The IDA Matching Tool (MT) facilitates the identification of audiovisual works.
By automating the matching treatment of a CELF file against IDA, users can automatically search for IDA references.
Users can adjust their matching fields ponderation score, for a “sur mesure” treat.
What is a CELF file?
CELF stands for Common Enquiry List Format!
A CELF file contains the information you want to match against IDA Work references, using the Matching Tool.
A CELF file can be edited using any workbook software such as Excel or Open Office.
The CELF file – Common Enquiry List Format= CISAC Standard format for Enquiry Lists.
The CISAC format CELF is meant to standardize the exchanges of information between sister societies.
The CELF file is the 1st step for you to take, in order to use the Matching Tool.
CELF file formats​
The expected format for each column is defined in the CELF standard (CISAC website).
CELF file can be of 3 types:
- txt (only TXT is possible to import for the moment)
- tsv
- or CSV
Each column correspond to a field that will be match against a field in IDA. As much as you can, fill in a maximum of columns. The columns with its number in green, are those on which a CMO, can apply a preset ponderation in the Matching Tool.
| Column number in CELF | Label of field |
| 1 | CELF version |
| 2 | Sending society |
| 3 | Sending society enquiry list identifier |
| 4 | Sending society work reference |
| 5 | Used main title |
| 6 | Language of used main title |
| 7 | Used subtitle or episode title |
| 8 | Language of used subtitle or episode title |
| 9 | Original main title |
| 10 | Language of original main title |
| 11 | Original subtitle or episode title |
| 12 | Language of original subtitle or episode title |
| 13 | Other title |
| 14 | Language of other title |
| 15 | Other subtitle or episode title |
| 16 | Language of other subtitle or episode title |
| 17 | Season number |
| 18 | Episode number |
| 19 | Production year |
| 20 | Duration of usage |
| 21 | Production country 1 |
| 22 | Production country 2 |
| 23 | Production country 3 |
| 24 | Production company |
| 25 | Director of work |
| 26 | Directors IPI name number |
| 27 | Performer 1 |
| 28 | Performer 2 |
| 29 | Performer 3 |
| 30 | Other participant 1 |
| 31 | Other participant 1 role |
| 32 | Other participant 1 IPI NN |
| 33 | Other participant 2 |
| 34 | Other participant 2 role |
| 35 | Other participant 2 IPI NN |
| 36 | Other participant 3 |
| 37 | Other participant 3 role |
| 38 | Other participant 3 IPI NN |
| 39 | Numero ISAN |
| 40 | ISAN Work type |
| 41 | Broadcaster or user description |
| 42 | Broadcasting date |
| 43 | Broadcasting time |
| 44 | IDA reference |
| 45 | Work reference at receiving society |
| 46 | Comments |
| 47 | To be used for sending society internal information |
| 48 | To be used for sending society internal information |
| 49 | To be used for sending society internal information |
| 50 | To be used for sending society internal information |
| 51 | To be used for sending society internal information |