How to find all items with/without a specific metadata value

Example on how to find all items where a specific metadata field is set, in this case "t_external_id";

Submit this PUT-request;

PUT localhost:8080/API/item;updateMode=TRANSIENT?result=library

with the following search query;

CODE

<ItemSearchDocument xmlns="http://xml.vidispine.com/schema/vidispine" version="2">
  <field> 
      <name>t_external_id</name>
      <value>VX-1</value>
  </field>
</ItemSearchDocument>

XML

This will return a library containing items where the metadata field "t_external_id" is set to "VX-1".

Example on how to find all items where a specific metadata field is not set, in this case "t_external_id";

Step 1:

Submit this PUT-request;

PUT localhost:8080/API/item;updateMode=TRANSIENT?result=library

with the following search query;

CODE

<ItemSearchDocument xmlns="http://xml.vidispine.com/schema/vidispine" version="2">
  <field> 
      <name>t_external_id</name>
      <value/>
  </field>
</ItemSearchDocument>

This will return a library, for example with library-ID VX*40.

Step 2:

Use the library from step 1, with the POST below;

POST "localhost:8080/API/library/VX*40/list?destinationUri=/tmp/librarylist.xml&p=id,shape[tag=original].[binaryComponent,containerComponent].file.path"

You should now in return have received a librarylist.xml file that contains all items with the specific metadata value that you entered.