Metadata 22.3

MediaHaven has a wide variety of metadata fields. This table list various information about these fields.

Legend

Key / Sub Key: The name of the field as it appears the metadata XML and JSON
Format: extra information about the format of the value, see Metadata Concepts for more information about the used terms
Read-only: This field cannot be modified in the user interface or API calls
Search: When performing a search query APIs you must use the flattened key, for example +Title:"Breaking News!" +KeywordsKeyword:Politics
Searchable: In the MediaHaven REST API you can search and sort on this field

Descriptive Fields

Descriptive fields are modifiable fields that describe files for purposes such as discovery.

Key	Sub Key	Description	Format	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Format
`Title`		The title of the file
`Description`		Description about the file
`CreationDate`		The date and time the file was originally created	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`
`RightsOwner`		The name of the (copyright) owner of the file
`Rights`		A description about how the file can or can not be disseminated.
`Keywords`		Series of keywords about the file	`ListField`
`Keywords`	`Keyword`	Sub field of `Keywords` containing an individual keyword
`Categories`		Series of categories about the file	`ListField`
`Categories`	`Category`	Sub field of `Categories` containing an individual category
`Publisher`		Publisher of the file
`Authors`		A list of various authors of the file	`MulitItemField`
`AuthorsAuthor`		Sub field of `Authors` containing an individual author
`Publications`		List of locations where the file is published	`ListField`
`Publications`	`Comment`	Sub field of `Publications` describing a comment
`OriginalFilename`		The name of the file as it was ingested into MediaHaven
`OriginalPath`		The relative path of the file to the watchfolder or archive was ingested into MediaHaven
`UploadedBy`		The name of the user that uploaded the file
`KeyframeStart`		By default the the field `PathToKeyframe` refers to the closest keyframe before to time provided by the field `FragmentStart`. When `KeyframeStart` is defined it overrides this time.	frames (using a fictitious 25 fps)

LimitedCategories

Key	Sub Key #1	Sub Key #2	Description	Format	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key #1	Sub Key #2	Description	Format
`LimitedCategories`			List of categories linked with the record	`ComplexListField`
`LimitedCategories`	`Category`		A single category which corresponds with a concept in the thesaurus	`ThesaurusField`
`LimitedCategories`	`Category`	`Uri`	The URI of the concept in the thesaurus https://<env>/conceptschemes/mhdevLimitedCategoriesCategory/c/44	`ThesaurusUriField`
`LimitedCategories`	`Category`	`Nl`	Dutch label of the concept	`ThesaurusLabelField`
`LimitedCategories`	`Category`	`En`	English label of the concept	`ThesaurusLabelField`
`LimitedCategories`	`Category`	`Fr`	French label of the concept	`ThesaurusLabelField`
`LimitedCategories`	`Category`	`De`	German label of the concept	`ThesaurusLabelField`

Position

Key	Sub Key	Description	Format / Example	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Format / Example
`Position`		Number of edit units to skip at the start of the source video codec before the logical of start of the essence
`Position`	`Location`	The geospatial coordinates as used in for example Google Maps Same meaning as the obsolete top field `Descriptive.Location` in https://mediahaven.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CS/pages/2351038530	latitude,longitude `51.001139,4.51515`
`Position`	`Address`	The translation of the `Descriptive.Position.Location` into a human address readable using the Google Geocoding API Same meaning as the obsolete field `Descriptive.Address.Formatted`	`Leuvensesteenweg 582, 2812 Mechelen, België`
`Position`	`Country`	The country part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`België`
`Position`	`Area`	The area part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`Vlaanderen`
`Position`	`SubArea`	The sub area part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`Antwerpen`
`Position`	`Postal`	The postal code part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`2812`
`Position`	`Locality`	The locality / city / council part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`Mechelen`
`Position`	`SubLocality`	The sub locality / city / council part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`Muizen`
`Position`	`Street`	The street part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`Leuvensesteenweg`
`Position`	`Number`	The house number part of the translated `Descriptive.Position.Address` (auto-generated)	`582`

Administrative Fields

Administrative Fields are human readable read-only fields which are used for managing and preserving files in MediaHaven.

