Workflow
The GN IDS metadata workflow has three key activities shown in the diagram below:
- Register (Create) Programs
- Publish Programs
- Deliver Programs
Register (Create) Programs
Use GN IDS to register source data with Gracenote. GN IDS supports a wide range of metadata for each program type. Gracenote validates metadata on registration to ensure you have provided a minimum set of values.
Register a Program Root, Versions, and Presentations
You can register distinct content variants of the same program using GN IDS, including repackaging and metadata variations. Use this to organize and differentiate your content and metadata for distribution. You can specify programs as versions or presentations of a previously registered program root.
Publish Programs
Publishing is making your registered programs available for distribution in Gracenote datasets. When you request the publishing of your registered program presentations, GN IDS puts them in a queue for ingestion and editorial review. The publishing process links your data to corresponding programs in Gracenote databases. Programs that you request to publish remain private until the publishing process is successful. Publishing a program:
- Associates it to its corresponding TMS ID in the Gracenote-certified dataset.
- Makes the data available to entitled distribution platforms via the Deliver Programs (page 5). This requires special arrangement with Gracenote.
Note: If you change a published program, you can request that Gracenote republish it with your changes. Gracenote will evaluate the changes before republishing. Update requests are subject to Gracenote metadata standards and editorial approval.
When you request to publish a program, GN IDS notifies Gracenote editors to associate your program with its corresponding Gracenote-certified program using Gracenote TMS IDs. See the image below for an example showing this process.
In the following hypothetical example, the source provider is Disney. Using GN IDS, the Disney media team created a new presentation of the original "The Empire Strikes Back" with an external ID of VWXYZ. Gracenote editorial staff linked this presentation to the TMS ID MV000191730000, the ID of the original 1980 USA theatrical version of this program. The example also shows the TMS ID mapping of the 1997 Special Edition for a new presentation with external ID QRSTU.
Deliver Programs
Gracenote delivers your programs in two ways:
- Certified Data: Gracenote metadata for published programs is available in Gracenote-certified datasets.
- Source Data Delivery: Your metadata for published programs is made available using the Source Data Delivery process. This process uses a streamlined set of APIs related to Gracenote On API. For additional information, see the On API documentation.