Works management

Works management allows you to maintain works database. Once a work is created, items can be added to it and the work can be linked to a royalty contract for royalty processing and subrights exploitation as required.

  1. In the menu, expand Publishing Modules Rights & Permission > Maintenance and double-click Works ManagementNote: This menu option can also be reached from Base Modules Distribution > Masterfiles > Database ManagementDatabase Management > Item Masterfiles > Item Masterfiles > IM Work with WorksDSW020 Work with Works panel appears, listing all active works in the system.
View options available on this panel
Option Description
Delete This will allow you to delete a work that is not linked to a title.
Rights This will allows you to view the primary rights granted or the sub-rights linked to the works. Toggle function Grant/Subright to view this.
Royalty item Access DSW025 Works with Works Allocation to view all the items the work is linked to, and to add additional items to the work. 
  1. Click Add to create a new work.

  1. Enter the following information for the new work.
Field Description
Work ID You can enter a Work ID (maximum 20 alphanumeric characters) or leave it blank to automatically generate the ID from control number file DS-ISTC.
Description Description of the new work; mandatory.
Works type Select the Works type as Main work or Sub work (Subrights work). 
Content type Describes the actual work content; select from control file TMSDS/TM-CTYP setup. 
Language ID Language of the works item; select from control file ********/LNG setup.
Reference Any other relevant reference for the work can be entered.
URL domain/URL parameter URL domain & parameter can be entered to identify the location of the work; to allow upload and download of any digital content of the work.
Status

Select from the following setup in control file TMSDS/TM-STS.

  • A – active
  • P – pended
  • R – reverted
  • W – waiting for submission
  1. Click OK to save the work. The work can now be linked to an item/s as required.
Note

Work can be automatically created when an item is created under the following conditions.

  • if the items hierarchy combination matches the hierarchies requiring a royalty contract as defined in TMSRY/RY-HRCHY
  • if control file TMSDS/TM-CRT is set to automatically create works then works would always be created without the need to check the items hierarchy combination.

The Works ID for the automatically created work will be the title (ISBN) with a ‘W’ prefix and it will have 100% allocation against the new item.

Works allocation