Metadata ingest format

This section describes the elements that can be used in an XML ingest file for editorial-based and technical-based models:

Metadata ingest format – editorial-based

Metadata ingest format – technical-based

OpenTV Platform 20.51 introduced a new, editorial-based data model that is easier to use and understand.

Platform supports the use of either the older, technical-based format or the newer, editorial-based ingest format.

The following table shows the high-level differences between the two data models.

Technical		Editorial
Top-level element	Child elements	Top-level element	Child elements
`node`	`metadataSet`	`node`	`metadataSet`
	`parentRef`		`parentRef`
	`position`		`position`
	`period`		`period`
	`timeShifting`		`timeShifting`
`contentGroup`	`metadataSet`	`contentGroup`	`metadataSet`
	`parentRef`		`parentRef`
	`period`		`period`
	`images`
`editorialContent`	`metadataSet`	`editorialContent`	`metadataSet`
	`period`		`period`
	`images`		`images`
	`persons`		`persons`
	`referenceAsset`		`referenceAsset`
	`parentalRatings`		`parentalRatings`
	`contentGroupRef`		`contentGroupRef`
`editorialChannel`	`metadataSet`	`editorialChannel`	`metadataSet`
	`channelEvents`		`channelEvents`
	`event`		`event`
	`timeShifting`		`timeShifting`
	`guardTime`		`guardTime`
	`images`		`images`
	`parentalRatings`		`parentalRatings`
`technicalContent`	`metadataSet`	`technicalContent`	`metadataSet`
	`period`		`period`
	`playableAsset`		`playableAsset`
	`editorialContentRef`		`editorialContentRef`
	`securityInfo`		`securityInfo`
	`timeShifting`		`timeShifting`
`technicalChannel`	`metadataSet`	`technicalChannel`	`metadataSet`
	`editorialChannelRef`		`editorialChannelRef`
	`securityInfo`		`securityInfo`
	`timeShifting`		`timeShifting`
`contentPublishingWindow`	`period`
	`technicalContentRef`
	`nodeRef`
	`timeShifting`
`product`	`metadataSet`	`product`	`metadataSet`
	`period`		`period`
	`nominalPrice`		`nominalPrice`
	`purchasablePeriod`		`purchasablePeriod`
	`billingModel`		`billingModel`
	`rights`
`productLink`	`productRef`	`productLink`	`productRef`
	`marketableRef`		`marketableRef`
	`validityPeriodSet`		`validityPeriodSet`
`trailerLink`	`priorityOrder`	`trailerLink`	`priorityOrder`
	`trailerRef`		`trailerRef`
	`promotableRef`		`promotableRef`
`contentGroupLink`	`contentGroupRefSet`	`contentGroupLink`	`contentGroupRefSet`
`contentGroupLink`	`resourceRef`	`contentGroupLink`	`resourceRef`
		`nodeLink`	`resourceRef`