Radio 3, a typical PID looks like `<m000v8qk>`.

I want to add a column, named PID, in the mp3tag view of such a music file. That's easy to do with the 'customize columns' function in the view menu. However, I cannot figure out how to set the 'value' and 'field' variables to be able create a unique, editable alphanumeric/text field to contain the PID, without replicating the content of an existing placeholder. Any advice?

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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:** [April 22, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-a-completely-new-column-to-mp3-view-of-a-file/52932/2 "2021-04-22T08:34:59Z")

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You can use `%PID%` for both field and value. This would display and write to the user-defined field `PID`.

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**Author:** ![LateJunction](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@LateJunction](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LateJunction)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-a-completely-new-column-to-mp3-view-of-a-file/52932/3 "2021-04-22T09:00:18Z")

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How elegantly simple! But I clearly did not read deeply enough into the help information, where, I assume, I would have learned the principles behind this setting. Thank you for the prompt reply.

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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:** [May 22, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-a-completely-new-column-to-mp3-view-of-a-file/52932/4 "2021-05-22T09:00:34Z")

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