Series Page Manual 3.0

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Access to this menu in Betools through: VODIcon.png Video On Demand > Movies > Series



The Series page is a variation of the Movies page. Its purpose it to make it easier and more visual to Edit Series, Seasons, Episodes and its relationships.

This page brings a new element: the treeview. In this block it is possible to see the hierarchy between all the elements that belong to a Series. The block opens an aside and allows to edit one or more elements at once, by selecting them on the tree view. whenever more than element is selected the editing blocking will automatically enter in bulk edit mode.

Blocks

Main Image

Preview of the series image, displaying the first image related to the content, priority order of the image type: Cover, Original Cover, or any other.

Main Image


Series Elements

Series tree view, when we select several elements, we can delete or edit in bulk mode

Series Elements


Clicking on DeleteSeriesElements.png button, a warning will be displayed.

WarningSeriesDelete.png


Clicking on Edit.png button, an aside will be open

Aside


The save function Save3.png verifies and applies the changes for each edited block.
If we edit a block without saving and close the aside, a warning will be displayed to save and continue or dismiss the changes made.

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The aside allows edition of the following information blocks:

Basic Information

Basic Information


Field Description Restrictions
Name Internal name for the movie. This name is not displayed for users (see Metadata block).
  • Mandatory
Original Title Original movie title.
Source Controls the access and visibility of this movie for other operators. Only operators with rights over this source or its children will be able to see it.
  • Mandatory
Status Content Workflow status: Preparation Area, Quality Area, Available in Stock, Quarantine Area.
  • Mandatory
  • Medias validation: For MovieType = Episode / Movie, cannot set Status = Available in Stock without Medias (invalid_medias_count).
  • Pending Jobs error: When setting Status = Available, it cannot have pending dmm jobs (workflow_error)
  • Pending CDN Push replication warning: When setting Status = Available, it cannot have Medias in Push Mode pending to be replicated in CDN (replication_problem)
Status Date Represents the date of the last status change. Read only.
Updated Flag that indicates if the movie was updated or not (through ADI.XML update). -
Last Update Date Represents the date of the last movie update (automatic update). Read only.
License Start Start date for the movie License Window. See Availability Windows block for movie availability dates configurations.
  • Mandatory (license_start)
  • License Start <= License End (license_start_greater)
  • For MovieType = Serie / Season, Seasons and Episodes must have LicenseStart > Serie.LicenseStart (conflicting_date)
  • For MovieType = Season / Episode, movie.LicenseStart must be greater than serie.LicenseStart and season.LicenseStart (license_serie_before_than_movie, license_season_before_than_movie)
License End End date for the movie License Window. See Availability Windows block for movie availability dates configurations.
  • Mandatory field (license_end)
  • For MovieType=Serie / Season, Seasons and Episodes must have LicenseEnd> Serie.LicenseEnd (conflicting_date).
  • For MovieType = Season / Episode, movie.LicenseEnd must be smaller than serie.LicenseEndand season.LicenseEnd (license_serie_after_than_movie, license_season_after_than_movie)
Release Date Date when the movie was released in cinemas. -
Year Year when the movie was released in cinemas. -
Duration Movie duration in seconds. -
Age Rating Reviewed Indicates if the age rating is reviewed. -
Requires PIN Indicates if the movie is Adult content or not. -
Producer Movie producer (Studio_Name from the ADI.XML). -
Country Country of origin for the movie. -
Distributor Movie distributor, identifying the provider of the movie (Provider from the ADI.XML). -
Distributor Product An identifier for the asset that is unique within a provider's asset ID space. The unique portable identification of an asset is the combinations of its Provider and its Asset_ID. I.e. "CLCL0000000080965907". -
Type Movie type (Movie, Episode, Season or Serie).
  • Mandatory
  • It cannot be modified if status = Available In Stock.
Podcast Type Podcast type (None, Video, or Audio).
External Content Type Indicates the type of external content. 1- ExternalLiveSchedule

