# NEW: added management of custom field values independent from Tag Panel fields **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-added-management-of-custom-field-values-independent-from-tag-panel-fields/71737 **Category:** Support **Created:** [August 18, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-added-management-of-custom-field-values-independent-from-tag-panel-fields/71737 "2026-08-18T20:07:55Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 21
### 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: [August 25, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-added-management-of-custom-field-values-independent-from-tag-panel-fields/71737/21 "2026-08-25T19:09:14Z")
I do not see that any data is > [@Sergius](#): > > moved to the "Tag Panel" but you create a list of values that you can take as reference values that you like. This is no replacement for actions of the the type "Format value" - this was the suggestion in the old days if users asked for pre-defined values for certain fields. see e.g. this thread for the old way to get pre-defined values: > [@User Defined Values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-values/9583/4): > > The work around that I'm using is similar to your master record - template idea. I created dummy mp3 files, one for each value that I wanted to show up in the drop down box and then made the files read only so the values wouldn't change. So now when I want to tag some actual files, I select the dummy files along with the ones I want to update and all the values I need show up in the drop down box. I'll do anything to avoid typing. wink It would be nice if I could provide the values in an … I still wonder what the workflow would look like that needs to move values. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-added-management-of-custom-field-values-independent-from-tag-panel-fields/71737)._