Grass Valley iTX SmartClient v.2.6 System Administrator Guide - Manual (Page 13)

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Configuring Business Metadata
Business metadata is customer specific metadata that is associated with a particular asset,
usually a piece of media or clip stored within the iTX System. Business metadata can be any
information about the clip and its contents, such as the names of the people featured
within it, the type of shots used during the filming or even events that take place within the
clip itself.
This chapter describes the concepts iTX uses to organize and configure business metadata.
Summary
About Business Metadata Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Creating Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Creating Schemas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
About Business Metadata Categories
The processing of adding business metadata to a clip’s record in the iTX database is called
‘Annotation’. In order to annotate content within your iTX system with business metadata,
the system must be configured to accept the following metadata categories:
• Types • Schemas • Field
• Records • Events • Templates
• Alternatives
Types
A type identifies each separate piece of business metadata a customer wishes to associate
with an asset. Each type references a schema that contains labeled fields. Types are
organized hierarchically, e.g.
\Sports
\Sports\Football
\Sports\Football\Goal
\Sports\Football\Free kick