Key	Description	Format	Read-only	Search

Key	Description	Format
`OrganisationName`	The name of the organisation to which the file belongs
`LastModifiedDate`	The date and time when the file was last modified by any user, including by the system under the hood	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`
`UserLastModifiedDate`	The date and time when the file was last edited by non system user. System users are used by process and customer support users.	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`
`ExternalId`	The ID of the file in an external platform. This field is only for advanced installations.
`ArchiveDate`	The date and time the file was ingested	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`
`Type`	The type of the file (e.g. image, document, page, image, layer, newspaperpage, article, video, videofragment, audio, audiofragment, set, collection, newspaper, metadataonly)
`DepartmentName`	The name of the department that published the file
`Workflow`	Describes through which workflow a file was ingested (if applicable)
`IngestTape`	Describes on which ingest tape the file was provided (if applicable)
`IsSynchronized`	Indicates whether or not this file or fragment has been synchronized from another MediaHaven.	0 or 1
`ExternalUrl`	When this file has been sychronized from another MediaHaven, this URL refers to file in the web site of the original MediaHaven.	URL
`IsOriginal`	Indicates if the file is an original file	0 or 1
`IsPreservation`	Indicates if the file is valid for preservation means	0 or 1
`IsAccess`	Indicates if the file is valid for access means	0 or 1
`RecordType`	The type of the record.
`RecordStatus`	The status of the record (e.g. but not limited to New or Published)
`OrganisationExternalId`	External id of the organisation to which the file belongs.
`OrganisationLongName`	The full name of an organisation including white space and punctuation
`PublicationDate`	The date and time the file was published	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`
`DeleteStatus`	Indicates if the record is deleted, and if so whether it’s been deleted logically or permanently.	`NotDeleted` `LogicallyDeleted` `PermanentlyDeleted`
`LogicalDeletionDate`	The time the record was logically deleted.	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`
`RejectionDate`	The date and time the record was rejected.	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`

ChildOrderFields

Key	Sub Key #1	Sub Key #2	Description	Format	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key #1	Sub Key #2	Description	Format
`ChildOrderFields`			The sort order the children of the record should be retrieved in.	`ComplexListField`
`ChildOrderFields`	`Field`		A single sort field.	`MapField`
`ChildOrderFields`	`Field`	`DottedKey`	The dotted key of a sortable field definition.	`SimpleField`
`ChildOrderFields`	`Field`	`Direction`	The direction to sort the fields in. Possible values are: Asc Desc	`EnumField`

Technical Fields

Technical fields are predominantly read-only fields whose values are inherent to data file itself. (Re)-ingesting the file, possibly in a different MediaHaven, will result in exactly the same values.

Common

Key	Description	Format	Read-only	Search	Since

Key	Description	Format	Since
`OriginalExtension`	The extension of the file as it was ingested into MediaHaven
`FileSize`	The size of the file in bytes
`Md5`	The MD5 checksum of the file
`MimeType`	The mime type of the file, e.g. image/jpg
`PronomId`	The Pronom ID is a file identification mechanism developed by the National Archives
`Width`	The width of the file	pixels
`Height`	The height of the file	pixels
`ImageSize`	Width times height, e.g 1920x1080	pixels times pixels
`ImageQuality`	The quality of the image	high image: 1920x1200 video: 1280x720) medium image: 1024x768 video: 720x540) low
`ImageOrientation`	The orientation of the image	panorama (aspect >= 2) landscape (2 > aspect >= 1.1) square (1.1 >= aspect > 0.9) portrait (0.9 >= aspect > 0.5) strip (aspect < 0.5)
`Exif`	Contains all EXIF metadata extracted from the file, see https://mediahaven.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CS/pages/1730019345 for a non exhaustive list of extracted properties	`MapField`	`21.3`

Time codes

Key	Description	Format	Read-only	Search

Key	Description	Format
`DurationTimeCode`	The duration of the media file	`HH:mm:ss.SSS`
`StartTimeCode`	The start time of the media file	`HH:mm:ss.SSS`
`EndTimeCode`	The end time of the media file	`HH:mm:ss.SSS`
`DurationFrames`	The duration of the media file, expressed in frames against a fictitious 25 frames per second, e.g. `0000000025`	frames (using a fictitious 25 fps)
`StartFrames`	The start time of the media file, expressed in frames against a fictitious 25 frames per second, e.g. `0000000025`	frames (using a fictitious 25 fps)
`EndFrames`	The end time of the media file, expressed in frames against a fictitious 25 frames per second, e.g. `0000000025`	frames (using a fictitious 25 fps)

