Prerequisites:
- Deal information is entered in Rightsline. 

- Series,es , season, episodeisode already exist in Rightsline ,mbank and bv.

- Series,es , season, episode have enterprise metadata uid field populated.

- Episodes have pbs traffic id poppopulated.ted .

- Get details from program ops which episodes should combine in a stacked episode.


On how to create new deal , series and season please check this article - Rightsline: How to create new PBS License deal and episodes in Rightsline : PBS Software Development 




How to create a stacked episode in Rightsline:


Step/Action

Result

1. Go to Rightsline - Catalog Items.
2. Find the existing season/episode where you have to create composite /stacked episode.
3. Now go to the season on the catalog tab .
4. Now go to + season and select create new child record items.
Select child template as composite template.
5. Fill out Required Information for Composite Episode. Click Save.
6. Fill out Required information for all of the children Episodes of Composite episode. Make sure that NOLA Code is filled out with 'Stacked'. Click Save.
7. Make sure you select auto create child record and select PBS edit template .
8. Fill out PBS Edit of the composite episode. Click Save.
9. Click on Status on Season. Update to 'Ready for Scheduling.'
10. Enterprise Metadata Bank ID and PBS Traffic ID are populated on Catalog Items.
Now go to BV , so BV can consume rights correctly for stacked episode.
11. Go to BV , open the episode with slate .
12. Open 2 program item forms and place next to each other .
13. Now click on stacked episode .
14. Now navigate to rights tab on stacked episode program item .
15. Now associate the episodes like 101 or 102 that the stacked episode is made up of in the rights tab.
a. In another program item tab , pull items with that episode slate under the related items section.
b. Pull items from the program item tab screen 1 and drag to stacked episode rights tab.