Metadata getting erased

[Maul 0]

When I create my own metadata or use media center master, the metadata I create gets "erased" and replaced with a totaly different file that arranges the collection by title and not sort title. How can I turn this feature off so sees only my "sort title metadata"?

[Luke 42077]

can you provide more information, including examples?

[Maul 0]

My XML:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Title>
    <LocalTitle></LocalTitle>
    <SortTitle></SortTitle>
    <MPAARating>PG</MPAARating>
    <Actors>||||||||||</Actors>
    <TagLine></TagLine>
    <Description></Description>
</Title>

 

My XML after a "Scan Media Library" refresh:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Title>
  <ContentRating></ContentRating>
  <MPAARating></MPAARating>
  <certification></certification>
  <Added>10/8/2013 12:26:32 PM</Added>
  <LockData>false</LockData>
  <Type>Movie</Type>
  <LocalTitle></LocalTitle>
  <RunningTime>25</RunningTime>
  <Runtime>25</Runtime>
  <Persons>
    <Person>
      <Name></Name>
      <Type>Actor</Type>
      <Role>
      </Role>
    </Person>
  </Persons>
  <MediaInfo>
    <Video>
      <Codec>h264</Codec>
      <FFCodec>h264</FFCodec>
      <BitRate>1399738</BitRate>
      <Width>854</Width>
      <Height>480</Height>
      <AspectRatio>16:9</AspectRatio>
      <FrameRate>30</FrameRate>
      <Language>eng</Language>
      <Default>True</Default>
      <Forced>False</Forced>
      <Duration>25</Duration>
      <DurationSeconds>1471</DurationSeconds>
    </Video>
    <Audio>
      <Codec>aac</Codec>
      <FFCodec>aac</FFCodec>
      <BitRate>127979</BitRate>
      <Language>eng</Language>
      <Channels>2</Channels>
      <SamplingRate>44100</SamplingRate>
      <Default>True</Default>
      <Forced>False</Forced>
    </Audio>
  </MediaInfo>
  <Actors>||||||||||</Actors>
</Title>

 

I want to disable XML being recreated by the server.....if possible

[Luke 42077]

I'm sorry but that's not enough information to help me. How do I reproduce the problem? Walk me though it from start to finish.

[ebr 16169]

The SortTitle tag in your original XML is empty.  We simply didn't re-write the empty tag.

[Maul 0]

I have a movie in a folder

 

I manually create the XML file for the movie

 

I do a "Scan Media Library" refresh with the server

 

And it seems to delete my XML and recreate it, without the sort by title option, just with the local title

[Maul 0]

ok, I have to re-add the The SortTitle tag?

[ebr 16169]

ok, I have to re-add the The SortTitle tag?

 

What is the point of an empty SortTitle tag?

[ebr 16169]

Perhaps we should back up and you should tell us what the actual problem is.  Forget the xml files.  What is happening in the UI that you are trying to make different?