# Status on Default Field for CATALOGNUMBER
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/status-on-default-field-for-catalognumber/62983
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 3, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/status-on-default-field-for-catalognumber/62983 "2023-12-03T00:29:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@cantstopdigging](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cantstopdigging)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/status-on-default-field-for-catalognumber/62983/1 "2023-12-03T00:29:31Z")
Hello everyone,
I've recently downloaded the latest version of the software and observed that we still lack a default field for CATALOGNUMBER. While I'm aware that creating this field manually is an option, I recall from our previous discussions that Florian had mentioned plans to implement a default field for CATALOGNUMBER in 2022.
Florian, could you kindly update us on the progress of this feature? Is it still on your to-do list?
For reference, here's a link to the old discussion where this was mentioned: [Confused as to how to get catalog number to display in tag panel - #3 by Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confused-as-to-how-to-get-catalog-number-to-display-in-tag-panel/57717/3)
Looking forward to any updates on this.
Best regards,
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/status-on-default-field-for-catalognumber/62983/2 "2023-12-03T08:14:46Z")
See the documentation:
> **[Tag Field Mappings – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#catalognumber)**
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> Overview of all available tag fields, their names in Mp3tag, and how they are mapped to the internal structures of the different tag formats. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@cantstopdigging](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cantstopdigging)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/status-on-default-field-for-catalognumber/62983/3 "2023-12-04T17:02:46Z")
Thank you for sharing this information. However, I'm wondering if this implies that Florian will not be incorporating a default field for CATALOGNUMBER in upcoming versions?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/status-on-default-field-for-catalognumber/62983/4 "2023-12-04T17:45:07Z")
What do you mean by "default field"?
If you had a look at the mapping table, you will find a lot of fields which are there but not in the initial setup.
As soon as you customize your tag panel or file list, then this customization will be kept, fields like `CATALOGNUMBER` would become your standard and the field is mapped to items possibly recognized by other programs - just like other possibly more prominent "standard" fields like ARTIST or ALBUM.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/status-on-default-field-for-catalognumber/62983/5 "2023-12-04T19:11:00Z")
> [@cantstopdigging](#):
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> However, I'm wondering if this implies that Florian will not be incorporating a default field for CATALOGNUMBER in upcoming versions?
Yes, I won't add this as default field for to the Tag Panel on the left or as column to the File List.
However, I've added `CATALOGNUMBER` to list of default fields for new installations. This is the list of fields available for field selection or via the [Format String Helper Menu](https://docs.mp3tag.de/menus/format-strings/).
This is the relevant entry from the [changelog](https://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html):
> [2022-06-23] CHG: added `CATALOGNUMBER` to list of default fields for new installations. ([#57717](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/57717))