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  2. MBS-8781

Allow barcodes on mediums

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      It may make sense to allow barcodes and cat# on mediums.
      I've seen that in several contexts now:
      1) Cases like: https://musicbrainz.org/release/5508c513-970a-4e59-94d1-902e53ac2b64
      This is e.g. a box, which contains CDs which each has it's own cataloge number printed on (in addition to the "set cat#", i.e. the cat# we in MB store for the whole release).
      So these are really dedicated mediums with dedicated cat# for such multi-medium releases.

      2) compilation boxes, which actually just contain a set of jewel cases the were separately released (with their own barcode and cat#)
      OTOH, a better solution here would be, to perhaps allow to "link" a release with the mediums from another release.
      E.g. IIRC there was a Lord of the Rings soundtrack box, which was just like that... the single albums + a cardboard box.
      So the release for the cardboard box would just contain pointers like
      <MBID from the respective LOTR 1 release>, medium 1
      <MBID from the respective LOTR 2 release>, medium 1
      <MBID from the respective LOTR 3 release>, medium 1

          [MBS-8781] Allow barcodes on mediums

          jesus2099 added a comment - - edited

          We should close this ticket as duplicate of several others.

          jesus2099 added a comment - - edited We should close this ticket as duplicate of several others.

          Nicolás Tamargo added a comment -

          If this happens, I only see it as a medium attribute - I really doubt we're actually making a schema change to add a specific barcode field to mediums.

          Nicolás Tamargo added a comment - If this happens, I only see it as a medium attribute - I really doubt we're actually making a schema change to add a specific barcode field to mediums.

          Nicolás Tamargo added a comment -

          I still don't really like that box set idea much, but even in that case, why not allow people to store it somewhere more readable than the annotation until that hypothetical day?

          Nicolás Tamargo added a comment - I still don't really like that box set idea much, but even in that case, why not allow people to store it somewhere more readable than the annotation until that hypothetical day?

          Tim Van Holder added a comment -

          Well yes, but that's the barcode on the packaging of that "subrelease" of the box set. Not on the medium.
          So this will likely get resolved automatically by the box set support, if it ever happens.

          Tim Van Holder added a comment - Well yes, but that's the barcode on the packaging of that "subrelease" of the box set. Not on the medium. So this will likely get resolved automatically by the box set support, if it ever happens.

          Nicolás Tamargo added a comment -

          As far as I understand, it's intended for when a boxset or other similar packaging includes multiple discs, each with its own box and barcode.

          Nicolás Tamargo added a comment - As far as I understand, it's intended for when a boxset or other similar packaging includes multiple discs, each with its own box and barcode.

          Tim Van Holder added a comment -

          I see the reasoning for MBS-1735 and for MBS-4450.

          But allowing barcodes on mediums seems a bit strange, as they're normally on packaging, not mediums. And none of the the text in this issue seems to point to a case for that. I'm not against it per se, I just don't see a real need for it.

          Tim Van Holder added a comment - I see the reasoning for MBS-1735 and for MBS-4450 . But allowing barcodes on mediums seems a bit strange, as they're normally on packaging, not mediums. And none of the the text in this issue seems to point to a case for that. I'm not against it per se, I just don't see a real need for it.

          Ulrich Klauer added a comment -

          Catalogue numbers have their own ticket (MBS-1735). There is also a general ticket about box sets (MBS-4450).

          Please use this ticket only for discussing per-medium barcodes.

          Ulrich Klauer added a comment - Catalogue numbers have their own ticket ( MBS-1735 ). There is also a general ticket about box sets ( MBS-4450 ). Please use this ticket only for discussing per-medium barcodes.

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                Schema change for mediums