Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System

First Runs Recording Option: Allow Subscribers the Option to Record First Runs of a Program, Not Reruns

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Adding an FRDA Service to the SAM
The Application URL that you enter when creating a SAM FRDA service determines

whether the service uses the open (global) or conditional (package) access. The

following procedure can be used for either method.
Important: For this feature to function, the IPG content provider must set the rerun

flag correctly.
1 On the DNCS Administrative Console, click the Application Interface Modules

tab.

2  Click SAM Service. The SAM Service List window opens.
3  Click File, and then select New. The Set Up SAM Service window opens.
4  Enter the following data in the fields of the Set Up SAM Service window:

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Service Name: First Run Filter

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Short Description: _FRDA
Note: FRDA is an abbreviation of First Run Data Available.

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Long Description: First Run Filter

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Application URL: Enter one of the following URLs according to how you

want to provide this service to subscribers:
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Open access (global method): To provide all subscribers who have a

DVR with this feature, enter dummyURL.

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Controlled access (package method): To provide this feature only to

subscribers who have a DVR and who are authorized for the FRDA

package, enter dummyURL;EID=#, replacing the # symbol with the

decimal equivalent of the EID for the FRDA package.

Note: To obtain this number, refer to step 12 of the previous procedure,

Adding an FRDA Package to Conditionally Enable First Run Episode

Filtering (on page 24).

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Logo: 0 (zero)

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Parameter: Number: 0

5 Click Save to save this service information in the DNCS database and close the

Set Up SAM Service window. The SAM Service List window updates to include

the new service with its system-assigned service ID and application URL tag. As

a result, the "New first-run episodes on this channel" option is added to the All

Episodes Recording Option screen, and subscribers have the option to record

first runs (new episodes) of a selected program on a particular channel.

6 Do you need to customize other aspects of DVR service?

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If yes, continue customizing the service by following the appropriate

procedure in this chapter.

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If no, verify that DVR service functions according to the customizations you

have made. Go to Testing DVR Services (on page 37).