====== Media Type ======

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Media is usually separated in TapeTrack according to the media type (eg LTO, CD or 359x). Media generations, such as LTO3 and LTO4, are traditionally grouped together. Media types can be added, or removed, as required for each customer.

===== Media-ID =====

A Media-ID is a String of up to 4 alphanumeric characters associated with a media type.

Each media object's ID must be unique within the parent Customer.

===== Media Description =====

A Media object has a description field.  This allows a user friendly description of up to twenty alphanumeric characters to be associated with the Media-ID.
===== Dependencies =====

  * [[object:customer|Customer]] (parent)
  * [[object:repository|Repository]] (child)
  * [[object:volume|Volume]] (child)

===== Creating a Media Type =====

A media object can be created using [[desktop:master|TapeTrack TapeMaster]].
  * [[master:media|Adding and Maintaining A Media Type with TapeTrack TapeMaster]]