You can have the script edit the metadata of Shows, Seasons, and Episodes by adding them to the `metadata` mapping of a Metadata File.
An example of multiple metadata edits in a show library is below:
```yaml
metadata:
"Avatar: The Last Airbender":
sort_title: Avatar 01
seasons:
1:
title: "Book One: Water"
summary: >-
After a lapse of 100 years, the Avatar-spiritual master of the elements-has returned. And just in
the nick of time. The Four Nations (Water, Earth, Fire, and Air) have become unbalanced. The Fire
Nation wants to rule the world, and its first conquest will be the Northern Water Tribe. It's up to
a 12-year-old Airbender named Aang to find a way to stop it. Join Aang, Katara, Sokka, Momo, and
Appa as they head north on the adventure of a lifetime.
episodes:
1:
user_rating: 9.1
2:
title: "Book Two: Earth"
summary: >-
Avatar Aang continues his quest to master the four elements before the end of summer. Together with
Katara, Sokka, Momo, and Appa, he journeys across the Earth Kingdom in search of an Earthbending
mentor. Along the way, he confronts Princess Azula, treacherous daughter of Firelord Ozai and
sister to Prince Zuko. More powerful than her brother, Azula will stop nothing to defeat the Avatar.
But Aang and the gang find plenty of Earth Kingdom allies to help them along the way. From the swamps
of the South to the Earth King's palace, Avatar: Book 2 is an adventure like no other.
3:
title: "Book Three: Fire"
summary: >-
Having survived the terrible battle with Azula, Aang faces new challenges as he and his brave
friends secretly enter the Fire Nation. Their quest is to find and defeat Firelord Ozai. Along
the way, they discover that Ozai has plans of his own. The leader of the Fire Nation intends to
use the massive power of Sozin's comet to spread his dominion permanently across the four nations.
Short on time, Aang has a lot of bending to learn and no master to help him learn it. However, his
friends are there to help, and he finds unexpected allies deep in the heart of the Fire Nation. In
the spectacular four-part conclusion, Aang must fulfill his destiny and become a fully realized
Avatar, or watch the world go up in smoke.
episodes:
21:
summary: The Epic Series Final of Avatar The Last Airbender
"Avatar: The Legend of Korra":
match:
title:
- "Avatar: The Legend of Korra"
- The Legend of Korra
sort_title: Avatar 02
original_title: The Legend of Korra
seasons:
1:
title: "Book One: Air"
2:
title: "Book Two: Spirits"
3:
title: "Book Three: Change"
4:
title: "Book Four: Balance"
```
## Matching Shows
The `match` attribute is used to match shows within Plex to that definition within the Metadata file. One definition can match and edit multiple shows. The available matching options are outlined below.
| `title`<sup>1</sup> | Only matches shows that exactly match the show's Title. Can be a list (only one needs to match). |
| `year` | Only matches shows that were released in the given year. |
| `mapping_id`<sup>2</sup> | Only matches shows that have the given TVDb or IMDb ID. |
1. When `title` is not provided and the mapping name was not specified as an ID, the default behaviour is to use the mapping name as `title` for matching.
2. When `mapping_id` is not provided and the mapping name was specified as an ID, the default behaviour is to use the mapping name as `mapping_id` for matching.
### Examples
Below are some examples on how shows can be matched.
#### Example 1 - `title` and `mapping_id`
The below example shows how `title` and `mapping_id` can be used to match shows.
```yaml
metadata:
show1: # Matches via the title "Game of Thrones"
match:
title: Game of Thrones
edits...
show2: # Matches via TVDb ID: 366524
match:
mapping_id: 366524
edits...
show3: # Matches via IMDb ID: tt10234724
match:
mapping_id: tt10234724
edits...
show4: # Matches via the title "24"
match:
title: 24
edits...
```
The Mapping Name can also be used to reduce line-count, as shown here:
```yaml
metadata:
Game of Thrones: # Matches via the Name "Game of Thrones"
edits...
366524: # Matches via TVDb ID: 366524
edits...
tt10234724: # Matches via IMDb ID: tt10234724
edits...
"24": # Matches via the Name "24"
edits...
```
**Note:** to search for a show titled with a number from the mapping name you must surround the number in quotes like in the example below. Otherwise, it will look for the show associated with that TVDb ID.
#### Example 2 - `title` and `year`
The below example shows how `title` and `year` can be used to match shows.
In this example, there are two shows in the library called "Vikings", so the `year` attribute is used to identify which show is being matched.
```yaml
metadata:
Vikings (2012): # Matches via the title "Vikings" released in 2012
match:
title: Vikings
year: 2012
edits...
Vikings (2013): # Matches via the title "Vikings" released in 2013
match:
title: Vikings
year: 2013
edits...
```
## Metadata Edits
The available attributes for editing shows, seasons, and episodes are as follows
| `f1_season` | F1 Season Year to make the Show represent a Season of F1 Races. See [Formula 1 Metadata Guide](../../../pmm/install/guides/formula.md) for more information. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `round_prefix` | Used only with `f1_season` to add the round as a prefix to the Season (Race) Titles i.e. `Australian Grand Prix` --> `01 - Australian Grand Prix`. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `shorten_gp` | Used only with `f1_season` to shorten `Grand Prix` to `GP` in the Season (Race) Titles i.e. `Australian Grand Prix` --> `Australian GP`. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `seasons` | Attribute used to edit season metadata. The mapping name is the season number (use 0 for specials) or the season name. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `episodes` | Attribute used to edit episode metadata. The mapping name is the episode number in that season, the title of the episode, or the Originally Available date in the format `MM/DD`. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `run_definition` | Used to specify if this definition runs.<br>Multiple can be used for one definition as a list or comma separated string. One `false` or unmatched library type will cause it to fail.<br>**Values:** `movie`, `show`, `artist`, `true`, `false` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `update_seasons` | Used to specify if this definition's seasons metadata will update.<br>Multiple can be used for one definition as a list or comma separated string. One `false` will cause it to fail.<br>**Values:** `true`, `false` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `update_episodes` | Used to specify if this definition's episodes metadata will update.<br>Multiple can be used for one definition as a list or comma separated string. One `false` will cause it to fail.<br>**Values:** `true`, `false` | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `director` | List or comma-separated text of each Director Tag. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `genre` | List or comma-separated text of each Genre Tag. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } |
| `writer` | List or comma-separated text of each Writer Tag. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `collection` | List or comma-separated text of each Collection Tag. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `label` | List or comma-separated text of each Label Tag. | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `keep_episodes` | <tableclass="clearTable"><tbody><tr><td>`all`</td><td>All episodes</td></tr><tr><td>`5_latest`</td><td>5 latest episodes</td></tr><tr><td>`3_latest`</td><td>3 latest episodes</td></tr><tr><td>`latest`</td><td>Latest episodes</td></tr><tr><td>`past_3`</td><td>Episodes added in the past 3 days</td></tr><tr><td>`past_7`</td><td>Episodes added in the past 7 days</td></tr><tr><td>`past_30`</td><td>Episodes added in the past 30 days</td></tr></tbody></table> |
| `delete_episodes` | <tableclass="clearTable"><tbody><tr><td>`never`</td><td>Never</td></tr><tr><td>`day`</td><td>After a day</td></tr><tr><td>`week`</td><td>After a week</td></tr><tr><td>`refresh`</td><td>On next refresh</td></tr></tbody></table> |
