The Episode Numbering Tool will be released this afternoon to all of you editors. We'll do a production push around 5:00 this afternoon at which point I'll post the url for the tool. The URL for this tool is: http://www.tv.com/index.php?sect=episode_numbering&show_id=YOUR_SHOW_ID&type=9 *YOUR_SHOW_ID -> will need to be replaced by the actual show id of the show you wish to edit. To find this id, navigate to the show you wish to change - while on the Show Summary page, look at the web address. There should be one number set in the web address, that is the show id. ---------------- Functionality: ---------------- This tool will provide editors with an interface to re-number and re-order their episode guides. ---------------- Why its cool: ---------------- A number of editors and users alike have been complaining that they cannot submit episode synopses b/c they are getting an error due to "Conflicting Episode Numbers", even though they are not editing the episode number in any way. This tool will enable the editors of these guides to 'clean up' the episode numbers so that users will no longer get these errors when trying to submit information. ---------------- General Use: ---------------- * I think the form is fairly self explanatory, but that's prolly cause I wrote it ;)... The editor is presented with a form that groups all of the show's episodes into its seasons. Within each season box, you'll see each season's episodes in chronological order along with a dropdown box to select the season, a text box to edit the season episode number, another text box to edit the lifetime episode number, and a final textbox to edit the episode's name. * Sooo, using this tool - you can quickly re-number/re-order any episodes you want. You can even move episodes into other seasons if its needed. * To detach an episode from a season - select the N/A season option and the episode will get thrown into the 'Other Seasons' category. * When you complete your changes and click 'Submit', you'll be taken to verification page that will allow you to view your changes before you commit them. ---------------- Limitations: ---------------- 1. You cannot leave room for empty episodes - I suggest you leave the form, create a new blank episode as a place holder, then come back and order the blank episode. 2. There still might be some bugs with shows that have weird season data carried over from the Tome... things like the show has season 1 and season 3, but does not have season 2. You will not be able to throw a show into season two as the season dropdown will only show N/A, 1, 3. We're working on a fix for this. 3. You cannot remove episodes using this form. PM 'waltmor' if you need an episode removed. 4. Please note that this tool does not do automatic pushes. There are a number of reasons for this, but the primary reason is becuase of the nature of this tool's functionality. We cannot let editors (albiet trusted editors) make sweeping guide changes on the fly like this. So, when you submit the form - a request is sent to our data team who will review your changes and approve/reject them. These requests will have an inflated point score so that they will be dealt with quickly. That's it for now.... in testing it was pretty stable, but I'm sure they'll be some issues here and there - please PM me if you find bugs and I'll push fixes on a daily basis until its stable. Feature enhancements, on the other hand are nice, but I will be moving on to another cool tool for you guys, so all enhancement requests will be noted, but not acted upon until a later date.
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