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* they have the same [[Release Event|release event]] with all fields except barcode filled in |
* they have the same [[Release Event|release event]] with all fields except barcode filled in |
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* they have [[Release Event|release event]] with all fields filled in and all fields except the catalog number are the same |
* they have [[Release Event|release event]] with all fields filled in and all fields except the catalog number are the same |
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== Counter examples (Example of bad results) == |
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* they have [[Release Event|release event]] with all fields filled in and all fields except the catalog number are the same |
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**These EPs have been release separately, but also in a boxset: [[Release:e4970800-3006-4696-a658-f04b9d7ef2fb|Mathematics]] & [[Release:ef1436aa-a673-4204-9510-b1d98bf7f97c|With the Invisible]]. Because of the common release event (for the boxset) their release-group is going to be merged, which is wrong. |
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* they share the same [[Amazon Relationship Type|Amazon URL]] |
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** http://musicbrainz.org/show/url/?urlid=430700 is going wronly merge all the 3 linked releases. While this one can be fixed now, there are probably others that won't be fixed before the automatic merge. |
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** [http://musicbrainz.org/release/54e41f33-24a3-429e-93c9-6e38b7cd5a21.html this release] has a shared ASIN, a [[Part Of Set Relationship Type|PartOfSetRelationship]] and a [[Earliest Release Relationship Type|EarliestReleaseRelationship]]. Because of this shared ASIN all the linked releases will see their release-groups merged. |
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Latest revision as of 21:49, 14 March 2010
Automatic Merging
The conversion script will merge current releases into release groups if:
- they are linked with the earliest release AR and have the same type or
- they are linked with the translation/transliteration AR or
- they are linked with the part of set AR or
- they are linked with the remaster AR and have the same type or
- they share the same Discogs URL or
- they share the same Wikipedia URL or
- they share the same Amazon URL or
- they have the same release event with all fields except barcode filled in
- they have release event with all fields filled in and all fields except the catalog number are the same
Counter examples (Example of bad results)
- they have release event with all fields filled in and all fields except the catalog number are the same
- These EPs have been release separately, but also in a boxset: Mathematics & With the Invisible. Because of the common release event (for the boxset) their release-group is going to be merged, which is wrong.
- they share the same Amazon URL
- http://musicbrainz.org/show/url/?urlid=430700 is going wronly merge all the 3 linked releases. While this one can be fixed now, there are probably others that won't be fixed before the automatic merge.
- this release has a shared ASIN, a PartOfSetRelationship and a EarliestReleaseRelationship. Because of this shared ASIN all the linked releases will see their release-groups merged.
