# Splitting One Field into Two, but keep the original field intact

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-one-field-into-two-but-keep-the-original-field-intact/17022>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 6, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-one-field-into-two-but-keep-the-original-field-intact/17022 "2015-07-06T12:22:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![versionist](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/958977/32.png) [@versionist](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/versionist)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-one-field-into-two-but-keep-the-original-field-intact/17022/1 "2015-07-06T12:22:56Z")

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Hi,

My ALBUM fields are currently formatted like "Album Name (Publisher)". I would like it to remain like that. But I want to copy the publisher information to the PUBLISHER field. Without removing that information for the album field.

So FROM:

Album: Album Name (Publisher)  
Publisher:

TO:

Album: Album Name (Publisher)  
Publisher: Publisher

How can I achieve this without changing the current contents of the ALBUM field?

Thanks.

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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:** [July 6, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-one-field-into-two-but-keep-the-original-field-intact/17022/2 "2015-07-06T13:13:03Z")

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> [@versionist](#):
>
> Hi,
> 
> My ALBUM fields are currently formatted like "Album Name (Publisher)". ... Without removing that information for the album field.  
> ...  
> How can I achieve this without changing the current contents of the ALBUM field?
> 
> Thanks.

I am not sure that it goes with just one action but the result will feel like it.  
First action:  
Guess value for ALBUM  
Guessing pattern: %album% (%publisher%)  
Now the information for publisher is moved from album to publisher.

So you need a second action: Format value for ALBUM  
Formatting string: %album% (%publisher%)  
If you put these 2 actions into one action group, you will see the result just as you wanted it.

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-one-field-into-two-but-keep-the-original-field-intact/17022/3 "2015-07-06T13:40:07Z")

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> [@versionist](#):
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> Hi, My ALBUM fields are currently formatted like "Album Name (Publisher)". I would like it to remain like that. But I want to copy the publisher information to the PUBLISHER field. Without removing that information for the album field. ...

Action: Guess values  
Source format: %ALBUM%  
Guessing pattern: %DUMMY% (%PUBLISHER%)

DD.20150706.1740.CEST

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-one-field-into-two-but-keep-the-original-field-intact/17022/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:45Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC