Prerequisites:
- PBSd deal is in created

- Catalogs are created in RL


These are the steps for this scenario:

  1. Deal and Catalog Information is entered
  2. Required fields to be populated
  3. Catalog (episode) is associated to series, season container and season 
  4. PBS and PBSd deal have season associated.

 

Step

Action

Result

1.User will create a Deal 

Select PBS deal template and create new deal.

Type the desired values for the fields:

  • Deal Name- Name of the contract
  • Programming Service - Identifies which PBS Distributor
  • PBS Alliant ID- 4 numbers contract ID

PBS deal is created.

 

2.Associate all the parent catalogs to the deal like series or season container or season. 

Go to the deal associations page and add parent catalogs , associate shared catalog record in RL.

Parent catalog is associated to the deal.

3. Update the catalog recordsGo to the catalogs and update PBS necessary fields ,make sure to check with Mary (Pbsd)Update PBS catalog records.
4.User will update an series

Type the values in series required fields:

  • PBS Release Title - The full series title with article at the beginning 
  • PBS NOLA Root-Alpha Characters that make up complete NOLA code identifier for broadcast

The following fields are displayed on the series template –

  • PBS Release Title 
  • PBS NOLA Root

5. User will update an season

Type the values in series required fields:

  • PBS Release Title - The full series title with article at the beginning 
  • PBS NOLA Root-Alpha Characters that make up complete NOLA code identifier for broadcast
  • Season Number

The following fields are displayed on the season template –

  • PBS Release Title 
  • PBS NOLA Root
  • Season Number

6. User will Enter the required fields in RL episode/OTO template.

Type the values in episode /OTO required fields:

  • PBS Release Title- The full series title with article at the beginning
  • Title Language - defaults to English
  • PBS Reporting Category (Primary)- PBS's primary genre
  • PBS Synopsis Short-

240-character official episode synopsis

  • Country of Origin-

Default The country

  • Approx. Length-

Approximation of the episode's total run time

  • PBS NOLA Root-

Alpha Characters that make up complete NOLA code identifier for broadcast

  • PBS NOLA Code-

Numerical characters that make up complete NOLA code identifier for broadcast.

  • Edit Use- Type of Edit (i.e. US broadcast, UK Version, Theatrical)
  • Edit Class-The purpose of the edit
  • Producer-Producer Name
  • Director – Director Name

The following fields are displayed on the episode /OTO template –

  • PBS Release Title
  • Title Language
  • PBS Reporting Category (Primary)
  • PBS Synopsis Short
  • Country of Origin
  • Approx. Length
  • PBS NOLA Root
  • PBS NOLA Code
  • Edit Use
  • Edit Class
  • Producer
  • Director

 

7.User will create a PBS Edit for each episode.

Click on the episode, go to related catalog tab and create a child for each episode.

 


PBS Edit is added to all the episodes in RL.

8. User change the season status back to ‘Ready for scheduling’.
Click on the season template to change the status to ‘Ready for scheduling’.
Season status is changed in RL.
9.System add the pbs_traffic_id value on the episodes .PBS_Traffic_ID is added to all the episodes in RL .
Episodes are created in BV.