diff --git a/content/2016-04.md b/content/2016-04.md
index 66fda625e..aeeca5083 100644
--- a/content/2016-04.md
+++ b/content/2016-04.md
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ java.io.FileNotFoundException: /home/cgspace.cgiar.org/assetstore/64/29/06/64290
 ```
 
 - Also, adjust the cron jobs for backups so they only backup `dspace.log` and some stats files (.dat)
+- Try to do some metadata field migrations using the Atmire batch UI (`dc.Species` → `cg.species`) but it took several hours and even missed a few records
+
+## 2016-04-06
+
+- A better way to move metadata on this scale is via SQL, for example `dc.type.output` → `dc.type` (their IDs in the metadatafieldregistry are 66 and 109, respectively):
+
+```
+dspacetest=# update metadatavalue set metadata_field_id=109 where metadata_field_id=66;
+UPDATE 40852
+```
+
+- After that an `index-discovery -bf` is required
diff --git a/public/2016-04/index.html b/public/2016-04/index.html
index 4102c4a9f..53eb7beb1 100644
--- a/public/2016-04/index.html
+++ b/public/2016-04/index.html
@@ -135,6 +135,21 @@ java.io.FileNotFoundException: /home/cgspace.cgiar.org/assetstore/64/29/06/64290
 
 <ul>
 <li>Also, adjust the cron jobs for backups so they only backup <code>dspace.log</code> and some stats files (.dat)</li>
+<li>Try to do some metadata field migrations using the Atmire batch UI (<code>dc.Species</code> → <code>cg.species</code>) but it took several hours and even missed a few records</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2 id="2016-04-06:c88be15f5b2f07c85f7742556a955e47">2016-04-06</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li>A better way to move metadata on this scale is via SQL, for example <code>dc.type.output</code> → <code>dc.type</code> (their IDs in the metadatafieldregistry are 66 and 109, respectively):</li>
+</ul>
+
+<pre><code>dspacetest=# update metadatavalue set metadata_field_id=109 where metadata_field_id=66;
+UPDATE 40852
+</code></pre>
+
+<ul>
+<li>After that an <code>index-discovery -bf</code> is required</li>
 </ul>
 
   </section>
diff --git a/public/index.xml b/public/index.xml
index 99ca4df9a..37e88db97 100644
--- a/public/index.xml
+++ b/public/index.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ java.io.FileNotFoundException: /home/cgspace.cgiar.org/assetstore/64/29/06/64290
 
 &lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Also, adjust the cron jobs for backups so they only backup &lt;code&gt;dspace.log&lt;/code&gt; and some stats files (.dat)&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Try to do some metadata field migrations using the Atmire batch UI (&lt;code&gt;dc.Species&lt;/code&gt; → &lt;code&gt;cg.species&lt;/code&gt;) but it took several hours and even missed a few records&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;/ul&gt;
+
+&lt;h2 id=&#34;2016-04-06:c88be15f5b2f07c85f7742556a955e47&#34;&gt;2016-04-06&lt;/h2&gt;
+
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;A better way to move metadata on this scale is via SQL, for example &lt;code&gt;dc.type.output&lt;/code&gt; → &lt;code&gt;dc.type&lt;/code&gt; (their IDs in the metadatafieldregistry are 66 and 109, respectively):&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;/ul&gt;
+
+&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;dspacetest=# update metadatavalue set metadata_field_id=109 where metadata_field_id=66;
+UPDATE 40852
+&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
+
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;After that an &lt;code&gt;index-discovery -bf&lt;/code&gt; is required&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ul&gt;
 </description>
     </item>
diff --git a/public/tags/notes/index.xml b/public/tags/notes/index.xml
index b3f9cfca8..fe2cc0275 100644
--- a/public/tags/notes/index.xml
+++ b/public/tags/notes/index.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ java.io.FileNotFoundException: /home/cgspace.cgiar.org/assetstore/64/29/06/64290
 
 &lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Also, adjust the cron jobs for backups so they only backup &lt;code&gt;dspace.log&lt;/code&gt; and some stats files (.dat)&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;Try to do some metadata field migrations using the Atmire batch UI (&lt;code&gt;dc.Species&lt;/code&gt; → &lt;code&gt;cg.species&lt;/code&gt;) but it took several hours and even missed a few records&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;/ul&gt;
+
+&lt;h2 id=&#34;2016-04-06:c88be15f5b2f07c85f7742556a955e47&#34;&gt;2016-04-06&lt;/h2&gt;
+
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;A better way to move metadata on this scale is via SQL, for example &lt;code&gt;dc.type.output&lt;/code&gt; → &lt;code&gt;dc.type&lt;/code&gt; (their IDs in the metadatafieldregistry are 66 and 109, respectively):&lt;/li&gt;
+&lt;/ul&gt;
+
+&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;dspacetest=# update metadatavalue set metadata_field_id=109 where metadata_field_id=66;
+UPDATE 40852
+&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
+
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;After that an &lt;code&gt;index-discovery -bf&lt;/code&gt; is required&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ul&gt;
 </description>
     </item>