Video

Key	Description	Format	Read-only	Search

Key	Description	Format
`VideoCodec`	Description about the video encoding of the file
`VideoFps`	Frames per second of the video in the file	frames per second (fps)
`VideoBitRate`	Average bit rate of the video in the file	bits per second (bps)
`AudioCodec`	Description about the audio encoding of the file
`AudioChannels`	Total number of audio channels in the file, if the file has multiple audio tracks, this is the cumulative sum over all tracks
`AudioSampleRate`	Sample rate of the first audio track in the file	Hz
`AudioBitRate`	Total average bitrate of all audio tracks	bits per second (bps)
`AudioTracks`	The amount of audio tracks in the file
`BitRate`	Total average bit rate of the container (includes video and audio)	bits per second (bps)

MXF Video

Key	Description	Format	Read-only	Search

Key	Description	Format
`Origin`	Number of edit units to skip at the start of the source video codec before the logical of start of the essence	frames
`EssenceOffset`	File offset to the first partition containing essence	bytes
`EditUnitByteSize`	> 0: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) MXF: Each edit unit has this fixed size 0: Variable Bit Rate (VBR) MXF: Edit units have a variable size -1: Unrecognized edit unit structure	bytes
`RunIn`	File offset to the first KLV in the file, typically `0`	bytes
`FramesPerEditUnit`	Number of frames per edit unit	frames
`EditRate`	Number of edit units per second, if `FramesPerEditUnit` is `1` this equals the `VideoFps`	fraction
`IndexEditRate`	Advanced MXF feature, stored for future usage	fraction

Internal Fields

Internal fields are read-only metadata fields proper to MediaHaven and often not a human readable format opposed to the administrative fields.

Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Description	Remark
`RecordId`	Successor of the `MediaObjectId` field containing exactly the same value with `MediaObjectId` remaining in place for backwards compatibility.	64 characters
`MediaObjectId`	The unique identifier of the file	64 characters
`FragmentId`	The unique identifier of the fragment of the file	96 characters
`OriginalStatus`	Status of the validation and ingest of the file	in_progress: file is being processed completed: file is successfully stored on storage failed: ingest failed and the file is not succesfully stored on storage
`BrowseStatus`	Status of the creation of the preview of the file	in_progress: browse is being generated completed: browse is successfully created no_browse: no browse is created for this file type cancelled: ingest failed before a browse was created failed: browse could not be created
`ArchiveStatus`	The possible values are documented here: Ingest Monitoring
`OrganisationId`	The ID of the organisation to which the file belongs to. The administrative field `OrganisationName` provides the human readable name.
`IngestSpaceId`	The ID of the ingest space the file belongs or belonged to	UUID
`IsInIngestSpace`	Whether the file still belongs to an ingest space	0 or 1
`UploadedById`	The user ID of the user that uploaded the file, the administrative field `UploadedBy` provides the human readable name.	UUID
`DepartmentId`	uuid of the department the file was published with, the administrative field `DepartmentName` provides the human readable name.	UUID
`IsFragment`	Indicates whether or not the file is the main fragment or non-main fragment (i.e. page of a document, videofragment of a video)	0 or 1
`HasKeyframes`	Indicates whether or not the the file has a series of keyframes (applicable to documents, multi-page images, video and audio)	0 or 1
`ContainsGeoData`	Indicates whether or not the file has geolocation data associated to it	0 or 1
`Profiles`	A list of profiles linked to this record, sorted by record type. Note that Mediahaven 1.0 profiles will not be added to this field.	`MulitItemField`
`ProfilesAll`	Profiles that can be used for records of any record type.

Previews

Key	Description	Remark	Read-only

Key	Description	Remark
`PathToKeyframe`	Public accessible URI to the high resolution keyframe of the record.	URI
`PathToKeyframeThumb`	Public accessible URI to the low resolution keyframe of the record.	URI
`PathToPreview`	Public accessible URI to the access representation file.	URI
`PathToVideo`	Public accessible URI to the browse mp4 for videos. Obsolete, use `PathToPreview` instead.	URI

