# Absolute Order Problem for "One Piece" **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** scanner-agent-dev\ **Created:** [May 27, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/absolute-order-problem-for-one-piece/718712 "2021-05-27T22:09:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wappelkopp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wappelkopp](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wappelkopp)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/absolute-order-problem-for-one-piece/718712/1 "2021-05-27T22:09:59Z")
Server Version#: 1.23.1.4571 Hi, I recently started changing my animes to absolute order. I don’t know why, but somehow PleX doesn’t manage to match the episode names right for the series “One Piece”. I tried some things out. Before, some episode names were assigned, but there were huge gaps over wide numbers of episodes with the only pattern that there were many episodes in a row unassigned. At least the specials were assigned correctly. Now, not even one episode or special is assigned a name anymore, although the series is matched correctly. How are my settings? - Specials are saved for example “…\TV Shows\One Piece\Specials\One Piece - S00E04 - Abenteuer auf der Spiralinsel.mkv” - Episodes are saved for example “…\TV Shows\One Piece\One Piece - E01 - Hier kommt Ruffy, der künftige König der Piraten.mkv” (I applied the same structure for InuYasha, where everything works without a problem; This is what FileBot Renamer suggested using {plex}) - In the settings for One Piece: Order Episodes (don’t know if that is the original setting name, I use PleX in German language) “TheTVDB (Absolute)”. - In my library settings: Scanner “Plex TV Series”, Agent “Plex TV Series” Do you have any idea on how to solve this? ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/absolute-order-problem-for-one-piece/718712/2 "2021-05-28T02:18:15Z")
> [@Wappelkopp](#): > > Episodes are saved for example “…\TV Shows\One Piece\One Piece - E01 - Hier kommt Ruffy, der künftige König der Piraten.mkv” Try `S01E01` instead of `E01`. Plex documentation: [Naming & Organizing Your TV Shows](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/) ## Standard, Season-Based Shows Most television shows have episodes organized into seasons. To name season-based shows create files with the season and episode notation `sXXeXX` : - /TV Shows/ShowName/Season 02/ShowName – s02e17 – Optional\_Info.ext This is only an example. **The important bit in the file name is the appropriate season and episode number notation s02e17 which in this example means Season 2 Episode 17** It does not matter if you use dashes, dots or just spaces. > [@Wappelkopp](#): > > Specials are saved for example “…\TV Shows\One Piece\Specials\One Piece - S00E04 - Abenteuer auf der Spiralinsel.mkv” There are no Specials listed for the Absolute order of the show at [TheTVDB.com](http://TheTVDB.com). [ワンピース - TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/one-piece) I’m not sure exactly how Plex will handle files in a Specials / Season 00 folder. It will probably list them as episode 1, episode 2, etc, but without metadata, as there is nothing at TheTVDB for it to match against. ---
**Author:** ![Wappelkopp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wappelkopp](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wappelkopp)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/absolute-order-problem-for-one-piece/718712/3 "2021-05-28T02:48:49Z")
> Try `S01E01` instead of `E01` Doesn’t change anything. I had that before at some point. If I move everything in a Season 01 folder named that way, I get metadata but only for the “real” first season, not for the rest. > There are no Specials listed for the Absolute order of the show at [TheTVDB.com](http://thetvdb.com/). [ワンピース - TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/one-piece) > They seem to have it in “Unassigned Episodes”… Strange thing. Is there any workaround? Else I must switch back to “Aired Date” but this ordering by seasons is a bit useless in this case I think. ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/absolute-order-problem-for-one-piece/718712/4 "2021-05-29T03:53:10Z")
> [@Wappelkopp](#): > > I get metadata but only for the “real” first season, not for the rest. Thoughts: - Use three digits for all episode numbers. - Configure Plex for absolute ordering. - You may have to [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) the entire show to pick up the changes. You can always just add in a few shows to make sure things work, then add the rest. I ran a test on my system: PMS v1.23.2.4600; Synology DS918+ Naming & organization: ![Screenshot (654)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/d/7/d777a22c2d11d04a6f663f815400b4233e31e386.png) Edit show and configure for Absolute ordering: ![Screenshot (651)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/1/8/18fbea1272585e30336eb7383643a8d0c2f5ae6f.png) Result: ![Screenshot (652)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/c/4/c4aff5c34c110c9d4232df49444a37363568af0e.jpeg) ![Screenshot (653)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/b/6/b6d81f419033dd88e038441499003fe51e66fa5e.png) ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/absolute-order-problem-for-one-piece/718712/5 "2021-05-29T04:18:56Z")
> [@Wappelkopp](#): > > Is there any workaround? Else I must switch back to “Aired Date” but this ordering by seasons is a bit useless in this case I think. Regarding Specials… I do not see a workaround when using Absolute ordering. The files I place in Season 00 show up as Episode 1, Episode 2, etc. I cannot get Plex to read local metadata from the files, even when using MP4 container and telling Plex to read local metadata. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/absolute-order-problem-for-one-piece/718712/6 "2021-08-27T04:19:44Z")
This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.