Repair (Re-Link) ‘Orphan’ Records

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-Launch Metadata Utility
-From the Main Switchboard, click on ‘Enter/View Information Switchboard’ – ‘Metadata Utility Switchboard’ – ‘Metadata Utility’

Metadata Utility – Main Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Forms Switchboard
Metadata Utility – Switchboard

Metadata Utility – Repair ‘Orphan’ Records
-open ‘Metadata Utility’
-Click on ‘Media’ Button (located at the bottom) 5 Times until Metadata Utility Title reads: ‘Metadata Utility: Orphan Records’

 -Copy each:
 Title Supp (Movie name)
Orphan Record ‘ID’

Metadata Utility – Main - Orphan Records Queue
Metadata Utility – Main - Orphan Records Queue

-‘Metadata Utility’s’ Search field:
Paste each of the copied ‘Title Supp’ (copied in the previous step) and hit the ‘Enter’ Key on the Keyboard to Search for the Record.

Metadata Utility – Main - Orphan Records Queue
Metadata Utility – Messages - Movie Not Found

-Click ‘No’ to manually enter the record
(‘Metadata Utility’ will prompt that the movie Title is Not found and ask if you want to try to search/add the movie title using ‘Movie Online Search’ Tool – Click ‘No’ to add the Movie Title Manually – Important Step to recover ‘Orphan Records’)

-Double Click on Title (to unlock the record)

Metadata Utility – Main - Add Movie Manually

-Enter all possible Information on Yellow Fields:
‘Date’

‘ID’ (VERY Important – if you don’t enter the correct ID –copied on the first step–, then you will create an additional ‘Orphan’ Record)

‘Cast’
‘Director’
‘Genre’
‘Overview’
‘Tagline’
‘Community Rating’
-Search for the movie Title just entered again (to verify the information you just entered has been saved correctly) and hit enter key in your keyboard to search.

Metadata Utility – Main - Add Movie Manually - Enter New ID

‘ID’ (VERY Important – if you don’t enter the correct ID –copied on the first step–, then you will create an additional ‘Orphan’ Record)

‘Cast’,
‘Director’,
‘Genre’,
‘Overview’,
‘Tagline’
‘Duration’,
‘Studio’,
‘Data Provider’,
‘MPAA Rating’,
‘Community Rating’,
‘Provider Rating’ you can enter the same rating as in ‘Community Rating’ or select your own –you become the ‘Provider’ in this case,

Metadata Utility – Main - Add Movie Manually - Enter New ID
Metadata Utility – Main - Add Movie Manually - Enter Movie Information

-Search for the movie Title just entered again (to verify the information you just entered has been saved correctly) and hit enter key in your keyboard to search.

Metadata Utility – Main - Add Movie Manually - Enter Movie Information

-Link(s) will be restored

Metadata Utility – Main - Add Movie to Library
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