Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 User Guide
Generate a List of Source IDs
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Generate a List of Source IDs
After backing up the database tables that areaffected by the mvsrcid utility, you are
now ready to generate a file that contains the source IDs that need to be converted to
TV Guide source IDs. Follow these instructions to generate the list of source IDs.
1 If necessary, open an xterm window on the DNCS.
2 Type mvsrcid.sh -g and then press Enter. The system generates a file that
now ready to generate a file that contains the source IDs that need to be converted to
TV Guide source IDs. Follow these instructions to generate the list of source IDs.
1 If necessary, open an xterm window on the DNCS.
2 Type mvsrcid.sh -g and then press Enter. The system generates a file that
contains source IDs that need to be converted to TV Guide source IDs.
Notes:
The naming convention of the generated file is
sasourceids_mmddyyyyhhmmss.list.
sasourceids_mmddyyyyhhmmss.list.
The file is stored in the directory from which you ran the mvsrcid utility.
The file contains the short description, the long description, the application
ID, and the current source ID -- all separated by commas.
ID, and the current source ID -- all separated by commas.
3 Transmit the file to TV Guide. Engineers at TV Guide will append their own
source ID to each line of the file.
Note: As an alternative to sending the file to TV Guide, someone on-site, who is
familiar with TV Guide source IDs, can edit the file directly.
Note: As an alternative to sending the file to TV Guide, someone on-site, who is
familiar with TV Guide source IDs, can edit the file directly.