# Auto-import externally added ratings

**URL:** <https://discourse.beets.io/t/auto-import-externally-added-ratings/1087>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/auto-import-externally-added-ratings/1087 "2020-02-03T16:06:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![janpeeters](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/janpeeters/32/182_2.png) [@janpeeters](https://discourse.beets.io/u/janpeeters)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/auto-import-externally-added-ratings/1087/1 "2020-02-03T16:06:40Z")

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I rate tracks in Mediacenter 25 by JRiver on macOS. Rating them in Terminal is a step too much because I have to switch to terminal whenever I hear a track that I like.

What I would like to achieve that a smart playlist is generated from tracks that are rated 4-5

```auto
smartplaylist:
    playlist_dir: ~/Music/Playlists
    auto: yes
    playlists:
        - name: '4 or 5 stars' 
          query: rating

```

But I guess I would need some auto-import functionality for only the rating field.  
How would one go about achieving this?

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**Author:** ![adrian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/adrian/32/4_2.png) [@adrian](https://discourse.beets.io/u/adrian)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/auto-import-externally-added-ratings/1087/2 "2020-02-03T23:26:02Z")

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Hmm; maybe the `beet update` command is what you’re looking for?

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**Author:** ![janpeeters](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/janpeeters/32/182_2.png) [@janpeeters](https://discourse.beets.io/u/janpeeters)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/auto-import-externally-added-ratings/1087/3 "2020-02-04T09:22:13Z")

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Of course, overlooked that in Read the Docs. Thanks!