How to disable automatic tagging while using File/Import?

Neekewa
Dear developers,
I'm trying to import *ris collection (about 8.000 items, it's systematic review project) generated with new Pubmed. Zotero automatically create tags for items during import, though "Automatically tag item" option is disabled. How to disable automatic tagging items while using File/Import?
Best regards!
  • bwiernik
    Those tags are regarded as manual tags, not automatic. If you don’t want them, you should remove them from your RIS file before import.

    You can delete them in one go. Open the RIS file in a text editor with regular expression tools, like Atom or VS Code. Then search for the regex:
    /^KW: .+$/

    And replace with a blank field.
  • adamsmith
    (I think you'll want /^KW\s+\- .+\n/ on Mac/Linux and /^KW\s+\- .+\r\n/ on Windows so that you don't get a bunch of empty lines in the middle of the RIS that will break import; also hyphen, not colon.)
  • Neekewa
    @bwiernik @adamsmith Thank you so much!
  • bwiernik
    Sorry for the errors. Misremembered the format.
  • bwiernik
    edited November 26, 2019
    @dstillman This is a common step in using Zotero for systematic reviews. Could a checkboxes to exclude tags/regard them as automatic potentially be added for structured data import?
  • dstillman
    @bwiernik: Are you suggesting having both of those options, or just one?
  • bwiernik
    edited November 26, 2019
    One would be fine (in which case omitting tags would probably be better). Or perhaps a dropdown box offering "Manual", "Automatic", and "None" as tag import options? For clarity for users, perhaps call "Manual", "Personal" or "User" or similar.
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