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#REDIRECT [[How to Add Relationships]] |
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Let's say that I'd like to add the information that [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/ee1ed7fa-26d6-4022-be87-74ca4adcb681.html Grinspoon]'s album [http://musicbrainz.org/album/805edd36-7bd2-4712-bfc2-c3574f49fd17.html Easy] was produced by [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/bdb93de0-982d-4668-abfb-c6fd3118c759.html Jonathan Burnside]. Here are the steps: |
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==Login== |
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If you aren't already logged in, login to [[MusicBrainz]] (see [[Logging In|LoggingIn]]). |
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==Find the first element== |
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Browse to the first thing you want to relate. It doesn't matter which one you choose first. In this case, I'm choosing the album, [http://musicbrainz.org/album/805edd36-7bd2-4712-bfc2-c3574f49fd17.html Easy]. |
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==Select the first element== |
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To do this, click on the "Use this album in a relationship" link in the box just under the title box. That's the one circled in red in the following diagram: |
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[[Image:use-in-rel-circled.png]] |
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Once you've done that, the relationship box will change to show you all the things you've selected. So far you've only got one, which isn't enough to make a relationship, so the box will tell you this: |
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[[Image:easy-selected.png]] |
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==Find the second element== |
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Browse to the second thing you want to relate. You can take your time doing this - [[MusicBrainz]] won't "forget" about the element you've already selected<ref>IIRC the elements you selected are stored on the server-side and are related to your session-ID. therfore the server will remember your selection for the whole session. You can always clear the list by selecting [Cancel].</ref>. You can even create a whole new database entry from scratch if you need to. In this case, I've created a new artist, [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/bdb93de0-982d-4668-abfb-c6fd3118c759.html Jonathan Burnside], because he hasn't been entered in the database yet. |
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==Select the second element== |
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Once you've found the second element, click on the "Use this artist in a relationship" link. Now the relationship box will show both the elements you've selected so far, and since there are two, the "Create relationship" link appears. |
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[[Image:both-selected.png]] |
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==The relationship creator page== |
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Click on the "Create relationship" link. This will take you to a page where you have to choose which kind of relationship you want to use. This page will be different depending on whether you have [[JavaScript]] enabled in your browser. If you do, the page will look like this: |
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[[Image:HowToMakeRelationships_rel-creator-init-withjs.png]] |
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[[JavaScript]] allows the page to hide unnecessary detail depending on which values you choose. If you have [[JavaScript]] disabled, the page will look rather more complicated: |
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[[Image:HowToMakeRelationships_rel-creator-init-nojs.png]] |
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The rest of my screenshots are going to assume that [[JavaScript]] is enabled. However, the instructions are the same with or without [[JavaScript]]. |
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==Choose the relationship type== |
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Select the correct relationship type from the drop-down box at the top. In my case I choose "{additionally} produced", in the "production" category. The words in braces ("{" and "}") are optional attributes. When I select "produced" from the drop-down list, a new checkbox, "''additional''", will appear on the page. |
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[[Image:rel-creator-produced.png]] |
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This allows me to include the relationship attribute [[Additional Relationship Attribute|AdditionalRelationshipAttribute]] in my relationship. I'm not going to, since Jonathan Burnside was the only producer on this album. There are also start and end date fields. These are useful for relationships such as band memberships ([[Member Of Band Relationship Type|MemberOfBandRelationshipType]]) and marriages ([[Married Relationship Type|MarriedRelationshipType]]), but in this case they're not useful. |
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So that relationship is ready to submit. I type a moderation note into the box saying where I got the information from, and then click on the "Submit" button. |
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==Finished== |
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The moderation has now been submitted, and other users can now vote on it. In the meantime, [[MusicBrainz]] generously assumes that the moderation is OK, and displays it on the album page for Easy: |
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[[Image:HowToMakeRelationships_finished.png]] |
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This will now be visible to all users, until the edit gets voted down or the relationship is deleted by another edit. |
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==See Also== |
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* [[Advanced Relationships Documentation|AdvancedRelationshipsDocumentation]] - more documentation |
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* [[Advanced Relationship Type|AdvancedRelationshipType]] - list of all the types you can select |
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[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Documentation]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 30 September 2011
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