IDs

Field Optionality Value/s Criteria Standard Code Example
EIDR ID Mandatory Single ID Value - EIDR - 10.5240/0728-15BC-4706-83CB-7D55-W
Alternate ID Optional ID Name and Single ID Value - - - IMDb: tt0080684

Records

Field Optionality Value/s Criteria Standard Code Example
Record Category Mandatory Single Category Value - ADS List - Program
Record Type Mandatory Single Type Value - Free Text - Live Action
Genres Mandatory Multiple Genre Values 2 Minimum,
5 Maximum Free Text - Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Primary Genre Mandatory Single Genre Value from Defined Genres 1 Minimum Free Text - Action

Status

Field Optionality Value/s Criteria Standard Code Example
Record Status Mandatory Code and Single Status Value - ADS List - 4: Pre-Production
Verified Mandatory Single Verification Value - True / False - True
Verified Party Mandatory if True Single Party Value - - - Warner Bros. Discovery
Verified DateTime Mandatory if True Single DateTime Value - ISO 8601 - 2019-09-07T15:50-04:00

Sequencing

Field Optionality Value/s Criteria Standard Code Example
Season Description / Running Order Name Optional Single Type Value - Free Text - USA Broadcast Running Order
Season Number Mandatory Single Numerical Value Number (No prefix) - - 5
Episode Number Mandatory Single Numerical Value Number (No prefix) - - 10

Origination

Field Optionality Value/s Criteria Standard Code Example
Country of Origin Mandatory Country Code and Name - ISO 3166 Alpha-3 GBR United Kingdom
Primary Language Mandatory Language Code and Name - LMT Audio Code en English
Release Year Mandatory Single Numerical Year Value - - - 2020
Approx Release Duration Mandatory Single Duration Value - Minutes - 162
Studios & Production Companies Mandatory One or Multiple Values 1 Minimum - - Dreamworks Pictures Inc.
BBC Worldwide Limited

Regional

Field Optionality Value/s Criteria Standard Code Example
Title Mandatory Title Copy with Language Code - LMT Visual Code en The Empire Strikes Back
Short Synopsis Mandatory Synopsis Copy with Language Code 250 Character Maximum LMT Visual Code en Darth Vader is adamant about turning Luke Skywalker to the dark side. Master Yoda trains Luke to become a Jedi Knight while his friends try to fend off the Imperial fleet.
Long Synopsis Optional Synopsis Copy with Language Code 1,000 Character Maximum LMT Visual Code en Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, the Imperial fleet, led by Darth Vader, dispatches Probe Droids across the galaxy to find Princess Leia's Rebel Alliance, with one probe locating the rebel base on the ice planet Hoth. A wampa captures Luke Skywalker before he can investigate the probe, but he escapes by using the Force to retrieve his lightsaber and wound the beast. Before succumbing to hypothermia, the Force spirit of Luke's deceased mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, instructs him to go to the swamp planet Dagobah to train as a Jedi Knight under the Jedi Master Yoda. Han Solo discovers Luke and insulates him against the weather inside his deceased tauntaun mount until they are rescued the next morning.

Cast & Crew

Field Optionality Value/s Criteria Standard Code Example
Contributors Optional Contributor Name, Credit Role, Character Name (If Applicable) with Language Code 1 Minimum ADS List
LMT Visual Code en Mark Hamill, Actor, Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford, Actor, Han Solo
Carrie Fisher, Actor, Princess Leia
Anthony Daniels, Actor, C-3PO
Alec Guinness, Actor, Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
Director Optional Director Name with Language Code - ADS List
LMT Visual Code en Irvin Kershner