Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/defaults/award/choice.md

# Critics Choice Awards Collections

The `choice` Default Metadata File is used to create collections based on the Critics Choice Awards.

This Default file requires [Trakt Authentication](../../config/trakt)

**This file works with Movie and TV Libraries.**

![](../images/choice.png)

## Collections Section 16

| Collection                                                                    |                Key                | Description                                                    |
|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------:|:---------------------------------------------------------------|
| `Critics Choice Awards <<year>>`<br>**Example:** `Critics Choice Awards 2022` | `<<year>>`<br>**Example:** `2022` | Collection of Critics Choice Award Winners for the given year. |

## Config

The below YAML in your config.yml will create the collections:

```yaml
libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: choice
  TV Shows:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: choice
```

## Template Variables

Template Variables can be used to manipulate the file in various ways to slightly change how it works without having to make your own local copy.

Note that the `templates_variables:` section only needs to be used if you do want to actually change how the defaults work. Any value not specified is its default value if it has one if not it's just ignored.

All [Shared Variables](../variables) are available as well as the additional Variables below which can be used to customize the file.

| Variable                   | Description & Values                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|:---------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `use_year_collections`     | **Description:** Turn the individual year collections off<br>**Values:** `false` to turn of the collections                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `collection_order`         | **Description:** Changes the Collection Order for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Default:** `custom`<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`release`</td><td>Order Collection by Release Dates</td></tr><tr><td>`alpha`</td><td>Order Collection Alphabetically</td></tr><tr><td>`custom`</td><td>Order Collection Via the Builder Order</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `plex_search` Sort Option](../../metadata/builders/plex.md#sort-options)</td><td>Order Collection by any `plex_search` Sort Option</td></tr></table>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `collection_order_<<key>>` | **Description:** Changes the Collection Order of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `collection_order`<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`release`</td><td>Order Collection by Release Dates</td></tr><tr><td>`alpha`</td><td>Order Collection Alphabetically</td></tr><tr><td>`custom`</td><td>Order Collection Via the Builder Order</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `plex_search` Sort Option](../../metadata/builders/plex.md#sort-options)</td><td>Order Collection by any `plex_search` Sort Option</td></tr></table>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `data`                     | **Description:** Replaces the `data` dynamic collection value.<br><table class="clearTable"><tr><th>Attribute</th><th>Description & Values</th></tr><tr><td><code>starting</code></td><td>Controls the starting year for collections<hr><strong>Default:</strong> current_year-5<hr><strong>Values:</strong> Number greater than 0</td></tr><tr><td><code>ending</code></td><td>Controls the ending year for collections<hr><strong>Default:</strong> current_year<hr><strong>Values:</strong> Number greater than 1</td></tr><tr><td><code>increment</code></td><td>Controls the increment (i.e. every 5th year)<hr><strong>Default:</strong> 1<hr><strong>Values:</strong> Number greater than 0</td><td></td></tr></table><ul><li><strong><code>starting</code> and <code>ending</code> can also have the value <code>current_year</code></strong></li><li><strong>You can also use a value relative to the <code>current_year</code> by doing <code>current_year-5</code></strong></li></ul> |
| `exclude`                  | **Description:** Exclude these Years from creating a Dynamic Collection.<br>**Values:** List of Years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

The below is an example config.yml extract with some Template Variables added in to change how the file works.

```yaml
libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: choice
        template_variables:
          collection_mode: show_items
          collection_order: alpha
          radarr_add_missing: true
          data:
            starting: current_year-10
            ending: current_year
```