Same recording keeps popping up

[sward 29]

Hello - I'm not sure which DB the recording scheduler uses, but for my metadata I use TVDB which apparently assigns different episode#'s to shows like American Experience and Frontline, and so even though I already have a particular recording, the scheduler doesn't realize this since there's a mismatch in the episode#, and so I will cancel some re-airing of a program, but it keeps just coming up the next day at a different time over and over again. Could we add something like "I already have this episode" or "never record this episode", instead of "cancel recording" which only cancels that one airing?

[ebr 16485]

2 hours ago, sward said:

Could we add something like "I already have this episode" or "never record this episode",

Hi.  We already have that.  The issue you are running into is there is no way for the system to know it is the same episode because, as you say, it is getting different episode numbers.

So, how would you tell it to not record it again when it pops up with a different identification later?

[sward 29]

The "later" could be years later, if ever, because you're counting on the episode being both renumbered (yet again) and being re-aired again, so for practical purposes there should be an option for "not interested in this episode" or "never record this episode."

[Luke 42710]

Hi, what guide data are you using?

[ebr 16485]

11 hours ago, sward said:

The "later" could be years later, if ever, because you're counting on the episode being both renumbered (yet again) and being re-aired again, so for practical purposes there should be an option for "not interested in this episode" or "never record this episode."

But, if it has a different episode number each time (which is what's causing the issue you are having), how do you identify "this" episode...?

[sward 29]

I'm using the Emby guide data. 

It's not a different episode each time, it's just different from what's in TVDB.

[Luke 42710]

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so for practical purposes there should be an option for "not interested in this episode" or "never record this episode."

Yes it's not a bad idea, but it would be based on what's in the guide, not tvdb.

[sward 29]

Totally agree, and that’s exactly what’s needed!