I am synching my chapters and scenes. The synopsis maps to summary.
I am also synching characters to characters.
What I can’t figure out is how to synch the Scrivener Metadata with my names Start Date and End Date to the Date and End Date fields in AE?
Is there a video someone on doing this?
Hi,
If you’re synchronising existing Start Date and End Date metadata from Scrivener, there are two parts to the setup.
If you’ve already created Start Date and End Date metadata fields in Scrivener, make sure they’re configured in one of the supported formats:
Date custom metadata with Ignore time zone changes enabled, or
Text custom metadata with Wrap text disabled.
Screenshot: Start Date configured as a Date field.
Screenshot: Start Date configured as a Text field.
Repeat these steps for your End Date metadata field.
OR
Click Sync from the top menu bar and select Sync Settings…
Click the three sliders icon to open the Sync Settings.
Click Show Options.
On the Select Sync Folders page, click Next.
Locate the Start Date and End Date properties.
Click the drop-down list next to each property and select:
Start Date → Start Date
End Date → End Date
Click Next.
On the Sync Relationships page, click OK.
After closing the Sync Settings, the Sync icon on the right-hand sidebar will indicate that a synchronisation is required.
Click the Sync icon on the right-hand sidebar.
Select Sync Now.
Aeon Timeline will then synchronise your metadata with Scrivener.
Follow the same steps above, but in Step 6 choose:
Start Date → Create New
End Date → Create New
Aeon Timeline will automatically create the required metadata fields in Scrivener using the correct format.
For more information about the supported metadata formats, please refer to our guide:
If you have any questions or require further assistance, please let us know.
