Keeping fields from non master versions

[FCalderoni]

I have reported this initially in Zotero forum. They suggested to report here

Zotfile does not allow to combine the fields from different duplicates of the same entries. E.g., taking names from duplicate A and title from duplicate B.
Currently, my Zotfile asks me to 1) select the item to use as the master item and also ask 2) select fields to keep from other versions of the item. However I cannot select any specific field and if I try it keeps only the fields from the master.

Is it a bug? Can you replicate it? Any suggestions/workaround?

[ChenglongMa]

Hi @FCalderoni,

Thanks for your feedback. I'm not sure if the native Zotero Duplicate merge function could solve your problem:

The example above shows you can choose which URL to keep when manually merging duplicate items.

Zoplicate will use the Master item info and complete the missing fields with non-master items' information.

However, this function is only available in Zotero 7. It seems that ZotFile cannot run in Zotero 7. May I know what version of Zotero you are using?

Thanks!
Best regards,
Chenglong

[FCalderoni]

Thanks @ChenglongMa

Thanks for your feedback. I'm not sure if the native Zotero Duplicate merge function could solve your problem:

Yes the native Zotero function works perfectly in this sense, but I also liked many additional functions of Zoplicate, namely the possibility to tell Zotero that two entries are NOT duplicate.

Zoplicate will use the Master item info and complete the missing fields with non-master items' information.

Did not know this, so this means that also unwanted information/filelds (e.g. urls) will be merged with the master.

However, this function is only available in Zotero 7. It seems that ZotFile cannot run in Zotero 7. May I know what version of Zotero you are using?

I am using 7.0.13 (64-bit)

[ChenglongMa]

Hi @FCalderoni,

Yes the native Zotero function works perfectly in this sense, but I also liked many additional functions of Zoplicate, namely the possibility to tell Zotero that two entries are NOT duplicate.

Zoplicate has already implemented this function. Please check README#Non-Duplicates section for more details.

Did not know this, so this means that also unwanted information/filelds (e.g. urls) will be merged with the master.

Unfortunately, yes. However, I'm implementing a new version that can allow users to manually select desired information/fields. Since I'm currently busy with research, this feature will have to wait a while to complete. 😓

Thanks!
Best,
Chenglong