2- ExternalCatchupSchedule

Series For Seasons and Episodes, indicates the Serie where they belong to.
  • Warning if MovieType = Season or Episode and a value is not provided (season_without_serie / episode_without_serie)
  • The selected movie must have MovieType = Serie (selected_serie_is_not_serie)
  • Cannot be used with MovieType = Movie (invalid_parents) or MovieType = Serie (cant_create_serie)
Distributor Product Series Distributor ID of the Series where the Season or Episode belongs to. -
Season For Episodes, indicates the Season where they belong to.
  • Warning if MovieType = Episode and a value is not provided (episode_without_serie)
  • Cannot be used with MovieType = Movie (invalid_parents) or MovieType = Serie (cant_create_serie) or MovieType = Season (cant_create_season).
  • The selected movie must have MovieType = Season (selected_season_is_not_season)
Distributor Product Season Distributor Product ID of the Season where the Season or Episode belongs to. -
Final Serie Year Indicates the year where the serie ended.
  • Warning if used only for movie type != Serie (invalid_children)
Total Children In case of a Serie, indicates the number of seasons it contains. In case of a Season, indicates the number of episodes it contains. (It is not autocalculated field, to be set by ADI or operator)
  • Warning if used only for movie type != Serie (invalid_children)
Order In case of a Season, indicates the order of the season in the Series (S01,S02, etc.). In case of an Episode, indicates the order of this episode in the Season (E01, E02, etc.). -
Commercialization Type Allows to select the commercialization type for this movie: Catchup, TVOD, SVOD, FreeVOD, External Catchup, Transparent Catchup. -
TVOD Type In case of TVOD commercialization type, indicates the type of TVOD (Launch, Catalog). -
Content Category Content Category from a predefined list of categories. Used for internal movie classification by content teams. -
Transparent provider Name of the Transparent Catchup provider (None, FOX, HBO). This field is filled by the Importer and it only applies to movies with Commercialization Type = Transparent Catchup. -
Category A string containing the category of the film. It will be used for operators validation and reconciliation with majors. -
Billing ID Content provider asset ID to tie into royalty reporting. -
Catchup URN Unique identifier to identify the external catch-up content in the content provider site (External Resource ID). -
Twitter Hashtag To be a valid twitter hashtag, this field must be a string including the whole keyword, i.e. it must include the ‘#’ character. It cannot be longer than 140 characters (including # character).
  • Must start with # (invalid_hashtag)
Promotional Rating Integer between 0 and 100 that represents an editorial rating for the movies.
  • Must be >= 0 and <= 100 (invalid_promotional_rating)
Stars Average rating for this movie by users. Not used anymore as applications don't allow rating. -
Awards Not used. Free text field. -
Views Total number of views of this movie. -
Owner Operator that created this movie -
Is DTP This field indicates whether the down to play option is enabled. This option allows devices to download the VoD contents in advance so they can be played without the need of network connectivity.
  • Mandatory
Closing Credits Start Time Time (in seconds) when the credits begin. This should be populated with the value that comes in the Episode ADI.XML.

If this value is manually set in MIB and there's an update where this info doesn't come in the ADI.XML it shouldn't be overwritten/unset.

Season finale Field that specifies if it is the last episode of the season.


Metadata Validation Results

This block allows to display the Metadata validation results for this serie.

Metadata Validation Results
Field Description Restrictions
Id Internal name for the serie.
  • Read only
Content Type Type of content.
  • Read only
Movie Id Movie identifier.
  • Read only
Creation Date Creation date of the Validation Result.
  • Read only
Rule Name Name of the related rule.
  • Read only
Message Description of the metadata validation result.
  • Read only
Level Indicates the type of result: warning or error.
  • Read only


Availability Windows

Using this block, the OB operator is able to manage the different availability windows for those instances the operator has access. The behavior is the same of the block from the Movies page.

Availability Windows

Create a new availability window

  1. Use the AddExisting.png button. This will create a new empty entry row to be filled.
  2. Then select the instance where you want to define the new availability window. You will only able to view those instances you have access to.
  3. The next step is to define the Availability Window Start Date and End Date.
  4. You can also enable or disable Is ComingSoon flag. This flag can be used to display a Coming Soon message in applications, but the playback/rental will not be allowed.
  5. Press the Save button Save3.png in order to apply changes.



Restrictions
The availability windows definition have the following restrictions:

  • It is not allowed to create overlapping windows for the same Instance. MIB will show an error when trying to save a movie with overlapping windows for the same instance.
  • The availability window has to be created between the License Window. If the availability window being created is outside the License Window for the movie, MIB will show an error when trying to save.


Metadata

This block shows the metadata associated with series, coming from the XML metadata.

Metadata
Field Description Restrictions
Id Internal identifier for the metadata.
  • Read only
Name Metadata name.
  • Read only
Owner User that created the application.
  • Read only
Language Language of this metadata. A Different title can be defined for each language.
  • Read only
Title Title of this metadata to be displayed in the user interfaces for that language.
  • Read only
Description Description of the metadata.
  • Read only
Short Description Short Description of the metadata.
  • Read only
Source Controls the access and visibility of this metadata for other operators. Only operators with rights over this source or its children will be able to see it.
  • Read only


Genres

In this block, you can manage the genres associated to the serie. It shows you the list of genres that are currently associated to this serie. The behavior is the same of the block from the Movies page.

Genres

Associate new genres

  • Use the AddExisting.png button and a multiple genre selection dialog will open, allowing you to search and select genres that can be added.
  • Select the genres to be added and press the Save3.png button. The genres will be added to the movie.
  • To save changes, press the Save3.png in the movie page.