Browses

Key	Sub Key #1	Sub Key #2	Description	Remark	Read-only

Key	Sub Key #1	Sub Key #2	Description	Remark
`Browses`			List of browse formats generated for the file	`ComplexField`
`Browses`	`Browse`		Description of a single browse format of the file	`MapField`
`Browses`	`Browse`	`Label`	Unique label of this browse format
`Browses`	`Browse`	`Container`	Extension of the container of this browse, e.g. jpg, mp4
`Browses`	`Browse`	`BaseUrl`	URL to the path containing the files associated with this browse format
`Browses`	`Browse`	`PathToKeyframe`	Relative path to the main still image of the file. Prefix with `BaseUrl` to obtain the complete URL.
`Browses`	`Browse`	`PathToKeyframeThumb`	Relative path to the main still image of the file (thumb version). Prefix with `BaseUrl` to obtain the complete URL.
`Browses`	`Browse`	`PathToVideo`	Relative path to the video preview of the file. Prefix with `BaseUrl` to obtain the complete URL.
`Browses`	`Browse`	`FileSize`	File size of the `PathToVideo` for audio / video or `PathToKeyframe` for other content.	bytes
`Browses`	`Browse`	`Width`	Width of the preview (P`athToKeyframe)`	pixels
`Browses`	`Browse`	`Height`	Height of the preview (P`athToKeyframe)`	pixels
`Browses`	`Browse`	...	All keys available under the item #Video on this same page

Distributions

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search
`Distributions`		List of distribution channels where the file has been distributed to	`ListField`
`Distributions`	`Distribution`	Provides information about a single channel in the form of <protocol>:<ID>, e.g. jwplayer:bZZVWxol	protocol:id

Workflows

Key	Sub Key	Sub Key #2	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Sub Key #2	Description	Remark
`Tasks`			List of tasks active for this record	`ComplexField`
`Tasks`	`Task`		Provides information about a single task	`MapField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`Id`	Unique ID of this task	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`TypeName`	Type of task (human readable)	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`TypeId`	Type of task	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`ProcessName`	Name of the process this task belongs to	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`ProcessId`	The ID of the process this task belongs to	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`AssigneeUserId`	ID of the assigned user	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`AssigneeUserLogin`	Login of the assigned user	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`AssigneeFunction`	Function necessary to complete this task	`SimpleField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`CreationDate`	Date on which this task was created	`DateField`
`Tasks`	`Task`	`DueDate`	This task should be completed before this date	`DateField`

Structural Fields

Structural fields provide how compound files such as collections are put together or how files are related between each other. Three categories exist: Fragments, Ensembles and Relations.

Record Tree

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark
`ReferenceCodes`		Contains the full line of ancestors. More info https://mediahaven.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CS/pages/2291466251	`ComplexField`
`ReferenceCodes`	`Record`		`SimpleField`
`ReferenceTitles`		Contains the titles of the full line of ancestors.	`ComplexField`
`ReferenceTitles`	`Record`		`SimpleField`
`ParentRecordId`		If the record has a parent record, this value contains the `RecordId` of that parent.	`SimpleField`
`HasChildren`		If record has or had children in at least one point in time this will field be forever `true`	`BooleanField`

Fragments

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark
`Fragments`		Series of fragments belonging to this file. The main fragment which corresponds to the file itself (i.e. the entire video) is non contained in this series, hence this list is empty if the file contains no pure (= non main) fragments.	`ListField`
`Fragments`	`Fragment`	Sub field of `Fragments` giving the `FragmentId` of each fragment this file contains	`FragmentId`
`MainFragment`		For a pure fragment, this refers the `FragmentId` of main fragment. For the main fragment this field is empty.	`SimpleField`
`FragmentStartFrames`		The start time of a fragment, relative to the start of the media file, expressed in frames against a fictitious 25 frames per second	frames (using a fictitious 25 fps)
`FragmentEndFrames`		The end time of a fragment, relative to the start of the media file, expressed in frames against a fictitious 25 frames per second	frames (using a fictitious 25 fps)
`FragmentDurationFrames`		The duration of a fragment, expressed in frames against a fictitious 25 frames per second	frames (using a fictitious 25 fps)
`FragmentStartTimeCode`		The start time of a fragment, relative to the start of the media file	`HH:mm:ss.SSS`
`FragmentEndTimeCode`		The end time of a fragment, relative to the start of the media file	`HH:mm:ss.SSS`
`FragmentDurationTimeCode`		The duration of a fragment	`HH:mm:ss.SSS`

Versioning

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark
`Versioning`		Provides structural information about the chain versions of the same logical file. Each record in the chain is a separate record itself with its own MediaObjectId / FragmentId. All records in the chain have the same Versioning > Id.	`MapField`
`Versioning`	`Status`	Untracked for records without versioning, otherwise possible values are Draft, Head, Rejected, Tail.	`EnumField`
`Versioning`	`Id`	Has the same value for an entire versioning chain; its value is the MediaObjectId of the first record in the chain (with Version = 1).	`SimpleField`
`Versioning`	`Version`	Positional index in the chain of versions, starting from Version 1.	`LongField`

