Understanding Asset Management Associations
Associations are relations between assets that help structure your assets. Associations also allow easy and quick navigation (without searching) between assets.
The associations available are determined by the underlying data model. The MediaCentral Asset Management default data model uses hierarchical, directional, and non-directional associations.
• Hierarchical: Assets are associated in a superior and subordinate way. Hierarchical associations automatically establish the corresponding reverse association. Example: When asset C “contains” asset D, then automatically asset D “belongs to” asset C.
• Directional: Assets are associated in a sequential way. Directional associations automatically establish the corresponding reverse association. Example: When asset A “refers to” asset B, then automatically asset B “is referred to by” asset A.
• Non-directional: Assets are associated without a specific direction.
The MediaCentral Asset Management default data model generally supports associations between assets of the same class (for example, between two videos) and between different classes (for example, between video and audio, or between video and shotlist). The classes associated are determined by the underlying data model. The data model also determines the labels that are used for the associations.
Associations can be created automatically by the system or manually in MediaCentral Asset Management Desktop and MediaCentral Cloud UX. Which associations can be edited and created manually depends on the system configuration. Once an association is set, the references can be used in MediaCentral Cloud UX to navigate between associated assets.
In a default configuration, hierarchical associations are created based on metadata fields between assets in the following hierarchy lines: Series > Season > Episode > Episode Version, Commercial > Commercial Version, and Feature > Feature Version. You cannot create or delete associations for assets of these asset classes in the Associations app.