# Metadata Auto Mapper Action

With the help of the Metadata Auto Mapper Action, it is possible to resolve wildcards defined in metadata as default values or strings. There are two situations where this behavior could occur:

1. Using a wildcard that isn't defined in the first place, for example, {project.group} during the "create project trigger."
2. Metadata that has the Pre-Resolve switch disabled.

If either of these situations is true, the metadata of the respective object within the stream would appear in its pure form as {wildcard} or unresolved string. The Metadata Auto Mapper Action will resolve this "raw metadata string" into its correct value.

 A suitable use case would be the use of a timestamp in a hidden metadata field.

<figure><img src="/files/hzbiX3TeB0uBH4gv2CGP" alt="" width="348"><figcaption><p>Metadata Auto Mapper Action</p></figcaption></figure>


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