Ensembles

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark
`Collections`		Series of collections the file belongs to	`ListField`
`Collections`	`Collection`	Sub field of `Collections` providing the ID of an individual the collection the file belongs to
`Sets`		Series of sets the file belongs to	`ListField`
`Sets`	`Set`	Sub field of `Sets` providing the ID of an individual set the file belongs to
`Newspapers`		Series of newspapers the file belongs to	`ListField`
`Newspapers`	`Newspaper`	Sub field of `Newspapers` providing the ID of an individual newspaper the file belongs to

Relations

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Searchable

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark
`Relations`		Series of files related with this file. Depending on your installation different sub fields of `Relations` might be defined.	`MultiItemField`
`Relations`	`PreviousVersion`	Sub field of `Relations` providing the `FragmentId` of an individual file which is the previous version of this file	`FragmentId`
`Relations`	`NextVersion`	Sub field of `Relations` providing the `FragmentId` of an individual file which is the next version of this file	`FragmentId`
`Relations`	`Contains`	Sub field of `Relations` providing the `FragmentId` of an individual file which this file contains	`FragmentId`
`Relations`	`ContainedBy`	Sub field of `Relations` providing the `FragmentId` of an individual file that contains this file	`FragmentId`
`Relations`	`Associated`	Sub field of `Relations` providing the `FragmentId` of an individual file which is associated with this file	`FragmentId`
`Relations`	`IsSuggestedFor`	Points to a record for which a suggestion is made	`FragmentId`
`Relations`	`HasAsSuggestion`	Points to a suggestion which is made for this record	`FragmentId`

Field Definition

New since 21.3

Key	Sub Key 1	Sub Key 2	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search- able

Key	Sub Key 1	Sub Key 2	Description	Remark
`FieldDefinition`			Contains a link to a particular field definition described by its dotted key and its long translations	`ComplexMapField`
`FieldDefinition`	`DottedKey`		The dotted key for the field definition, for example `Descriptive.LimitedCategories.Category`	`SimpleField`
`FieldDefinition`	`LongTranslations`		The label of the field definition in various languages	`MapField`
`FieldDefinition`	`LongTranslations`	`Nl`	Dutch label	`SimpleField`
`FieldDefinition`	`LongTranslations`	`En`	English label	`SimpleField`
`FieldDefinition`	`LongTranslations`	`Fr`	French label	`SimpleField`

Rights Management Fields

Rights management fields provide information about who can access, edit or export files.

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark
`Permissions`		The different permissions associated with the file	`MultiItemField`
`Permissions`	`Read`	Sub field of `Permissions` providing ID of a user group with read rights	`UUID`
`Permissions`	`Write`	Sub field of `Permissions` providing ID of a user group with write rights	`UUID`
`Permissions`	`Export`	Sub field of `Permissions` providing ID of the user groups with export rights	`UUID`
`Zone`		One of the linked with the record
`Zone`	`Id`	Id of the Zone	`UUID`
`Zone`	`Name`	Name of the Zone
`ExpiryDate`		The date the file will expire (at this date the file will be assigned new rights). This field is only for advanced installations.	`yyyy:MM:dd'T'HH:mm:ss.uuuuuuZ`
`ExpiryStatus`		Whether or not the file is expired. This field is only for advanced installations.
`RecordPhase`		The phase of the record.	`Concept` `Published` `Archived`

Record Information

This new family since 22.2 provides additional information about helper records such as UserSuggestion .

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark	Read-only	Search

Key	Sub Key	Description	Remark
`UserContact`		The different permissions associated with the file	`MapField`
`UserContact`	`FirstName`	The first name of the requested new user	`SimpleField`
`UserContact`	`LastName`	The last name of the requested new user	`SimpleField`
`UserContact`	`Email`	The email of the requested new user	`SimpleField`
`UserContact`	`PasswordHash`	The password hash of the user, because it is a hidden field, they actual value will never be returned or indexed.	`HiddenField`

Changelog

Changes versus

New family RecordInformation with the field UserContact
Restrictions on field definitions have been introduced →

Customer Support

Metadata 22.3

Legend

Descriptive Fields

LimitedCategories

Position

Administrative Fields

ChildOrderFields

`ChildOrderFields`

`ChildOrderFields`

`ChildOrderFields`

`ChildOrderFields`

Technical Fields

Common

Time codes

Video

MXF Video

Internal Fields

Previews

Browses

Distributions

Workflows

Structural Fields

Record Tree

Fragments

Versioning

Ensembles

Relations

Field Definition

Rights Management Fields

Record Information

Changelog