Note: It is important to note that most of this information comes from the “Majors” - movies distributors - (Universal, Warner) and are inserted in the platform during the ingestion process.

Delete genres from the movie

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove all the genres desired.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the movie page.


Persons Roles

This block allows configuring the persons (actors, director and etc) and their roles that are involved in the serie.

Persons Roles


Associate new Person role

  • Use the AddExisting.png button and a multiple Person Role selection dialog will open, allowing you to search and select persons roles to be added.
  • Select the ones to be added and press the Save3.png button. The Person Roles will be added to the movie.
  • To save changes, press the Save3.png in the movie page.

Note: From this menu, it is not possible to create new Person Roles. Please use the Persons page to create Persons and the Person Roles page to associate a role to them.



Delete Person roles from the movie

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove all the person roles desired.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the movie page.


Images

This block allows you to manage the images associated to the movie and the information associated, such as the Type and Quality.The behavior is similar to the block from the Movies page, but new images cannot be uploaded from here. They should be uploaded via the Images page or the Movies page.

Images


Add new images

Upload image dialog
  • Use the AddNew.png button and a new row will be added so you can upload the new image.
  • Then click the UploadIcon.png button and a dialog will be open so you will be able to select the image to be uploaded.
  • Now select the subtitle language and a name for the subtitle.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the movie page and the subtitle will be associated.


Add existing images

  • Click the AddExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select and existing image.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the movie page and the image will be associated.



Image preview

Remove images

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove the association of a image from the movie .
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the movie page. This will not delete the image file from the platform. In order to delete the image, you will have to go to the Images Page.


Preview images
By clicking in the Preview.png button in each image, you can access to the image preview.

Age Ratings

Using this block, the OB operator is able to manage the different Age Ratings associated to this serie. The behavior is the same of the block from the Movies page.

Age Ratings



Associate an Age Rating

  1. Press the AddExisting.png button.
  2. Then select the instance for the Age Rating you want to define.
  3. The next step is to select the Age Ratings you want to add. Press Save3.png button to add the selected Age Ratings
  4. Finally press the Save button Save3.png in the Movies page in order to apply changes.


Remove associated Age Rating

  1. Press the DeleteRed3.png button for the desired Age Ratings.
  2. Press the save button Save3.png in order to apply changes. This will not delete the Age Rating from the platform. In order to delete the Age Rating, you will have to go to the Age Ratings page.


Device Type Availability

This blocks allows you to manage the availability of this serie in the different device types and instances. The behavior is the same of the block from the Movies page.

Device Type Availability

The block has been totally refactored in MIB React, with the objective of simplifying the operation. Three different types of groupings were created.
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  • By instances and groups

It has been divided in 3 different levels that can be expanded or collapsed:

  1. Instance level: The first level groups all the device availabilities for an instance. It can be used to enable/disable the availabilities and configure the quality for all the device types at the same time.
  2. Device Group level: The second level groups all the device types that belong to an specific group. Device Groups are managed globally in the Device Type Groups page. You can enable/disable the availabilities and configure the quality for all the device types of an specific group.
  3. Device Type level: The third level contains the specific device types, in case you want to configure the availability and/or quality of an specific device type.


  • By instances

It has been divided in 2 different levels that can be expanded or collapsed:

  1. Instance level: The first level groups all the device availabilities for an instance. It can be used to enable/disable the availabilities and configure the quality for all the device types at the same time.
  2. Device Type level: The second level contains the specific device types, in case you want to configure the availability and/or quality of an specific device type.


  • Decives only

It contains only one level:

  1. Device Type level: Contains the specific device types, in case you want to configure the availability and/or quality of an specific device type.


Configuring quality

Quality selector

The quality selector allows you to configure the quality that will be available for an specific level. When no quality is selected (empty) for an specific level, it means that the sub-levels have different specific quality values configured.

Metadata Enrichment

Displays information about the content enrichment. With ForceEnrichButton.jpg we can send the content enrichment force.

Metadata Enrichment


Actions

Create Edit Edit in List Bulk Edit Copy Copy with Relateds Delete
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New3.png Create

Create is not enabled for this page.

BulkEdit3.png Edit

Series edition is enabled for operators. It can be used to modify some existing series information. Once finished modifying the information, save changes by using the Save3.png button in the edit page.

Edit3.png Edit in List

Edit in list is not enabled for this page.

BulkEdit3.png Bulk Edit

Bulk Edit is not enabled for this page.

Copy3.png Copy

Copy is not enabled for this page.

Copy3.png Copy with relateds

Copy with relateds is not enabled for this page.

Delete3.png Delete

Delete is not enabled for this page. Delete option is enabled in 'Series Elements' block.

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